A heterogeneous dynamic model for the simulation and optimisation of the steam methane reforming reactor

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 16346-16358

  Pantoleontos, Grigorios ^a   Kikkinides, Eustathios S ^a   Georgiadis, Michael C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Effectiveness factor; Heterogeneous dynamic model; Steam methane reforming

Indexed keywords

CATALYST PARTICLES; DYNAMIC BEHAVIOURS; EFFECTIVENESS FACTOR; GAS PHASIS; HETEROGENEOUS DYNAMICS; HIGH PRESSURE; LITERATURE DATA; METHANE REFORMING; MULTICOMPONENT GAS-MIXTURES; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMISATIONS; PACKED BED REACTOR; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRESSURE PROFILES; REACTOR CONCEPTS; REACTOR WALLS; STEAM REFORMING OF METHANE; WALL TEMPERATURES;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; DYNAMIC MODELS; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION; PACKED BEDS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 84867405307     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.02.125     Document Type: Conference Paper

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