Infrared imaging of temperature profiles in microreactors for fast and exothermic reactions

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 214, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-105

  Haber, J ^a   Kashid, M N ^a   Borhani, N ^a   Thome, J ^a   Krtschil, U ^b   Renken, A ^a   Kiwi Minsker, L ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUT FÜR MIKROTECHNIK MAINZ GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Exothermic reaction; Infrared thermometry; Microreactor; Temperature profile

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE HEAT; DATA POINTS; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; INFRARED THERMOMETRY; MICRO-CAPILLARIES; MICRO-REACTOR; NON-INTRUSIVE; OPERATING CONDITION; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS; INFRARED IMAGING; THERMOMETERS;

TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

EID: 84869217290     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.10.021     Document Type: Article

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