An algorithm for predicting the hydrodynamic and mass transfer parameters in slurry bubble column reactors for fischer-Tropsch synthesis

22nd Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference 2005, PCC 2005

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 2652-2686

  Lemoine, Romain ^a   Behkish, Arsam ^a   Sehabiague, Laurent ^a   Heintz, Yannick ^a   Oukaci, Rachid ^b   Morsi, Badie I ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b Energy Technology Partners   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble column reactor; Hydrodynamics; Mass transfer; Multiphase reactors

Indexed keywords

BACK-PROPAGATION NEURAL NETWORKS; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTORS; CHURN-TURBULENT FLOW REGIME; GAS-LIQUID INTERFACIAL AREAS; LIQUID-SIDE MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MULTI-PHASE REACTOR; SLURRY BUBBLE COLUMN REACTORS; VOLUMETRIC MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT;

ALGORITHMS; ALUMINA; BUBBLE COLUMNS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CARBON MONOXIDE; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; FORECASTING; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; NEURAL NETWORKS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84883126450     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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