Modeling a channel-type reactor with a plate heat exchanger for cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 118, Issue , 2014, Pages 235-243

  Shin, Min Sol ^a   Park, Nonam ^a   Park, Myung June ^a   Cheon, Joo Young ^b   Kang, Jin Kyu ^a   Jun, Ki Won ^b   Ha, Kyoung Su ^b  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Channel type reactor; COMSOL Multiphysics; Fischer Tropsch synthesis; Modeling; Plate heat exchanger

Indexed keywords

COBALT; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; KINETIC PARAMETERS; MODELS;

CHANNEL-TYPE REACTORS; COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE; COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS REACTION; ISOTHERMAL OPERATIONS; LUMPED KINETIC MODELS; OPERATING CONDITION; PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS;

FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84886651842     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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