Boundary conditions and phase functions in a photo-crec water-II reactor radiation field

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 123-136

  Valades Pelayo, P J ^a   Moreira, J ^a   Serrano, B ^b   De Lasa, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ZACATECAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; Phase functions; Photocatalysis; Radiation field

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FORWARD SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTONS; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; SOLAR ABSORBERS;

FORWARD-AND-BACKWARD; MACROSCOPIC QUANTITIES; PHASE FUNCTIONS; PHOTOCATALYST CONCENTRATION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATION(RTE); SCATTERING PHASE FUNCTION; TRANSMITTED RADIATION;

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 84891415436     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.12.013     Document Type: Article

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