Modeling of a pilot-scale fixed-bed reactor for iron-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: Two-dimensional approach for optimal tube diameter

Fuel

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 229-235

  Park, Nonam ^a   Kim, Jeong Rang ^b   Yoo, Yeonshick ^b   Lee, Jinsuk ^b   Park, Myung June ^a  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

^b Samsung General Chemicals Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fischer Tropsch synthesis; Pilot scale fixed bed reactor; Radial dispersion; Tube diameter; Two dimensional modeling

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER; IRON; REACTION RATES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

APPARENT KINETIC PARAMETERS; CATALYST PERFORMANCE; FIXED BED REACTOR; RADIAL DISPERSION; RADIAL HEAT TRANSFER; TUBE DIAMETERS; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84893309429     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.01.044     Document Type: Article

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