Numerical study of the influence of geometrical and operational parameters in the behavior of a hydrothermal flame in vessel reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 112, Issue , 2014, Pages 47-55

  Queiroz, J P S ^a   Bermejo, M D ^a   Cocero, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

CFD modeling; Hydrothermal flames; RTD analysis; Supercritical water oxidation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMISTRY;

CFD MODELING; FLAME STABILIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLAME; INLET TEMPERATURE; ONE-EQUATION MODEL; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; RTD ANALYSIS; SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION;

TEMPERATURE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 84897514854     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2014.03.019     Document Type: Article

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