Establishing photon absorption fields in a Photo-CREC Water II Reactor using a CREC-spectroradiometric probe

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 116, Issue , 2014, Pages 406-417

  Valades Pelayo P J ^a   Moreira del Rio, Jesus ^a   Solano Flores, Pastor ^a   Serrano, B ^b   de Lasa, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ZACATECAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

LVRPA; Monte carlo; Phase functions; Photocatalysis; Radiation field; Scale up

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PROBES; REFRACTION; SCATTERING; SCATTERING PARAMETERS;

ABSORPTION AND REFLECTIONS; ABSORPTION AND SCATTERINGS; LVRPA; PHASE FUNCTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; RADIATION FIELD; SCALE-UP; SCATTERING PHASE FUNCTION;

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 84901820228     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2014.04.041     Document Type: Article

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