Detailed numerical simulations of catalytic fixed-bed reactors: Heterogeneous dry reforming of methane

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 122, Issue , 2015, Pages 197-209

  Wehinger, Gregor D ^a   Eppinger, Thomas ^a   Kraume, Matthias ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catalysis; CFD; Dry reforming of methane; Fixed bed reactors; Modeling

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CATALYTIC REFORMING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; METHANE; MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

DETAILED REACTION MECHANISMS; DRY REFORMING-OF-METHANE; FIXED-BED REACTORS; FULL THREE-DIMENSIONAL; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYTIC REACTIONS; HOMOGENEOUS KINETIC MODEL; REACTOR CONFIGURATION; STRONG INTERACTION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 84908373963     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2014.09.007     Document Type: Article

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