Speed of sound of multiphase and multi-reactive equilibrium streams: A numerical approach for natural gas applications

Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue , 2017, Pages 222-241

  de Medeiros, José Luiz ^a   Arinelli, Lara de Oliveira ^a   Araújo, Ofélia de Queiroz F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Landau model sound speed; Multi reactive sound speed; Multiphase sound speed; Natural gas pyrolysis; Supersonic separator; Thermodynamic sound speed

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027519422     PISSN: 18755100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2017.08.006     Document Type: Article

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