Catalyst design by CFD for heat transfer and reaction in steam reforming

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 22-23, 2004, Pages 5185-5191

  Nijemeisland, Michiel ^a,b   Dixon, Anthony G ^a   Stitt, E Hugh ^b  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALYSTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catalyst design; Chemical reactors; Computational fluid dynamics; Heat transfer; Packed bed; Reaction engineering

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (CONTAINERS); PERFORMANCE; REACTOR CORES; THERMAL EFFECTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

BED REACTOR TUBE; CYLINDRICAL PARTICLES;

HEAT TRANSFER;

CATALYST; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; PACKED BED; STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 9944244089     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.07.088     Document Type: Conference Paper

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