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Computational Fluid Dynamics of Catalytic Reactors

Hettel, Matthias; Wörner, Martin ORCID iD icon; Deutschmann, Olaf ORCID iD icon

Abstract (englisch):

Today, the challenge in chemical and material synthesis is not only the development of new catalysts and supports to synthesize a desired product, but also the understanding of the interaction of the catalyst with the surrounding flow field. Computational Fluid Dynamics or CFD is the analysis of fluid flow, heat and mass transfer and chemical reactions by means of computer-based numerical simulations. CFD has matured into a powerful tool with a wide range of applications in industry and academia. From a reaction engineering perspective, main advantages are reduction of time and costs for reactor design and optimization, and the ability to study systems where experiments can hardly be performed, e.g., hazardous conditions or beyond normal operation limits. However, the simulation results will always remain a reflection of the uncertainty in the underlying models and physicochemical parameters so that in general a careful experimental validation is required.
This chapter introduces the application of CFD simulations in heterogeneous catalysis. Catalytic reactors can be classified by the geometrical design of the catalyst material (e.g. ... mehr


Postprint §
DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000088763
Veröffentlicht am 10.02.2021
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-50257-1_6-1
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Zitationen: 10
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Katalyseforschung und -technologie (IKFT)
Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie (ITCP)
Publikationstyp Buchaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2018
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISBN: 978-3-319-44679-0
KITopen-ID: 1000088763
HGF-Programm 37.03.01 (POF III, LK 01) Catalysts and Mechanisms
Erschienen in Handbook of Materials Modeling – Applications: Current and Emerging Materials. Ed.: W. Andreoni
Auflage 2
Verlag Springer International Publishing
Seiten 1–34
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 04.07.2018
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