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Convection, diffusion, and exothermic zero‐order reaction in a porous catalyst slab: Scaling and perturbation analysis
Author(s) -
Lopes João P.,
Cardoso Silvana S. S.,
Rodrigues Alírio E.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.11830
Subject(s) - exothermic reaction , scaling , mass transfer , convection , thermodynamics , slab , perturbation (astronomy) , mechanics , work (physics) , catalysis , chemistry , chemical reaction , heat transfer , combined forced and natural convection , natural convection , physics , geometry , mathematics , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , geophysics
The analysis of the interaction between transport phenomena and chemical reaction inside large‐pore catalyst particles needs to include intraparticular convection as an additional mass/heat transfer mechanism. In this work, we describe by a 3D regime diagram the global behavior of a permeable catalyst slab, where an exothermic, zero‐order reaction is occurring. An order of magnitude estimate for the maximum temperature change is obtained by scaling techniques in each regime of operation. Specific operating regimes of fast mass/heat transport, dominant reaction and strong intraparticular convection, are then studied in more detail using perturbation analysis. The results include approximate concentration and temperature profiles, which allow the estimation of both the effectiveness factor and maximum temperature attained inside the catalyst in these regimes. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2009