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Diffusion and chemical reaction in a tubular reactor with non‐Newtonian laminar flow
Author(s) -
Homsy R. V.,
Strohman R. D.
Publication year - 1971
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.690170142
Subject(s) - laminar flow , isothermal process , chemical reaction , non newtonian fluid , thermodynamics , diffusion , newtonian fluid , chemical reactor , laminar flow reactor , chemistry , flow (mathematics) , prandtl number , mechanics , materials science , heat transfer , physics , open channel flow , biochemistry
The problem treating an irreversible, first‐order chemical reaction in an isothermal, tubular reactor operating under steady, non‐Newtonian, laminar flow is studied. Numerical results for the eigenvalues, eigenfunctions, expansion coefficients and bulk concentration are reported for Ostwald‐de Waele and Prandtl‐Eyring fluids. Results show that chemical conversion in a tubular reactor may be significantly influenced by the non‐Newtonian characteristics of a fluid.