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Parametric sensitivity in fixed‐bed reactors: Inter‐ and intraparticle resistance
Author(s) -
Morbidelli Massimo,
Varma Arvind
Publication year - 1987
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.690331203
Subject(s) - sensitivity (control systems) , dimensionless quantity , parametric statistics , plug flow , flow (mathematics) , mechanics , flow resistance , spark plug , plug flow reactor model , chemistry , materials science , mathematics , thermodynamics , engineering , continuous stirred tank reactor , physics , statistics , electronic engineering
The role of inter‐ and intraparticle transport resistances in the sensitivity behavior of a fixed‐bed catalytic reactor is fully elucidated. The parametric sensitivity regions obtained using a heterogeneous one‐dimensional plug flow model are reported for various values of the involved dimensionless parameters. Comparisons with previous sensitivity criteria and with experimental data are also presented.