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Multiplicity Regions in a Moving‐Bed Reactor: Bifurcation Analysis, Model Extension, and Application for the High‐Temperature Pyrolysis of Methane
Author(s) -
Munera Parra Alejandro A.,
Platte Frank,
Agar David W.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.201600069
Subject(s) - methane , bifurcation , multiplicity (mathematics) , pyrolysis , thermodynamics , extension (predicate logic) , materials science , reactor design , mechanics , chemistry , chemical engineering , mathematics , nuclear engineering , engineering , computer science , physics , nonlinear system , geometry , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , programming language
This paper reports studies on the bifurcation analysis and the generation of regions of multiplicity in the operation of moving‐bed reactors. The studies were first carried out for a generalized model, which allows the investigation of the effect of various scenarios, such as changes in heat capacity or the number of moles with reaction, as well as the previously unstudied equilibrium and allothermic reactions. The insights gained from this extension were then applied to an actual reaction, namely the high temperature pyrolysis of methane.