Vol. 11 No. 1 (2012): Mapana Journal of Sciences
Research Articles

Numerical Methods for Mathematical Models of Heterogeneous Catalytic Fixed Bed Chemical Reactors

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  • P. D. Devika,
  • P. A. Dinesh,
  • G. Padmavathi,
  • Rama Krishna Prasad
P. D. Devika
M.S. Engineering College, Bangalore
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P. A. Dinesh
M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
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G. Padmavathi
Indian Petrochemicals Limited, Gujarat
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Rama Krishna Prasad
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University of Hyderabad
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12723/mjs.20.4

Published 2021-11-28

Keywords

  • heterogeneous reaction,
  • mathematical model,
  • numerical methods,
  • paraffin dehydrogenation,
  • catalytic chemical reaction

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Abstract

Mathematical modeling of chemical reactors is of immense interest and of enormous use in the chemical industries. The detailed modeling of heterogeneous catalytic systems is challenging because of the unknown nature of new catalytic material and also the transient behavior of such catalytic systems. The solution of mathematical models can be used to understand the interested physical systems. In addition, the solution can also be used to predict the unknown values which would have been otherwise obtained by conducting the actual experiments. Such solutions of the mathematical models involving ordinary/partial, linear/non-linear, differential/algebraic equations can be determined by using suitable analytical or numerical methods. The present work involves the development of mathematical methods and models to increase the understanding between the model parameters and also to decrease the number of laboratory experiments. In view of this, a detailed modeling of heterogeneous catalytic chemical reactor systems has been considered for the present study.

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