The reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction is a method of converting waste CO 2 and
renewable H 2 to CO and H 2 O, where the resulting CO can be used in processes requiring …

This paper reviews the opportunities and challenges for combustion research directed
towards the production of valuable chemicals. In the main, the production of heat and power …

This work describes adaptive quadrature, a new feature designed to improve the Discrete
Ordinate Method (DOM) in parallel and cone-shaped radiation sources. OpenFOAM was …

Simulation of fixed-bed catalytic reactors is important for engineering industrial technologies.
The large number of catalytically active surface faces makes the application of microkinetic …

Abstract Conductive metallic Periodic Open Cellular Structures (POCS) are considered a
promising solution for the intensification of heat-transfer limited catalytic processes thanks to …

Fixed-bed reactors for steam reforming of methane (SRM) operate under high pressure,
temperature, and Reynolds numbers. In this study, the entrance region of a SRM fixed-bed …

The heat transport management in catalytic reactors is crucial for the overall reactor
performance. For small-scale dynamically-operated reactors, open-cell foams have shown …

In this paper, the Discrete Element Method of simulation was used to study the catalytic
granule size effect on the efficiency of a bed reactor for the ethylbenzene dehydrogenation …

A new approach for calculating flow domains with embedded monoliths is presented,
focusing on a system suitable for an automotive converter. Using appropriate boundary …

Structured catalysts based on open-cell metallic foams coated by a catalytic film offer a great
potential for intensification and optimization of catalytic processes. Here, we demonstrated …