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Non-Linear Wave Propagation and Model Reduction of the Fixed-Bed Reactor

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Modelling of Chemical Reaction Systems

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Within the frame of this preparation we will first deal with the phenomenon of the moving reaction zone which can appear in a fixed-bed reactor. This phenomenon can be understood as an active transport process resulting from a non-linear wave propagation within the catalyst bed.

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Gilles, E.D., Epple, U. (1981). Non-Linear Wave Propagation and Model Reduction of the Fixed-Bed Reactor. In: Ebert, K.H., Deuflhard, P., Jäger, W. (eds) Modelling of Chemical Reaction Systems. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68220-9_24

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