Continuum multiscale modeling of absorption processes in micro- and nanocatalysts

verfasst von
Maximilian Köhler, Philipp Junker, Daniel Balzani
Abstract

In this paper, we propose a novel, semi-analytic approach for the two-scale, computational modeling of concentration transport in packed bed reactors. Within the reactor, catalytic pellets are stacked, which alter the concentration evolution. Firstly, the considered experimental setup is discussed and a naive one-scale approach is presented. This one-scale model motivates, due to unphysical fitted values, to enrich the computational procedure by another scale. The computations on the second scale, here referred to as microscale, are based on a proper investigation of the diffusion process in the catalytic pellets from which, after continuum-consistent considerations, a sink term for the macroscopic advection–diffusion–reaction process can be identified. For the special case of a spherical catalyst pellet, the parabolic partial differential equation at the microscale can be reduced to a single ordinary differential equation in time through a semi-analytic approach. After the presentation of our model, we show results for its calibration against the macroscopic response of a simple standard mass transport experiment. Based thereon, the effective diffusion parameters of the catalyst pellets can be identified.

Organisationseinheit(en)
Institut für Kontinuumsmechanik
Externe Organisation(en)
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Typ
Artikel
Journal
Archive of applied mechanics
Band
92
Seiten
2207-2223
Anzahl der Seiten
17
ISSN
0939-1533
Publikationsdatum
07.2022
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Maschinenbau
Elektronische Version(en)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-022-02172-8 (Zugang: Offen)
 

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