Monthly Archives: March 2013

In chemical reactors with a catalyst, sometimes the rate of reaction is governed by the concentration on/in the catalyst, which can be different from the concentration in the bulk fluid. This happens when the rate of mass transfer is not … Continue reading →

I’ve added some more material to the web site – solving mass balances for processes with recycle streams, using Comsol. In process simulators, one usually solves the equations by taking the input to a unit, solving that unit, taking the … Continue reading →