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This work presents a dimensionless analysis of mass transport equations in fixed-bed absorbers. Focus is centered in isothermal and incompressible problems, with special attention to nonlinear adsorption and desorption processes that take place at absorbent particles. The general differential-algebraic equation system is expressed in dimensionless form, and the model is particularized into four different formulations. The model is analyzed and used to simulate a standard industrial test efficiently. Formulations are selected depending on the relative importance of the different physical phenomena involved in each part of test.
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Pérez-Foguet, A., Huerta, A. (2006). Mathematical Modelling of Mass Transport Equations in Fixed-Bed Absorbers. In: Di Bucchianico, A., Mattheij, R., Peletier, M. (eds) Progress in Industrial Mathematics at ECMI 2004. Mathematics in Industry, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28073-1_42
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