Chinese Journal of Refrigeration Technology, Volume. 45, Issue 2, 43(2025)

Numerical Simulation of Flow Heat and Mass Transfer in Tubular Reactor for Methanol Synthesis

PAN Chenxi1, YANG Peilian1, LEI Rui1, ZHANG Liyu1, LI Xuan1, FENG Zainan2, XU Jinhui2, LOU Ren2, LOU Shoulin2, and HU Haitao1
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  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 2Hangzhou Lindar Chemical Technology Engineering Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310012, Zhejiang, China
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    PAN Chenxi, YANG Peilian, LEI Rui, ZHANG Liyu, LI Xuan, FENG Zainan, XU Jinhui, LOU Ren, LOU Shoulin, HU Haitao. Numerical Simulation of Flow Heat and Mass Transfer in Tubular Reactor for Methanol Synthesis[J]. Chinese Journal of Refrigeration Technology, 2025, 45(2): 43

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    Received: --

    Accepted: Aug. 25, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 25, 2025

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    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.2095-4468.2025.02.107

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