Temperatures and partial pressures at the surfaces of catalyst particles

Abstract

Abstract Numerical and graphical methods are presented for estimating the temperatures and partial pressures at the surfaces of catalyst particles for gaseous reactions in flow systems. The errors resulting in the interpretation of catalytic reaction‐rate data, where surface conditions are assumed to be those of the ambient gas stream, are presented. A numerical method of evaluating the reaction model with nonisothermal surface conditions is indicated.