Radiation model, homogeneous reactor

The novelty in the aforementioned studies is the use of a comprehensive numerical model for the investigation of catalytic microscale reactors which includes, for the first time in the literature, detailed heterogeneous and homogeneous chemical reaction mechanisms, two-dimensional treatment for both the gas and solid wall phases and surface radiation heat transfer, under both steady and transient (quasisteady) conditions. Moreover, a validated chemical kinetics model for the coupled catalytic and gas-phase combustion of propane (a fuel of particular interest for portable applications) is presented for the first time. 

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