Simulation of Methanol Steam Reforming Heated by Waste Heat for Hydrogen Production in a Microreactor

Feng Wang; Jing Zhou; Guo Qiang Wang; Xin Jing Zhou

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.216.718

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Simulation of Methanol Steam Reforming Heated by Waste Heat for Hydrogen Production in a Microreactor

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In order to intensify the process of methanol steam reforming and improving the heating supply process by waste heat, the effect of evenly and interrupted distributed catalytic surface was studied on H₂ content at reactor outlet. With the application of general finite reaction rate model in CFD software of FLUENT, we carried out 3-D simulation of this process. Results show that, outlet H2 content can be increased through interrupted distributed catalytic surface with the same catalyst loading. This result can be used to provide the basis for surface reaction design and optimization in microreactor.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volume 216)

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718-722

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March 2011

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Feng Wang, Jing Zhou, Guo Qiang Wang, Xin Jing Zhou

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Hydrogen Production, Methanol Steam Reforming, Simulation, Waste Heat

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