Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering (설비공학논문집)

The Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea (대한설비공학회)
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Heat Transfer Characteristic of the Spiral Type Solar Chemical Reactor

수치해석을 통한 Spiral 형상 화학 반응기의 열전달 특성

  • Jung, Young-Guk (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Inha University) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Gyu (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Inha University) ;
  • Lee, Ju-Han (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Inha University) ;
  • Seo, Tae-Beom (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University)
  • 정영국 (인하대학교 기계공학과 대학원) ;
  • 이진규 (인하대학교 기계공학과 대학원) ;
  • 이주한 (인하대학교 기계공학과 대학원) ;
  • 서태범 (인하대학교 기계공학과)
  • Published : 2010.01.10
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Abstract

The purpose of the research is to develop the high performance solar chemical reactor for producing hydrogen using steam reforming reaction of methane. A specific shape chemical reactor is suggested : spiral type reactor. The reactor is installed on the dish-type solar thermal system of Inha University. The temperatures, $CH_4$ conversion rates, and Hz proportion are measured. At specific condition, $CH_4$ conversion rates of the spiral type reactor are about 91%, and Hz proportion are about 66%. The spiral type reactor gives reasonably good performance without any problems caused by highly concentrated solar radiation.

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