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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2012.36.9.885

Numerical Study of Heat and Mass Transfer Characteristics in Microchannel Steam Methane Reforming Reactor  

Jeon, Seung-Won (Division of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Univ.)
Lee, Kyu-Jung (Graduate School of Management of Technology, Korea Univ.)
Cho, Yeon-Hwa (Division of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Univ.)
Moon, Dong-Ju (Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST))
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.36, no.9, 2012 , pp. 885-894 More about this Journal
Abstract
A numerical study of a microchannel steam methane reforming reactor has been performed to understand the characteristics of heat and mass transfer. The integration of Rh-catalyzed steam methane reforming and Pt-catalyzed methane combustion has been simulated. The reaction rates for chemical reactions have been incorporated into the simulation. This study investigated the effect of contact time, flow pattern (parallel or counter), and channel size on the reforming performance and temperature distribution. The parallel and counter flow have opposite temperature distribution, and they show a different type of reaction rate and species mole fraction. As the contact time decreases and channel size increases, mass transfer between the catalyst layer and the flow is limited, and the reforming performance is decreased.
Keywords
Steam Methane Reforming; Microchannel Reactor; Hydrogen Production; CFD;
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