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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2014.38.2.139

Experimental Study of Interfacial Friction in NaBH4 Solution in Microchannel Dehydrogenation Reactor  

Choi, Seok Hyun (Dept. of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Kookmin Univ.)
Hwang, Sueng Sik (Dept. of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Kookmin Univ.)
Lee, Hee Joon (Dept. of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Kookmin Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.38, no.2, 2014 , pp. 139-146 More about this Journal
Abstract
Sodium borohydride ($NaBH_4$) is considered as a secure metal hydride for hydrogen storage and supply. In this study, the interfacial friction of two-phase flow in the dehydrogenation of aqueous $NaBH_4$ solution in a microchannel with a hydraulic diameter of $461{\mu}m$ is investigated for designing a dehydrogenation chemical reactor flow passage. Because hydrogen gas is generated by the hydrolysis of $NaBH_4$ in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst, two different flow phases (aqueous $NaBH_4$ solution and hydrogen gas) exist in the channel. For experimental studies, a microchannel was fabricated on a silicon wafer substrate, and 100-nm ruthenium catalyst was deposited on three sides of the channel surface. A bubbly flow pattern was observed. The experimental results indicate that the two-phase multiplier increases linearly with the void fraction, which depends on the initial concentration, reaction rate, and flow residence time.
Keywords
Chemical Reactor; Dehydrogenation; Microchannel; Sodium Borohydride; Two-phase Frictional Multiplier;
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