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Methane-Steam Reforming Simulation for a High Temperature Solar Chemical Reactor  

Ko, Jo-Han (Dept. of Mechanical Eng., Graduate School, Inha University)
Seo, Tae-Beom (Dept. of Mechanical Eng., Inha University)
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Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society / v.29, no.1, 2009 , pp. 44-49 More about this Journal
Abstract
Steam reforming of methane in the high temperature solar chemical reactor bas advantage in its heating method. Using concentrated solar energy as a heating source of the reforming reaction can reduce the $CO_2$ emission by 20% compared to hydrocarbon fuel. In this paper, the simulation result of methane-steam reforming on a high temperature solar chemical reactor(SCR) using Fluent 6.3.26 is presented. The high temperature SCR is designed for the Inha Dish-1, a Dish type solar concentrator installed in Songdo city. Basic SCR performance factors are referred to the former researches of the same laboratory. Inside the SCR porous metal is used for a receiver/reactor. The porous metal is carved like a dome shape on the incident side to increase the heat transfer. Also, ring-disc set of baffle is inserted in the porous metal region to increase the path length. Numerical and physical models are also used from the former researches. Methane and steam is mixed with the same mole fraction and injected into the SCR. The simulation is performed for a various inlet mass flow rate of the methane-steam mixture gas. The result shows that the average reactor temperature and the conversion rate change appreciably by the inlet mass flow rate of 0.0005 kg/s.
Keywords
Methane-Steam Reforming; High-Temperature Solar Chemical Reactor; Dish Solar Concentrator; CFD;
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