• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.204-209
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• 2012

In this study, kinetics data was obtained for steam reforming reaction of ethane over the commercial ruthenium catalyst. The variables of ethane steam reforming were the reaction temperature, partial pressure of ethane, and steam/ethane mole ratio. Parameters for the power rate law kinetic model and the Langmuir-Hinshelwood model were obtained from the kinetic data. Also, sizing of steam reforming reactor was performed by using PRO/II simulator. The reactor size calculated by the power rate law kinetic model was bigger than that of using the Langmuir-Hinshelwood model for the same conversion of ethane. Reactor size calculated by the Langmuir-Hinshelwood model seems to be more suitable for the reactor design because the Langmuir-Hinshelwood model was more consistent with the experimental results.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.78-84
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• 2013

A numerical study on the heat and fluid flow has carried out for the design of the steam reforming reactor which consists of six reforming tubes and one burner. Reforming reaction calculation is coupled with the heat and fluid flow one. The burner type in the reforming reactor is chosen through the fluid flow calculation according to different type of burner structure. It is shown that the significant temperature gradient exists in the reforming reactor, affecting the component variation along the length of reforming tube. The component ratio of reforming gas is changed by the variation of SCR and GHSV.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.04c
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• pp.236-238
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• 2008

앞으로의 에너지 고유가 시대를 대비하여 수소의 생산에 대한 연구를 활발히 진행되어지고 있다. 여러 가지 수소를 생산하는 방법 중 본 연구에 사용되는 방법은 개질반응법으로써 스팀(수증기)개질 방식을 사용하는 1KW용 개질시스템에 관한 연구이다. 본 장치는 천연가스를 이용하여 1m3/hr을 생산하는 수증기 개질시스템이다. 크게 세가지로 나누어 지는데, 첫째 시스템 제어부, 둘째 가스 및 물 공급부, 셋째 개질기이다. 본 연구에서는 이 개질 시스템의 운전 특성과 모니터링에 대해서 알아보고자 한다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.641-648
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• 2011

Off-gases emitted from the anode of a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) at high temperatures for power generation are used as fuel in catalytic combustion. The heat generated in the catalytic combustor is utilized as the heat for the endothermic reaction required for steam reforming. Among the various operational conditions of the integrated reactor, we varied the inlet gas compositions of the catalytic combustor according to fuel utilization in the MCFC and the ratio of steam to carbon in the reformer. Subsequently, the thermal behaviors and reaction characteristics of the integrated reactor were investigated experimentally. The fundamental data from this experimental study will be useful for the design and fabrication of a more practical integrated reactor in the future.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.103-106
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• 2006

The Plate reformer consisting of combustion chamber and reforming chamber for 25 kW MCFC stack has been operated and computational fluid dynamics was applied to estimate reactions and thermal fluid behavior in the reformer. The methane air 2-stage reaction was assumed in the combustion chamber, and three step steam reforming reactions were included in the calculation. Flow uniformity, reaction rate and species distribution, and temperature distribution were analyzed. In particular, temperature distribution was compared with the measurements to show good agreement in the combustion chamber, however, inappropriate agreement in the reformer chamber

• Clean Technology
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.51-58
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• 2013

In this study, kinetics data was obtained for steam reforming reaction of ethane over the nickel catalyst. The variables of steam reforming reaction were reaction temperature, partial pressure of ethane, and mole ratio of steam and ethane. Parameters for the power rate law kinetic model and the Langmuir-Hinshelwood model were obtained from the kinetic data. Also, sizing of steam reforming reactor was performed by using PRO/II simulator. For the steam reforming reaction of ethane, Langmuir-Hinshelwood model determining the reaction rate by the surface reaction was better suited than a simple power rate law kinetic model. On water-gas-shift reaction, power rate law kinetic model was well fitted to the kinetic data. Reactor size can be calculated for production of hydrogen through PRO/II simulation.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.598-601
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• 2007

셀룰로오스, 헤미셀룰로오스, 리그닌으로 구성된 목질계 바이오매스를 이용한 가스화의 경우 30%의 리그닌 성분이 열에 안정한 상태인 타르로 형성되면서 가스화 후단공정에서의 정제, 발전 등에 직접 사용하기 어려우며, 가스화 효율을 저하시키는 원인이 된다. 이의 문제 해결을 위하여 본 연구에서는 촉매를 이용한 수증기 개질 반응을 통하여 타르를 합성가스로 개질시킬 수 있는 방법을 모색하기 위하여 다양한 온도, 촉매, 스팀 주입량 및 촉매크기에 따른 전환율, 생성가스 특성을 알아보았다. 타르 대상 물질로는 타르 내 상당부분을 차지하고 있는 톨루엔을 이용하였다. 일반적으로 반응온도, 스팀 주입량이 증가할수록 수소 생성량이 증가하였으며, 지르코니아로 증진된 니켈 촉매의 경우 600$^{\cdot}C$ 에서도 100%의 높은 전환율을 보였다. 일반적인 가스화기에서 배출되는 타르의 농도보다 10배 높은 조건에서도 100%의 높은 전환율을 얻을 수 있었으며, 이를 통하여 실제 공정으로의 적용시에도 후단 공정의 부담을 줄일 수 있는 개질기로 적용 가능할 것으로 보인다.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.1-12
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• 2016

In this study, CFD model for a Heat Exchange Steam Reformer (HESR) used for a 10kW SOFC system is developed for the design optimization of the HESR. The model is used to explore the effect of design parameters on the performance of the HESR. In the HESR, heat is delivered from the hot gas channel to the fuel channel to supply the heat required for the fuel reforming. In the fuel channel where the fuel is reformed, thermo-fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and chemical reaction are considered to predict the performance of the reformer. The model is validated with experimental data within 2~3% error. The validated model is used for the parametric study of the HESR design. Channel length, channel diameter, and flow direction are selected as the design parameters. The effects of the HESR design parameters on the outlet temperature, outlet H2 mole fraction, and pressure drop across the reformer are presented using the model.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.86.1-86.1
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• 2010

예비개질기(Pre-reformer)는 중대형 내부개질형 용융탄산염 연료전지(MCFC) 시스템에서 다양한 연료를 사용하기 위한 필수적인 화학반응기이다. 예비개질기는 스택 전단에 설치함으로서 스택 내부의 열균형을 유지하고, 다양한 원료를 연료로 이용할 수 있도록 하며, 황화물로부터 후단의 개질촉매 및 전극촉매를 보호하여 주개질 반응의 부담을 감소시켜 MCFC 시스템의 내구성 향상의 중요한 역할을 한다. 본 연구는 예비개질 반응기 설계에 CFD 모델링을 적용하기에 앞서 파일롯 반응기 내 농도/ 온도 구배를 측정하고자 하는 목적으로 수행되었다. 반응가스로는 천연가스 내 고차탄화수소(C2 이상) 중 상대적으로 높은 농도를 가진 에탄을 이용하였고, MCFC용 예비개질기의 운전특성을 고려하여 비교적 낮은 온도와 높은 수증기/탄소 비에서 단열반응기로 실험을 진행하였다. 향후 본 실험결과를 이용하여 CFD 모델링에 대한 검증을 수행할 예정이며, 하수처리장부생가스(ADG)/ 매립지 가스(LFG)용 MCFC 시스템을 위한 예비개질기 설계에도 적용을 하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.269-274
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• 2014

The experimental performance evaluation of a cylindrical steam reformer with various thermal conditions has been conducted. The bottom space of the cylindrical reactor was packed with Ruthenium (Ru) catalyst. A three-segment furnace was installed to create the axially variable boundary temperature distribution. Six K-type thermocouples were inserted into the catalyst layer, and three exhaust ports were fabricated on the side wall along the flow direction. The exhausted gases at each port were analyzed by using gas chromatograph (GC) system. The experimental results showed that the reforming reaction occurs intensively in the upstream region and more hydrogen is obtained when the intake gas is sufficiently heated up through the enhanced steam reforming (SR) reaction. The axially increasing boundary temperature setup provided the maximally accumulated reforming efficiency of 74.8%, when the reactor was placed at the 3rd section of the furnace.