Title of article :
Simulation and experimental analysis on the development of a co-axial cylindrical methane steam reformer using an electrically heated alumite catalyst
Author/Authors :
Zhang، نويسنده , , Qi and Nakaya، نويسنده , , Makoto and Ootani، نويسنده , , Tetsuya and Takahashi، نويسنده , , Hiroshi and Sakurai، نويسنده , , Makoto and Kameyama، نويسنده , , Hideo، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
Pages :
10
From page :
3870
To page :
3879
Abstract :
A cylindrical methane steam reformer using electrically heated alumite catalyst (EHAC), i.e. Ni/Al2O3/Alloy catalyst, was used in this work. A relevant 2D dynamic model was developed to reveal the key factors for improving the reformerʹs performance with respect to heat and mass transfer. External (heated by an outside heat resource) and internal (electrified through the EHAC itself) heating models are proposed. The results show that the internal heat-up method increased the overall heat transfer coefficient, which resulted in a better transverse gas temperature distribution, a shorter start-up time and a higher reaction performance than for the external heating. Meanwhile, staggered catalyst layers and an incremental heat input rate were proven to be efficient strategies for further improving the reaction performance with the internal heating. Based on the simulation results, a co-axial reformer was developed and operated for 80 h with internal heating, and it showed good activity stability.
Keywords :
SIMULATION , Methane Steam Reformer , Electrically heated alumite catalyst , Mass and heat transfer
Journal title :
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Serial Year :
2007
Journal title :
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Record number :
1653125
Link To Document :
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