Effect of particle shape on fluid flow and heat transfer for methane steam reforming reactions in a packed bed

• Published in: AIChE journal Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 366 - 377
• Main Authors: Karthik, G. M., Buwa, Vivek V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York American Institute of Chemical Engineers 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Chemical engineering; Computational fluid dynamics; Cylinders; Diffusion; Fluid dynamics; Fluid flow; Fluidized bed reactors; Heat transfer; Mathematical models; Methane; methane steam reforming; packed bed; Particle shape; Pressure drop; Reforming

Numerical simulations of a cylindrical packed bed with tube to particle diameter ratio of 1.4, containing 10 particles, were performed to understand the effect of particle shape on pressure drop, heat transfer and reaction performance. Six particle shapes namely, cylinder as the reference, trilobe a...