High yields of hydrogen production from methanol steam reforming with a cross-U type reactor

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 12; no. 11; p. e0187802
• Main Authors: Zhang, Shubin, Zhang, Yufeng, Chen, Junyu, Zhang, Xuelin, Liu, Xiaowei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 09.11.2017; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Air; Analysis; Carbon monoxide; Chemical reactors; Combustion; Computer simulation; Copper - chemistry; Design; Dimensional analysis; Efficiency; Electric Power Supplies; Engineering and Technology; Fuel cells; Fuel technology; Heat exchange; Heat transfer; High temperature; Hydrogen; Hydrogen - chemistry; Hydrogen ion concentration; Hydrogen production; Laboratories; Mathematical models; Methanol; Methanol - chemistry; Momentum transport; Nuclear fuels; Physical Sciences; Production processes; Properties; Proton exchange membrane fuel cells; Reactors; Reforming; Selectivity; Shift reaction; Simulation; Steam; Studies; Temperature effects; Three dimensional models; Water gas; China

This paper presents a numerical and experimental study on the performance of a methanol steam reformer integrated with a hydrogen/air combustion reactor for hydrogen production. A CFD-based 3D model with mass and momentum transport and temperature characteristics is established. The simulation resul...