Modeling for a Catalytic Plate Reactor Coupling Endothermic Methanol Steam Reforming and Hydrogen Combustion

• Main Authors: Chang-Che Liu, 劉昌哲
• Other Authors: Jyh-Shyong Chang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/19247797344395818304

碩士 === 大同大學 === 化學工程學系(所) === 99 === In this work, tubular and plate reactors for carrying out methanol steam reforming reactions are simulated using Fluent software. The simulation results using Fluent software are confirmed by the performance of an isothermal plug flow tubular reactor in which the methanol steam reforming reactions are performed. Among the eight different reactor designs, the catalytic plate reactor packed with small catalyst particles coupling endothermic methanol steam reforming and hydrogen combustion system give the best performance. The conversion of methanol is 0.63 for the isothermal (250℃) plug flow tubular reactor while that for the catalytic plate reactor packed with small catalyst particles coupling endothermic methanol steam reforming and hydrogen combustion system is 0.6 if the mass transfer resistance between the gas reactants and the catalyst particles is not included in the simulation using Fluent software.