Modeling of methane steam reforming in a microchannel subject to multicomponent diffusion

Catalytic methane steam reforming in a slot microchannel under external heat supply to the mixture reacting on walls is considered based on numerical simulation of a complete system of Navier-Stokes equations. Three ways of heat supply to channel walls are represented, namely, a uniform heat flux, a...

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Published inJournal of engineering thermophysics Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 229 - 239
Main Authors Kuznetsov, V. V., Kozlov, S. P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica 01.09.2011
Subjects
Fluid- and Aerodynamics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Thermodynamics
Channel Length
Mixture Temperature
Engineer THERMOPHYSICS
Thermophysical Parameter
Heat Supply
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ISSN1810-2328
1990-5432
DOI10.1134/S1810232811030015

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Summary:Catalytic methane steam reforming in a slot microchannel under external heat supply to the mixture reacting on walls is considered based on numerical simulation of a complete system of Navier-Stokes equations. Three ways of heat supply to channel walls are represented, namely, a uniform heat flux, a heat flux linearly decreasing in channel length, and a heat flux following the reaction rate profile of the main reaction. The thermophysical parameters of the mixture depend on its temperature and composition. Two diffusion models are considered, namely, models with equal and different diffusion coefficients for each mixture component. It is shown that consideration of multicomponent diffusion does not practically affect the concentration of the components and the methane reforming at the outlet. For the above-mentioned ways of heat supply, the methane reforming with a heat flux linearly decreasing in channel length is most significant.
ISSN:1810-2328
1990-5432
DOI:10.1134/S1810232811030015