Numerical and experimental study is performed to evaluate the reactant by-pass flow in a catalytic plate reactor with a coated wire mesh catalyst for steam reforming of methane for hydrogen generation. By-pass of unconverted methane is evaluated under different wire mesh catalyst width to reactor duct width ratios, the results show that altering this ratio from 0.98 to 0.96 results in an increase in by-pass mass flow of 22%. Effect of catalytic wire mesh flow resistance on by-pass flow has also been investigated and results show increased by-pass flow as catalytic wire mesh flow resistance increases. The numerical results are in good agreement with experimental data. The study improves the understanding of the underlying transport phenomena in these reactors and shows that the flow maldistribution in a catalytic plate reactor using a coated wire mesh has to be considered.
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ASME 2011 9th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology collocated with ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability
August 7–10, 2011
Washington, DC, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Advanced Energy Systems Division
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978-0-7918-5469-3
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Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of the By-Pass Flow in a Catalytic Plate Reactor for Hydrogen Production Available to Purchase
Haftor O. Sigurdsson,
Haftor O. Sigurdsson
Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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So̸ren K. Kær
So̸ren K. Kær
Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Haftor O. Sigurdsson
Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
So̸ren K. Kær
Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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FuelCell2011-54673, pp. 17-25; 9 pages
Published Online:
March 22, 2012
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Sigurdsson, HO, & Kær, SK. "Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of the By-Pass Flow in a Catalytic Plate Reactor for Hydrogen Production." Proceedings of the ASME 2011 9th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology collocated with ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability. ASME 2011 9th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. Washington, DC, USA. August 7–10, 2011. pp. 17-25. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FuelCell2011-54673
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