The uniform flow rate is a fundamental requirement in the design of air distributors for the hydrogen reformer furnace. Constraints of flow rate primarily demands on configuration of air distributors. Particularly for the air with different temperature, velocity and pressure, an even distribution of air distributors is especially important. Air distributors containing one inlet and eleven outlets are connected with burners so that uniform flow rate of each outlet is required. Based on CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) method, temperature, velocity and pressure distribution in the air distributors are simulated. The results show that flow rate is sensitive to the rate of pressure and velocity change but not for temperature change. The maldistribution of each outlet cannot accord with engineering standard. So, it is necessary to take some methods to decrease the maldistribution of each outlet. The dampers exist at each outlet are controlled individually. Hence, the flow rate can be constrained by adjust pressure according to the proportion of maldistribution.
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ASME 2009 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the InterPACK09 and 3rd Energy Sustainability Conferences
July 19–23, 2009
San Francisco, California, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Heat Transfer Division
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978-0-7918-4358-1
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CFD Study for Air Distribution in Hydrogen Reformer Furnace Available to Purchase
Ping Zhou,
Ping Zhou
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN; Central South University, Changsha, China
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Dezhi Zheng,
Dezhi Zheng
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN
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Robert Trajkovski,
Robert Trajkovski
BP Corp., Whiting, IN
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Chenn Q. Zhou
Chenn Q. Zhou
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN
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Ping Zhou
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN; Central South University, Changsha, China
Bin Wu
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN
Yuzhu Hu
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN
Dezhi Zheng
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN
Jeff Fleitz
BP Corp., Whiting, IN
Robert Trajkovski
BP Corp., Whiting, IN
Chenn Q. Zhou
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN
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HT2009-88620, pp. 183-191; 9 pages
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March 12, 2010
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Zhou, P, Wu, B, Hu, Y, Zheng, D, Fleitz, J, Trajkovski, R, & Zhou, CQ. "CFD Study for Air Distribution in Hydrogen Reformer Furnace." Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the InterPACK09 and 3rd Energy Sustainability Conferences. Volume 3: Combustion, Fire and Reacting Flow; Heat Transfer in Multiphase Systems; Heat Transfer in Transport Phenomena in Manufacturing and Materials Processing; Heat and Mass Transfer in Biotechnology; Low Temperature Heat Transfer; Environmental Heat Transfer; Heat Transfer Education; Visualization of Heat Transfer. San Francisco, California, USA. July 19–23, 2009. pp. 183-191. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2009-88620
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