Modeling of a compact plate-fin reformer for methanol steam reforming in fuel cell systems

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 51-58

  Pan, Liwei ^a   Wang, Shudong ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Methanol; Plate fin reformer; Simulation; Steam reforming

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUEL CELLS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VAPORIZATION;

ANODE OFF GAS (AOG); ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS; EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS; PLATE-FIN REFORMER (PFR);

METHANOL;

FUEL CELL;

EID: 17144412559     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2004.12.042     Document Type: Article

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