The use of inert porous media based reactors for hydrogen production

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1971-1986

  Al Hamamre, Z ^a   Al Zoubi, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrogen production; Numerical simulation; Porous media; Thermal partial oxidation

Indexed keywords

DESIGN PARAMETERS; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; FEED TEMPERATURE; HYDROCARBON FUEL; MASS FLOW RATE; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPERATING CONDITION; PARTIAL OXIDATIONS; POROUS MEDIA; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; REACTOR GEOMETRIES; RICH COMBUSTION; THERMAL PARTIAL OXIDATION;

COMBUSTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS PRODUCERS; HYDROCARBONS; OXIDATION; POROUS MATERIALS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 75449091145     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.11.079     Document Type: Review

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