Comparison of compact reformer configurations for on-board fuel processing

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2305-2316

  Karakaya, Mustafa ^a   Avci, Ahmet K ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Auxiliary power unit; Cascade reactor; Computational fluid dynamics; Methane combustion; Microchannel reactor; Naphtha steam reforming

Indexed keywords

AUXILIARY POWER UNITS; CASCADE REACTOR; CASCADE REACTORS; METHANE COMBUSTION; MICRO CHANNEL REACTORS; MICROCHANNEL REACTOR; STEAM REFORMING;

AUXILIARY POWER SYSTEMS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEATING; HEPTANE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; MICROCHANNELS; NAPHTHAS; PACKED BEDS; PARALLEL FLOW; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SMOKE; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING;

REFORMING REACTIONS;

EID: 76749150874     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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