Computational fluid dynamics simulation of ethanol steam reforming in catalytic wall microchannels

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 603-609

  Uriz, I ^a   Arzamendi, G ^a   Lopez E ^b,c   Llorca, J ^b   Gandia L M ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c PLAPIQUI UNS CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Ethanol steam reforming; Hydrogen; Microchannel reactor; Microreactor

Indexed keywords

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYST BEHAVIOR; CATALYST LOADINGS; CATALYTIC WALLS; CFD CODES; CHARACTERISTIC SIZE; CO AND CH; CO CONTENT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; ETHANOL DECOMPOSITION; ETHANOL DEHYDROGENATION; ETHANOL STEAM REFORMING; HIGH ACTIVATION ENERGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; KINETIC MODELS; LOW ENERGIES; MICRO-REACTOR; MICROCHANNEL REACTOR; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; REFORMATES; SPACE VELOCITIES; SQUARE CHANNEL; SURFACE AREA; VOLUME RATIO; WATER-GAS SHIFTS; ZNO CATALYST;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CATALYTIC REFORMING; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEHYDROGENATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ETHANOL; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; HYDROGEN; MICROCHANNELS; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING; ZINC OXIDE;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 79952440259     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.07.070     Document Type: Article

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