Mathematical modeling of an industrial steam-methane reformer for on-line deployment

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1574-1586

  Latham, Dean A ^b   McAuley, Kimberley B ^a   Peppley, Brant A ^a   Raybold, Troy M ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PRAXAIR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Furnace model; Hottel zone method; Hydrogen; Parameter estimation; Radiative heat transfer; Steam methane reforming

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS; COMPLEX MODEL; FURNACE MODEL; MATERIAL BALANCE; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MODEL PARAMETERS; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; PROCESS GAS; RADIATIVE ENVIRONMENT; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; STEAM METHANE REFORMING; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; UNIFORM TEMPERATURE; ZONE METHOD;

HEAT TRANSFER; INDUSTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REACTION KINETICS; STEAM; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 79956360336     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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