A novel passive feeding method for methanol steam reformers

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 7500-7504

  Lo, Kai Fan ^a   Wong, Shwin Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hydrogen generation; Methanol; Steam reformer

Indexed keywords

AUXILIARY POWER; CONTROLLING SYSTEM; FEEDING SYSTEM; HEAT PATHS; HEAT SOURCES; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; METHANOL STEAM REFORMER; METHANOL VAPORS; PASSIVE FEEDING; PRODUCT COMPOSITION; REACTION TEMPERATURE; STEAM REFORMER; STOICHIOMETRIC RATIO; THERMAL RESISTANCE; TWO-PUMP;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEEDING; FUELS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANOL; PUMPS; STEAM; THERMAL EVAPORATION; WATER VAPOR;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 79957621165     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.03.104     Document Type: Article

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