A passively-fed methanol steam reformer with catalytic combustor heater

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 10719-10726

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

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catalytic combustor; Methanol reformer; Passive feeding; Steam reforming

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC COMBUSTORS; COPPER PLATE; ELECTRIC HEATER; FEED RATIOS; HEAT SOURCES; METHANOL CONVERSION; METHANOL REFORMER; METHANOL STEAM REFORMER; METHANOL VAPORS; PASSIVE FEEDING; PRODUCT COMPOSITION; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SERPENTINE CHANNEL;

CATALYTIC REFORMING; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; METHANOL; SERPENTINE; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING; WATER VAPOR;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 80051595995     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.06.030     Document Type: Article

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