Design of cartridge-based ceramic heat-exchanger microchannel reformers for process intensification: Experiments and simulations

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 4411-4422

  Damodharan, Shalini ^a   Kuncharam, Bhanu Vardhan Reddy ^a   Wilhite, Benjamin A ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTO-THERMAL OPERATION; CERAMIC MICRO-CHANNELS; GAS HOURLY SPACE VELOCITIES; METHANOL STEAM REFORMING; METHANOL-WATER MIXTURES; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; STANDARD CUBIC CENTIMETERS PER MINUTE (SCCM); THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMBUSTION; DESIGN; FLOW RATE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANOL; PREHEATING; PROJECTILES; STEAM REFORMING;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 84882435179     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef3021359     Document Type: Conference Paper

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