Design of an annular microchannel reactor (AMR) for hydrogen and/or syngas production via methane steam reforming

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 31, 2014, Pages 18046-18057

  Butcher, Holly ^a   Quenzel, Casey J E ^b   Breziner, Luis ^b   Mettes, Jacques ^b   Wilhite, Benjamin A ^a   Bossard, Peter ^b  

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

^b Power and Energy Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Methane steam reforming; Microreactor; Natural gas; Simulations

Indexed keywords

CATALYST DEACTIVATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; MICROCHANNELS; MOLAR RATIO; NATURAL GAS; STEAM; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE;

MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY; METHANE STEAM REFORMING; METHANE-AIR COMBUSTION; MICRO-REACTOR; SIMULATIONS; STEAM REFORMING OF METHANE; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 84914099433     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.04.109     Document Type: Conference Paper

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