This thesis studies the heat distribution and internal flow from the efficiency of actual reformer and specification variation, using the computer simulation and experiment about the steam methane reforming reaction which uses the high temperature ref...
This thesis studies the heat distribution and internal flow from the efficiency of actual reformer and specification variation, using the computer simulation and experiment about the steam methane reforming reaction which uses the high temperature reformer. Reaction model from steam refoemer uses the steam response model developed by Xu & Froment.As result we supposed the chemical react Steam Reforming(SR), Water Gas Shift(WGS), and Direct Steam Reforming(DSR) from the inner high temperature reformer dominates the response has dissimilar response.We installed combustor materializing CH4+Air to provide heat since steam reforming reaction requires a heat resource of the outside using strong endothermic reaction. Substantially, we used insulation filler in this examination to minimize loosing heat from the outside, and supposed the surface of reformer is completely insulated from outside, also supposed it has no loss of heat from the outside in this simulation. We processed in same boundary condition to prove result of analysis, and it consequently showed similar gas ingredient of reformer between the simulation and the exam.We processed using a design change in this simulation, since the result of the examination and the simulation respond unlikely.
According to result of steam methane reforming reaction exam using high temperature reformer, we figured out when Steam Carbon Ratio(SCR) increase, number of hydrogen yield increases but methane decreases. However, the more number of examining became decreasing small margin of hydrogen yield because inside of reformer that consist of nickel has carbon pigmentation as progressing the exam. To resolve this problem, dropping temperature down slowly will be able to delay carbon pigmentation than dropping rapidly, immediately after using inactivity gas to cleaning inner part and examining.
When comparing and examining between design with one inlet and two inlet, result came out one inlet design is more outstanding at thermal distribution and internal flow, hydrogen yield in one inlet design than two inlet design. The reformer which contains two inlet response less inner velocity of flow and liquidity of linier, since it reacts less, and the two reformer's surface presents higher temperature, since its endothermic reaction present lesser than the reformer which has one inlet. It showed that the reformer has one inlet reacts mostly top section of the reformer, and it does not reacts from the lower section. It proved to anticipate the respond completed quick. And, we expected it would be more effective hydrogen yield when we increase rate of discharge methane and vapor till the react goes the lower section.
This research shows operating condition of hydrogen methane reforming reaction of high temperature reformer. the reformer has one inlet performs the most effective when its temperature of the wall is 1100℃, Steam Carbon Ratio(SCR) 3.