Journal
APPLIED ENERGY
Volume 154, Issue -, Pages 416-427Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.05.021
Keywords
Microchannel; Non-uniform distribution; Cross-section; Methanol steam reforming
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- National Nature Science Foundation of China [51276069, U1301141]
- Training Plan of Outstanding Young Teachers in Higher Education Institutions of Guangdong Province [Yq2013015]
- Pearl River S&T Nova Program of Guangzhou [2013J2200060]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
- South China University of Technology [2014ZG0023]
- Shenzhen Science and Technology Program [JCYJ20140418091413515, JCYJ20130329143156309]
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Methanol steam reforming inside microchannel reactors is regarded as one of effective methods for supplying hydrogen for fuel cells. Microchannel structure plays an important role on the reaction performance of methanol steam reforming. Parallel and uniform-distributed microchannels with rectangular cross-section are generally adopted. In this work, two kinds of microchannel cross-sections and four kinds of microchannel distributions are selected to investigate the effect of microchannel structure on the reaction performance of methanol steam reforming. The result indicates that microchannel distribution shows much more influences on the reaction performance of methanol steam reforming than the microchannel cross-section. Sparse-distribution in the Left direction and Dense-distribution in the Right direction (SLDR) as well as Equal-distribution in the Left-Right direction (ELR) with rectangular cross-section present relatively good reaction performances, whereas Dense-distribution in the Left direction and Sparse-distribution in the Right direction (DLSR) as well as Equal-distribution in the Upside-Underside direction (EUU) with tooth cross-section have relatively good performances. ELR presents the best reaction performances of methanol steam reforming among all the investigated microchannel structures, whether rectangular or tooth cross-section. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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