期刊
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
卷 51, 期 20, 页码 -出版社
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/aab97a
关键词
plasma chemistry modelling; rate coefficients; uncertainties; DBD plasma; dry reforming; CO2 and CH4 conversion; selectivities
资金
- Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO) [G.0383.16N]
- TOP-BOF project of the University of Antwerp
- Hercules Foundation
- Flemish Government (department EWI)
- UAntwerpen
One of the main issues in plasma chemistry modeling is that the cross sections and rate coefficients are subject to uncertainties, which yields uncertainties in the modeling results and hence hinders the predictive capabilities. In this paper, we reveal the impact of these uncertainties on the model predictions of plasma-based dry reforming in a dielectric barrier discharge. For this purpose, we performed a detailed uncertainty analysis and sensitivity study. 2000 different combinations of rate coefficients, based on the uncertainty from a log-normal distribution, are used to predict the uncertainties in the model output. The uncertainties in the electron density and electron temperature are around 11% and 8% at the maximum of the power deposition for a 70% confidence level. Still, this can have a major effect on the electron impact rates and hence on the calculated conversions of CO2 and CH4, as well as on the selectivities of CO and H-2. For the CO2 and CH4 conversion, we obtain uncertainties of 24% and 33%, respectively. For the CO and H-2 selectivity, the corresponding uncertainties are 28% and 14%, respectively. We also identify which reactions contribute most to the uncertainty in the model predictions. In order to improve the accuracy and reliability of plasma chemistry models, we recommend using only verified rate coefficients, and we point out the need for dedicated verification experiments.
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