Methane Steam Reforming
Methane Steam Reforming
Methane Steam Reforming
Overview
H2 production technologies and comparative
assessments
Conversion of natural gas
Catalytic conversion of CH4
Reforming Technologies for producing H2
Simulation with ASPEN Plus
Process flowsheet and results summary
Findings and remarks
ASPEN-PLUS Simulation
CnHm = n C +m/2 H2
Sulfur-Iodine Cycle
Work is beginning on the inputting of this cycle into
ASPEN-PLUS.
Little progress has been made to this point.
Screening of Cycles
Progress with
Cycle Literature Survey
Found 93 new references. 37 refer to
S-I and UT-3.
Through these references two new
cycles have been identified.
NERI database has been checked.
Corrections, ranging from minor to
significant, have been made.
About a dozen cycles have been
identified that are not in the database.
Flow Simulation Inside Reactor
Parameter Calculation
Permeability
D p2 ∈3 where
α=
150(1− ∈) 2 α- Permeability, m2
∈- Porosity
Inertial Resistance Coefficient
Dp – Pore diameter, m
3.5(1− ∈)
c2 =
D p ∈3
Flow Simulation Inside Reactor
Current Work
Analyze velocity, temperature, pressure under
selected pore diameters.
A Possible System
Cold Fluid
Heat Exchangers
Web-based Database System
• Prototype web-based
automatic scoring system
(131.216.114.116)
Search Engine
- Cycle (Primary ID) search
Data Management
- Cycle Update
The interface also
serves as a Data
Management
System that can be
used to update the
data, create new
cycle/reaction
simply from any
web browser!
(MAC machine ???)