Simulation and optimization of butane autothermal reformer for fuel cell applications

Simulation and optimization of butane autothermal reformer for fuel cell applications

Hydrogen (H2) production has gaining popularity among researchers to aim a better future environment. H2 is very excellent candidate to replace the existing fuel. Its high flammability and energy produced alongside no side product generated make it even more popular. The objective of the study is to...

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Main Author: Abdullah, Mohd. Shahir
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Simulation and optimization of butane autothermal reformer for fuel cell applications
description Hydrogen (H2) production has gaining popularity among researchers to aim a better future environment. H2 is very excellent candidate to replace the existing fuel. Its high flammability and energy produced alongside no side product generated make it even more popular. The objective of the study is to develop a general steady-state simulation of H2 production plant for fuel cell application using butane as the feedstock. The scopes of the study include stoichiometry mathematical calculations, base case steady-state simulation, base case simulation validation, a design of heat integration, carbon monoxide (CO) clean-up processes which contains water gas shift (WGS) and preferential oxidation (PrOx) reactors and plant wide optimization. The simulation has been run in Aspen HYSYS 2004.1 in steady-state mode in which optimization was done to generate more H2 as well as CO reduction. The butane fuel processor was optimized at O/C ratio of 2.18 and S/C ratio of 4.6 to produce 39.2% of H2 and has achieved 78.1% efficiency. While CO clean-up units was capable to reduce the CO concentration down to 10 ppm.
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title Simulation and optimization of butane autothermal reformer for fuel cell applications
title_short Simulation and optimization of butane autothermal reformer for fuel cell applications
title_full Simulation and optimization of butane autothermal reformer for fuel cell applications
title_fullStr Simulation and optimization of butane autothermal reformer for fuel cell applications
title_full_unstemmed Simulation and optimization of butane autothermal reformer for fuel cell applications
title_sort simulation and optimization of butane autothermal reformer for fuel cell applications
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spelling my-utm-ep.14712018-02-20T05:09:43Z Simulation and optimization of butane autothermal reformer for fuel cell applications 2006-11 Abdullah, Mohd. Shahir TP Chemical technology Hydrogen (H2) production has gaining popularity among researchers to aim a better future environment. H2 is very excellent candidate to replace the existing fuel. Its high flammability and energy produced alongside no side product generated make it even more popular. The objective of the study is to develop a general steady-state simulation of H2 production plant for fuel cell application using butane as the feedstock. The scopes of the study include stoichiometry mathematical calculations, base case steady-state simulation, base case simulation validation, a design of heat integration, carbon monoxide (CO) clean-up processes which contains water gas shift (WGS) and preferential oxidation (PrOx) reactors and plant wide optimization. The simulation has been run in Aspen HYSYS 2004.1 in steady-state mode in which optimization was done to generate more H2 as well as CO reduction. The butane fuel processor was optimized at O/C ratio of 2.18 and S/C ratio of 4.6 to produce 39.2% of H2 and has achieved 78.1% efficiency. While CO clean-up units was capable to reduce the CO concentration down to 10 ppm. 2006-11 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/1471/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/1471/1/MohamadShahirAbdullahFKKSA2006.pdf application/pdf en public other Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Chemical Engineering Department Chemical Engineering Department Aartun, I., Gjervan, T., Venvik, H., Görke, O., Pfeifer, P., Fathi, M., Holmena, A. and Schubert, K. (2004). “Catalytic Conversion of Propane to Hydrogen in Microstructured Reactors.� Chemical Engineering Journal. 101. 93–99. Ahmet, K., Gamman, J. and Foger, K. (2002). “Demonstration of LPG-fueled Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems.� Solid State Ionics. 152-153. 485-492. 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