• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.709-717
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• 2009

Heat transfer rate is a very important factor for the performance of a steam reformer because a steam reforming reaction is an endothermic reaction. Coaxial cylindrical reactor is the reactor design which can improve the heat transfer rate. Temperature, fuel conversion and heat flux in the coaxial cylindrical steam reformer are studied in this paper using numerical method under various operating conditions. Langmuir-Hinshelwood model and pseudo-homogeneous model are incorporated for the catalytic surface reaction. Dominant chemical reactions are assumed as a Steam Reforming (SR) reaction, a Water-Gas Shift (WGS) reaction, and a Direct Steam Reforming (DSR) reaction. Although coaxial cylindrical steam reformer uses 33% less amount of catalyst than cylindrical steam reformer, its fuel conversion is increased 10 % more and its temperature is also high as about 30 degree. There is no heat transfer limitation near the inlet area at coaxial-type reactor. However, pressure drop of the coaxial cylindrical reactor is 10 times higher than that of cylindrical reactor. Operating parameters of coaxial cylindrical steam reformer are the wall temperature, the inlet temperature, and the Gas Hourly Space Velocity (GHSV). When the wall temperature is high, the temperature and the fuel conversion are increased due to the high heat transfer rate. The fuel conversion rate is increased with the high inlet temperature. However, temperature drop clearly occurs near the inlet area since an endothermic reaction is active due to the high inlet temperature. When GHSV is increased, the fuel conversion is decreased because of the heat transfer limitation and short residence time.

• 에너지공학
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.298-302
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• 2011

In this study, Catalytic reforming with vapor and biomass gasification was simultaneously performed in a same fixed bed reactor at $600-800^{\circ}C$. Light gases were produced from reformation of the tar (fuel gases) in biomass gasification by using limonite and dolomite, as catalysts. Hydrogen and carbon dioxide are main components in light gases. Hydrogen yields increased with temperature increasing in the range of $650-800^{\circ}C$, because the water shift reaction was promoted by catalyst. The yield of hydrogen gas was increased about 160% under catalyst with the mixture of limonite and dolomite comparing to limonite only.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2023

석탄가스화는 석탄을 불완전 연소하여 수소와 일산화탄소로 이루어진 합성가스를 생성하는 공정이다. 기 존 석탄 연소와 달리 질소 산화물이나 황 산화물이 배출되지 않고 미세먼지 발생량이 적어 석탄을 청정하게 이용할 수 있으며 합성가스를 통해 부가적인 화학물질을 생산할 수 있다. 석탄가스화는 합성가스 생산방식에 따라 석탄가스화복합화력발전(Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle, IGCC), 플라즈마 석탄가스화, 지하석탄 가스화(Underground Coal Gasification, UCG)로 분류된다. 최근에는 합성가스의 수소를 활용하기 위하여 일산화탄소를 수소로 전환하는 수성가스전환(Water Gas Shift, WGS) 반응기와 이산화탄소를 포집하는 설비를 결합하는 사례가 늘고 있다. 본 연구에서는 석탄가스화와 합성가스를 이용한 수소 생산 방법에 대하여 정리하였으며 현재 진행되고 있는 석탄가스화를 이용한 수소 생산 프로젝트를 조사하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.636-644
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• 2008

The objective of this paper is to investigate characteristics of an autothermal reformer at various operating conditions. Numerical method has been used, and simulation model has been developed for the analysis. Pseudo-homogeneous model is incorporated because the reactor is filled with catalysts of a packed-bed type. Dominant chemical reactions are Full Combustion reaction, Steam Reforming(SR) reaction, Water-Gas Shift(WGS) reaction, and Direct Steam Reforming(DSR) reaction. Simulation results are compared with experimental results for code validation. Operating parameters of the autothermal reformer are inlet temperature, Oxygen to Carbon Ratio(OCR), Steam to Carbon Ratio(SCR), and Gas Hourly Space Velocity(GHSV). Temperature at the reactor center, fuel conversion, species at the reformer outlet, and reforming efficiency are shown as simulation results. SR reaction rate is improved by increased inlet temperature. Reforming efficiency and fuel conversion reached the maximum at 0.7 of OCR. SR reaction and WGS reaction are activated as SCR increases. When GHSV is increased, reforming efficiency increases but pressure drop from the increased GHSV may decrease the system efficiency.

• 한국막학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국막학회 1999년도 The 7th Summer Workshop of the Membrane Society of Korea
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• pp.43-47
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• 1999

Pd-ceramic composite membranes and catalytic membrane reactors(CMR) have been studied for hydrogen purification and recovery in th fusion reactor fuel cycle. The development of techniques for coating microporous ceramic tubes with Pd and Pd/Ag layers is described: composite membranes have been produced by electroless deposition (Pd/Ag film of 10-20${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$) and rolling of thin metal sheet (Pd and Pd/ Ag membranes of 50-70 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$). Experimental results on electroless membranes showed that the metallic film presented some defects and the membranes had not complete hydrogen selectivity . Then the catalytic membrane reactors with electroless membranes can be applied for some industrial processes that do not require a complete separation of the hydrogen (i.e. in the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons). The rolled thin Pd/Ag membranes separated the hydrogen from the other gas with a complete selectivity and exhibited a slightly larger (about a factor 1.7) mass transfer resistance with respect to the electroless membranes. Experimental tests confirmed the good performances in terms of durability.

• 청정기술
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2013

니켈 촉매 상에서 에탄의 수증기 개질 반응과 수성가스 전환반응 반응에 대한 반응속도 데이터를 얻기 위하여 반응온도와 반응물의 분압을 변화시키면서 반응 실험을 수행하였다. 반응속도 데이터를 사용하여 거듭제곱 속도식 모델(power law kinetic model)과 랭미어-힌쉘우드 모델(Langmuir-Hinshelwood model)의 매개변수를 구하였다. 또한 반응 속도 모델식을 적용하여 PRO/II를 이용한 공정 모사를 통해서 에탄의 수증기 개질 반응기 사이징(sizing)을 수행하였다. 에탄을 반응물로 하여 수증기 개질 반응을 수행한 결과, 단순한 거듭제곱 속도식 모델보다 표면반응에 의하여 반응속도가 결정되는 랭미어-힌쉘우드 모델이 보다 적합하였고, 수성가스 전환반응에 대한 반응속도식은 거듭제곱 속도식 모델이 적합함을 보였다. PRO/II 시뮬레이션을 통해서 수소 생산량에 필요한 반응기의 크기를 결정할 수 있었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.157-160
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• 2008

탄화수소 계열의 연료로부터 고순도의 수소를 생산하는 것은 연료전지의 효율적인 운전과 밀접하다. 일반적으로 대부분의 탄화수소 연료에서 수소를 생산하는 과정은 수소, 일산화탄소, 이산화탄소와 수증기 혼합물이 생성되는 개질 과정 및 일산화탄소를 저감하는 전이반응과 선택적 산화반응 과정으로 구성되어 있다. 전이반응은 일산화탄소를 이산화탄소로 전환하는 동시에 수소가 생성되는 고온 전이와 저온전이로 구성된 두 단계의 촉매전환 공정이다. 일반적으로 개질기에서 생성된 개질 가스는 고온전이 반응기를 거쳐 일산화탄소 농도를 3~5%까지 저감한다. 본 연구에서는 고온전이 반응기를 설계 및 제작하여 일산화탄소 농도를 2~4%까지 저감하였다. 고온전이 반응에서 철이 첨가한 촉매(G-3C)를 사용하여 부분산화 개질에서 생성된 일산화탄소를 이산화탄소로 전환하였다. 그리고 고온전이 영향인자인 수증기 주입량, 개질 가스 조성, 반응온도, 개질 가스 주입량변화에 대한 연구를 진행하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2018

A high efficiency integrated reforming system for improving the efficiency of the 5 kW PEMFC system used as the back up power of building was studied. The separated reforming system consisted of three parts - A steam reformer with two stage concentric circular shape, a heat exchanger type steam generator and a CO shift reactor. Temperature and steam carbon ratio (SCR) were control variables during operation. The operating conditions were optimized based on the thermal efficiency of the steam reformer as reformate gas composition changes at different temperature. In experiments, water was fully vaporized in the steam generator up to SCR 3.5 and the maximum thermal efficiency was achieved at the operating temperature around $700^{\circ}C$ in the steam reforming reactor. With the results of the separated reforming system research, we improved the shape of high efficiency integrated reformer. The performance evaluation of the integrated reformer was based on optimized operating conditions in SCR 3.5. As a result, the developed integrated reforming system maintained an efficiency of 76% and constant performance over 3,000 hours.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.113-120
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• 2013

A steam reformer is a chemical reactor to produce high purity hydrogen from fossil fuel. In the steam reformer, since endothermic steam reforming is heated by exothermic combustion of fossil fuel, the heat transfer between two reaction zones dominates conversion of fossil fuel to hydrogen. Steam Reforming is complex chemical reaction, mass and heat transfer due to the exothermic methane/air combustion reaction and the endothermic steam reforming reaction. Typically, a steam reformer employs burner to supply appropriate heat for endothermic steam reforming reaction which reduces system efficiency. In this study, the heat of steam reforming reaction is provided by anode-off gas combustion of stationary fuel cell. This paper presents a optimization of heat transfer effect and average temperature of cross-section using two-dimensional models of a coaxial cylindrical reactor, and analysis three-dimensional models of a coaxial cylindrical steam reformer with chemical reaction. Numerical analysis needs to dominant chemical reaction that are assumed as a Steam Reforming (SR) reaction, a Water-Gas Shift (WGS) reaction, and a Direct Steam Reforming(DSR) reaction. The major parameters of analysis are temperature, fuel conversion and heat flux in the coaxial reactor.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.60-68
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• 2009

The steam reformer for hydrogen production from methane is studied by a numerical method. Langmuir- Hinshelwood model is incorporated for catalytic surface reactions, and the pseudo-homogeneous model is used to take into account local equilibrium phenomena between a catalyst and bulk gas. Dominant chemical reactions are Steam Reforming (SR) reaction, Water-Gas Shift (WGS) reaction, and Direct Steam Reforming (DSR) reaction. The numerical results are validated with experimental results at the same operating conditions. Using the validated code, parametric study has been numerically performed in view of the steam reformer performance. As increasing a wall temperature, the fuel conversion increases due to the high heat transfer rate. When Steam to Carbon Ratio (SCR) increases, the concentration of carbon monoxide decreases since WGS reaction becomes more active. When increasing Gas Hourly Space Velocity (GHSV), the fuel conversion decreases due to the heat transfer limitation and the low residence time. The reactor shape effects are also investigated. The length and radius of cylindrical reactors are changed at the same catalyst volume. The longer steam reformer is, the better steam reformer performs. However, system energy efficiency decreases due to the large pressure drop.