MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF STEAM METHANE REFORMING PROCESS

Authors

  • Ştefan Cristian GALUSNYAK Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Corresponding author: stefan.galusnyak@ubbcluj.ro.
  • Simion DRĂGAN Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: sdragan@chem.ubbcluj.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9849-9940

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbchem.2019.4.01

Keywords:

steam methane reforming, mathematical modeling, stoichiometric independent reaction, equilibrium process analysis

Abstract

This article presents the mathematical model of mass balance, the mathematical model at equilibrium for steam methane reforming process and the analysis of the equilibrium model for different operating conditions (T, P, Xfeed). The optimal operating conditions were established based on the analysis of the equilibrium model. It was also developed the mathematical model of heat balance, while the optimal size of catalyst granules was determined. The optimal working conditions were set by the equilibrium process’ analysis, the reactor feed ratio, H2O:CH4, 3:1, the temperature in the range of 780-1140 K and the pressure of about 30 atm.

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STUDIA UBB CHEMIA, Volume 64 (LXIV), No. 4, December 2019

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2019-12-30

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GALUSNYAK, Ştefan C. ., & DRĂGAN, S. . (2019). MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF STEAM METHANE REFORMING PROCESS. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Chemia, 64(4), 7–18. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbchem.2019.4.01

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