Abstract
Methanol is a liquid fuel that can be produced by renewable means and used in HT-PEM fuel cells, where a steam methanol reformer is used to provide a hydrogen rich mixture to the fuel cell. A steady-state non-isothermal model of the methanol steam reformer has been developed to predict the reformate contaminants and methanol conversion of the reformer. Kinetic reactions were based on a Langmuir-Hinshelwood model considering the methanol steam reforming (MSR), water gas shift (WGS) and methanol decomposition (MD) reactions. Heat transfer between hot air and catalyst bed, as well as heat and mass transfer phenomena inside reformer were considered. The performance of the reformer in terms of methanol conversion and CO concentration has also been examined to study the effect of different operating conditions.
Translated title of the contribution | Modeling and experimental characterization of a methanol steam reformer for a high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cell system |
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Original language | English |
Publication date | Aug 2019 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2019 |
Event | 6th CARISMA International Conference on Medium and High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells - Duisburg, Germany Duration: 27 Aug 2019 → 30 Aug 2019 |
Conference
Conference | 6th CARISMA International Conference on Medium and High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells |
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Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Duisburg |
Period | 27/08/2019 → 30/08/2019 |
Keywords
- Methanol steam reforming
- HT-PEMFC system
- Methanol conversion
- CO concentration