Modeling of Thermally-Coupled Monolithic Membrane Reformer for Vehicular Hydrogen Production

A thermally-coupled monolithic membrane reformer (TMMR) is a heat and membrane integrated reformer for portable hydrogen production. This study simulates the TMMR using Aspen Plus software to find the appropriate monolith design and operation parameters to achieve optimal energy efficiency and hydro...

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Main Authors:	Jiwanuruk, Tara, Putivisutisak, Sompong, Vas-Umnuay, Paravee, Bumroongsakulsawat, Palang, Cheng, C. K., Assabumrungrat, Suttichai
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Published:	Elsevier 2017
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spelling	ump-187452018-07-13T08:26:54Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18745/ Modeling of Thermally-Coupled Monolithic Membrane Reformer for Vehicular Hydrogen Production Jiwanuruk, Tara Putivisutisak, Sompong Vas-Umnuay, Paravee Bumroongsakulsawat, Palang Cheng, C. K. Assabumrungrat, Suttichai TP Chemical technology A thermally-coupled monolithic membrane reformer (TMMR) is a heat and membrane integrated reformer for portable hydrogen production. This study simulates the TMMR using Aspen Plus software to find the appropriate monolith design and operation parameters to achieve optimal energy efficiency and hydrogen production within a small volume reactor. Different types of fuels, i.e. methane, methanol and ethanol, and various operating conditions, including molar flow rate of fuel (0.01–0.05 mol/s for combustion and 0.1–0.5 mol/s for reforming) and reforming pressure (3–5 atm), were investigated via thermodynamic equilibrium analysis. When methanol and ethanol were used as feedstocks, a reverse water-gas-shift reaction occurred, resulting in a decrease of energy efficiency. While using methane as a feedstock with a specific molar flow rate of 0.03 mol/s for the combustion reaction, 0.30 mol/s for the reforming reaction, and a reforming pressure of 4 atm, significant improvement of efficiency was observed. At the same time, the performance of the TMMR design was simulated based on the surface area of different sizes and configurations of monolith, i.e. parallel and checked arrangements, by using a kinetic-based model approach. The highest efficiency achieved was from the checked arrangement of monolith with 200 cpsi of cell density, 150 mm of diameter and length, and exchange area of around 1.5 m2. This design requires a small space of only 2.65 L in volume to provide 129 kW of hydrogen energy production with 44.0% efficiency. In conclusion, the proposed design and conditions could be a benchmark for future research on efficient compact reformers for vehicular applications. Elsevier 2017-09 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/18745/1/Modeling%20of%20thermally-coupled%20monolithic-1.pdf Jiwanuruk, Tara and Putivisutisak, Sompong and Vas-Umnuay, Paravee and Bumroongsakulsawat, Palang and Cheng, C. K. and Assabumrungrat, Suttichai (2017) Modeling of Thermally-Coupled Monolithic Membrane Reformer for Vehicular Hydrogen Production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42 (42). pp. 26308-26319. ISSN 0360-3199 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.08.210 doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.08.210
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spellingShingle	TP Chemical technology Jiwanuruk, Tara Putivisutisak, Sompong Vas-Umnuay, Paravee Bumroongsakulsawat, Palang Cheng, C. K. Assabumrungrat, Suttichai Modeling of Thermally-Coupled Monolithic Membrane Reformer for Vehicular Hydrogen Production
description	A thermally-coupled monolithic membrane reformer (TMMR) is a heat and membrane integrated reformer for portable hydrogen production. This study simulates the TMMR using Aspen Plus software to find the appropriate monolith design and operation parameters to achieve optimal energy efficiency and hydrogen production within a small volume reactor. Different types of fuels, i.e. methane, methanol and ethanol, and various operating conditions, including molar flow rate of fuel (0.01–0.05 mol/s for combustion and 0.1–0.5 mol/s for reforming) and reforming pressure (3–5 atm), were investigated via thermodynamic equilibrium analysis. When methanol and ethanol were used as feedstocks, a reverse water-gas-shift reaction occurred, resulting in a decrease of energy efficiency. While using methane as a feedstock with a specific molar flow rate of 0.03 mol/s for the combustion reaction, 0.30 mol/s for the reforming reaction, and a reforming pressure of 4 atm, significant improvement of efficiency was observed. At the same time, the performance of the TMMR design was simulated based on the surface area of different sizes and configurations of monolith, i.e. parallel and checked arrangements, by using a kinetic-based model approach. The highest efficiency achieved was from the checked arrangement of monolith with 200 cpsi of cell density, 150 mm of diameter and length, and exchange area of around 1.5 m2. This design requires a small space of only 2.65 L in volume to provide 129 kW of hydrogen energy production with 44.0% efficiency. In conclusion, the proposed design and conditions could be a benchmark for future research on efficient compact reformers for vehicular applications.
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author	Jiwanuruk, Tara Putivisutisak, Sompong Vas-Umnuay, Paravee Bumroongsakulsawat, Palang Cheng, C. K. Assabumrungrat, Suttichai
author_facet	Jiwanuruk, Tara Putivisutisak, Sompong Vas-Umnuay, Paravee Bumroongsakulsawat, Palang Cheng, C. K. Assabumrungrat, Suttichai
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title	Modeling of Thermally-Coupled Monolithic Membrane Reformer for Vehicular Hydrogen Production
title_short	Modeling of Thermally-Coupled Monolithic Membrane Reformer for Vehicular Hydrogen Production
title_full	Modeling of Thermally-Coupled Monolithic Membrane Reformer for Vehicular Hydrogen Production
title_fullStr	Modeling of Thermally-Coupled Monolithic Membrane Reformer for Vehicular Hydrogen Production
title_full_unstemmed	Modeling of Thermally-Coupled Monolithic Membrane Reformer for Vehicular Hydrogen Production
title_sort	modeling of thermally-coupled monolithic membrane reformer for vehicular hydrogen production
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2017
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Modeling of Thermally-Coupled Monolithic Membrane Reformer for Vehicular Hydrogen Production

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