Published December 2021 | Version v1
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Thermodynamic analysis and optimization for steam methane reforming hydrogen production system using high temperature gas-cooled reactor pebble-bed module

Creators

  • 1. College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing (China)
  • 2. Institute of Thermal Energy Technology and Safety, National Research Center of Helmholtz Association, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe (Germany)
  • 3. Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO (United States)
  • 4. Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Reactor Engineering and Safety, Tsinghua University, Beijing (China)

Description

Thermodynamic analysis and optimization for the steam methane reforming (SMR) hydrogen production system using the high temperature gas-cooled reactor pebble-bed module power plant (HTR-PM) are investigated in this work. Based on the thermodynamic-equilibrium model, parameters of thermal efficiency (η), hydrogen production (YH2/methane), methane conversion rate (X1) and carbon monoxide conversion rate (X2) are calculated under the specified temperature (T), pressure (P) and water-to-carbon ratio (S). The influence of S, T, P on η, YH2/methane, X1 and X2 is then analyzed. It considers a wide range of operating conditions (T = 400-1200°C; P = 2-7 MPa and S = 2-10). The results show that the influence of on the system performance is significant. When T > 950°C, η and YH2/methane increases slowly (4 < S ≤ 6) or reduces (S > 6). For the operating conditions of HTR-PM (P = 7 MPa; S = 6 and T = 950°C), the maximum value of η is 63.44% and the maximum YH2/methane is 3.3 mol. At last, system optimized parameters are illustrated. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2021.1951863

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1080/00223131.2021.1951863;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology (Tokyo) (Online)
Journal Volume
58
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 1359-1372
ISSN
1881-1248

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
53113798
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYTIC REFORMING; CONVERSION RATIO; ELECTROLYSIS; FREE ENTHALPY; HTGR TYPE REACTORS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PEBBLE BED REACTORS; STEAM REFORMER PROCESSES; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM; THERMODYNAMICS
Descriptors DEC
ALKANES; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY; EQUILIBRIUM; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; HYDROCARBONS; LYSIS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REACTORS; REFORMER PROCESSES; SOLID HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES

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Notes
75 refs., 13 figs., 4 tabs.