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Autothermal reforming of gasoline using a cool flame vaporizer
Author(s) -
da Silva J. Matos,
Hermann I.,
Mengel C.,
Lucka K.,
Köhne H.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.10100
Subject(s) - vaporizer , overheating (electricity) , gasoline , homogeneous , methane reformer , mixing (physics) , chemistry , waste management , thermodynamics , chemical engineering , nuclear engineering , steam reforming , catalysis , engineering , organic chemistry , physics , hydrogen production , electrical engineering , quantum mechanics
The phenomenon of cool flames can be used for mixing, evaporation, and overheating of a mixture of fuel, air, and steam. This method is used to provide a homogeneous mixture preparation. This study investigates the existence of cool flames running a stationary cool flame reactor under autothermal reforming conditions. It particularly characterizes the thermal limits of the cool flame reaction at high steam‐to‐carbon ratios. The experiments show that a cool flame vaporizer can be combined with an autothermal reformer leading to a homogeneous temperature profile in the front of the catalyst bed. This results in a good conversion of the fuel in the reforming process. 2004 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J , 50: 1042–1050, 2004)