An On-Board Pure H<sub>2</sub> Supply System Based on A Membrane Reactor for A Fuel Cell Vehicle: A Theoretical Study
In this novel conceptual fuel cell vehicle (FCV), an on-board CH<sub>4 </sub>steam reforming (MSR) membrane reformer (MR) is considered to generate pure H<sub>2 </sub>for supplying a Fuel Cell (FC) system, as an alternative to the conventional automobile engines. Two on-board...
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| description | In this novel conceptual fuel cell vehicle (FCV), an on-board CH<sub>4 </sub>steam reforming (MSR) membrane reformer (MR) is considered to generate pure H<sub>2 </sub>for supplying a Fuel Cell (FC) system, as an alternative to the conventional automobile engines. Two on-board tanks are forecast to store CH<sub>4</sub> and water, useful for feeding both a combustion chamber (designed to provide the heat required by the system) and a multi tubes Pd-Ag MR useful to generate pure H<sub>2 </sub>via methane steam reforming (MSR) reaction. The pure H<sub>2</sub> stream is hence supplied to the FC. The flue gas stream coming out from the combustion chamber is used to preheat the MR feed stream by two heat exchangers and one evaporator. Then, this theoretical work demonstrates by a 1-D model the feasibility of the MR based system in order to generate 5 kg/day of pure H<sub>2</sub> required by the FC system for cruising a vehicle for around 500 km. The calculated CH<sub>4</sub> and water consumptions were 50 and 70 kg, respectively, per 1 kg of pure H<sub>2</sub>. The on-board MR based FCV presents lower CO<sub>2</sub> emission rates than a conventional gasoline-powered vehicle, also resulting in a more environmentally friendly solution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5730f0a67de64c43b469667d84b832fc2023-11-20T07:26:44ZengMDPI AGMembranes2077-03752020-07-0110715910.3390/membranes10070159An On-Board Pure H<sub>2</sub> Supply System Based on A Membrane Reactor for A Fuel Cell Vehicle: A Theoretical StudyPayam Parvasi0Seyyed Mohammad Jokar1Angelo Basile2Adolfo Iulianelli3Department of Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz 71345, IranDepartment of Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz 71345, IranInstitute on Membrane Technology of the Italian National Research Council (CNR-ITM), Via Pietro Bucci, Cubo 17/C, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, ItalyInstitute on Membrane Technology of the Italian National Research Council (CNR-ITM), Via Pietro Bucci, Cubo 17/C, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, ItalyIn this novel conceptual fuel cell vehicle (FCV), an on-board CH<sub>4 </sub>steam reforming (MSR) membrane reformer (MR) is considered to generate pure H<sub>2 </sub>for supplying a Fuel Cell (FC) system, as an alternative to the conventional automobile engines. Two on-board tanks are forecast to store CH<sub>4</sub> and water, useful for feeding both a combustion chamber (designed to provide the heat required by the system) and a multi tubes Pd-Ag MR useful to generate pure H<sub>2 </sub>via methane steam reforming (MSR) reaction. The pure H<sub>2</sub> stream is hence supplied to the FC. The flue gas stream coming out from the combustion chamber is used to preheat the MR feed stream by two heat exchangers and one evaporator. Then, this theoretical work demonstrates by a 1-D model the feasibility of the MR based system in order to generate 5 kg/day of pure H<sub>2</sub> required by the FC system for cruising a vehicle for around 500 km. The calculated CH<sub>4</sub> and water consumptions were 50 and 70 kg, respectively, per 1 kg of pure H<sub>2</sub>. The on-board MR based FCV presents lower CO<sub>2</sub> emission rates than a conventional gasoline-powered vehicle, also resulting in a more environmentally friendly solution.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/10/7/159fuel cell vehiclehydrogenon-board Pd–Ag membrane reformermethane steam reforming reaction |
| spellingShingle | Payam Parvasi Seyyed Mohammad Jokar Angelo Basile Adolfo Iulianelli An On-Board Pure H<sub>2</sub> Supply System Based on A Membrane Reactor for A Fuel Cell Vehicle: A Theoretical Study Membranes fuel cell vehicle hydrogen on-board Pd–Ag membrane reformer methane steam reforming reaction |
| title | An On-Board Pure H<sub>2</sub> Supply System Based on A Membrane Reactor for A Fuel Cell Vehicle: A Theoretical Study |
| title_full | An On-Board Pure H<sub>2</sub> Supply System Based on A Membrane Reactor for A Fuel Cell Vehicle: A Theoretical Study |
| title_fullStr | An On-Board Pure H<sub>2</sub> Supply System Based on A Membrane Reactor for A Fuel Cell Vehicle: A Theoretical Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | An On-Board Pure H<sub>2</sub> Supply System Based on A Membrane Reactor for A Fuel Cell Vehicle: A Theoretical Study |
| title_short | An On-Board Pure H<sub>2</sub> Supply System Based on A Membrane Reactor for A Fuel Cell Vehicle: A Theoretical Study |
| title_sort | on board pure h sub 2 sub supply system based on a membrane reactor for a fuel cell vehicle a theoretical study |
| topic | fuel cell vehicle hydrogen on-board Pd–Ag membrane reformer methane steam reforming reaction |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/10/7/159 |
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