Three-Dimensional Computation Fluid Dynamics Simulation of CO Methanation Reactor with Immersed Tubes
CO methanation is an exothermic process, and heat removal is an essential issue for the methanation reactor. Numerical studies were carried out to investigate the performance of a 3D fluidized bed methanation reactor with immersed cooling tubes. The simulations were carried out in the frame of the E...
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| author | Liyan Sun Junjie Lin Dali Kong Kun Luo Jianren Fan |
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| description | CO methanation is an exothermic process, and heat removal is an essential issue for the methanation reactor. Numerical studies were carried out to investigate the performance of a 3D fluidized bed methanation reactor with immersed cooling tubes. The simulations were carried out in the frame of the Euler–Euler model to analyze the performance of the reactor. The influences of operating temperatures were studied to understand the reaction characteristics. The temperature increases rapidly neared the inlet due to the reactions. The immersed tubes were effective at removing the reaction heat. The chemical equilibrium state was achieved with an operating temperature of 682 K for the case with immersed tubes. Different control mechanisms can be found during the process of increasing and decreasing the temperature. The reaction kinetic is the dominate factor for the cases with lower temperatures, while the chemical equilibrium will play a more important role at high temperature conditions. The configuration with staggered tubes is beneficial for heat removal. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-87f9f17c7def4cc4bb863aff3598d1922023-11-23T11:28:53ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-01-0115132110.3390/en15010321Three-Dimensional Computation Fluid Dynamics Simulation of CO Methanation Reactor with Immersed TubesLiyan Sun0Junjie Lin1Dali Kong2Kun Luo3Jianren Fan4Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse, 31400 Toulouse, FranceState Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, ChinaCO methanation is an exothermic process, and heat removal is an essential issue for the methanation reactor. Numerical studies were carried out to investigate the performance of a 3D fluidized bed methanation reactor with immersed cooling tubes. The simulations were carried out in the frame of the Euler–Euler model to analyze the performance of the reactor. The influences of operating temperatures were studied to understand the reaction characteristics. The temperature increases rapidly neared the inlet due to the reactions. The immersed tubes were effective at removing the reaction heat. The chemical equilibrium state was achieved with an operating temperature of 682 K for the case with immersed tubes. Different control mechanisms can be found during the process of increasing and decreasing the temperature. The reaction kinetic is the dominate factor for the cases with lower temperatures, while the chemical equilibrium will play a more important role at high temperature conditions. The configuration with staggered tubes is beneficial for heat removal.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/1/321methanationheat removalsimulationimmersed tubes |
| spellingShingle | Liyan Sun Junjie Lin Dali Kong Kun Luo Jianren Fan Three-Dimensional Computation Fluid Dynamics Simulation of CO Methanation Reactor with Immersed Tubes Energies methanation heat removal simulation immersed tubes |
| title | Three-Dimensional Computation Fluid Dynamics Simulation of CO Methanation Reactor with Immersed Tubes |
| title_full | Three-Dimensional Computation Fluid Dynamics Simulation of CO Methanation Reactor with Immersed Tubes |
| title_fullStr | Three-Dimensional Computation Fluid Dynamics Simulation of CO Methanation Reactor with Immersed Tubes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Three-Dimensional Computation Fluid Dynamics Simulation of CO Methanation Reactor with Immersed Tubes |
| title_short | Three-Dimensional Computation Fluid Dynamics Simulation of CO Methanation Reactor with Immersed Tubes |
| title_sort | three dimensional computation fluid dynamics simulation of co methanation reactor with immersed tubes |
| topic | methanation heat removal simulation immersed tubes |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/1/321 |
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