modelControllerH2OForReformer_StoCbeforePrere

Controller to control the water mass flow rate for the prereformer and steam methane reformer for given steam to carbon ratio in front of Prereformer

Extends from Base.PartialControllerH2OForReformer (Controller to control the water mass flow rate for the prereformer and steam methane reformer).

Information

1. Purpose of model

This is a controller to control the steam mass flow rate for a steam methane reformer to ensure a given molar steam to methane ratio at the inlet of the prereformer.

2. Level of detail, physical effects considered, and physical insight

The composition and mass flow rate of the feed are measured and the necessary steam mass flow rate is calculated using the amount of C atoms in hydrocarbons in the feed.

3. Limits of validity

The validity is limited because the composition is measured ideally and continuously which is not possible in reality.

4. Interfaces

m_flow_feed: input for the feed mass flow rate in [kg/s]

xi: input for the mass fractions of the feed in [kg/kg]

m_flow_steam: output for the steam mass flow rate (positive sign) in [kg/s]

5. Nomenclature

(no remarks)

6. Governing Equations

The steam mass flow rate is calculated using the amount of C atoms in hydrocarbons in the feed.

7. Remarks for Usage

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8. Validation

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9. References

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10. Version History

Model created by Carsten Bode (c.bode@tuhh.de) on Fri Jul 04 2017

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
SI.MolarMassM_H2O (from PartialControllerH2OForReformer)0.01802
SI.MolarMassM_CH4 (from PartialControllerH2OForReformer)0.01604
SI.MolarMassM_C2H6 (from PartialControllerH2OForReformer)0.03007
SI.MolarMassM_C3H8 (from PartialControllerH2OForReformer)0.04410
SI.MolarMassM_C4H10 (from PartialControllerH2OForReformer)0.05812
TransiEnt.Basics.Media.Gases.VLE_VDIWA_NG7_SG_varvle_ng7_sg (from PartialControllerH2OForReformer)

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
TransiEnt.Basics.Interfaces.General.MassFractionIn[vle_ng7_sg.nc]xi (from PartialControllerH2OForReformer)Mass composition of the feed before adding water or hydrogen
TransiEnt.Basics.Interfaces.General.MassFlowRateInm_flow_feed (from PartialControllerH2OForReformer)Feed mass flow rate before adding water or hydrogen
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealInputdesiredMolarRatio (from PartialControllerH2OForReformer)Desired molar ratio of H2O to CH4 at the inlet of the SMR
TransiEnt.Basics.Interfaces.General.MassFlowRateOutm_flow_steam (from PartialControllerH2OForReformer)Water mass flow rate that has to be added for given molar ratio

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
TransiEnt.SimCentersimCenter (from PartialControllerH2OForReformer)