modelPrereformer_L1

Ideally transforms ethane, propane and butane with water into carbon monoxide and methane

Extends from Base.PartialFixedBedReactorRealGas_L1 (Partial model for L1 reactor models using real gases).

Information

1. Purpose of model

This model represents a simple adiabatic prereformer with no volume which decomposes the hydrocarbons C2H6, C3H8 and C4H10 with steam into CH4 and CO.

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

The higher hydrocarbons are decomposed completely, there are no reaction rates or equilibrium reactions. A constant pressure loss is assumed.

3. Limits of validity

The model is only valid if the remaining hydrocarbons are negligible.

4. Interfaces

gasPortIn: real gas inlet

gasPortOut: real gas outlet

5. Nomenclature

(no elements)

6. Governing Equations

Stationary mass and energy balances considering the heat of reactions are used. The outlet composition is calculated depending on the incoming composition.

7. Remarks for Usage

The model only works in design flow direction and it has to be ensured manually that enough steam is in the incoming stream.

8. Validation

Tested in the check model "TransiEnt.Components.Gas.Reactor.Check.TestPrereformer_L1"

9. References

(no remarks)

10. Version History

Model created by Carsten Bode (c.bode@tuhh.de) on Tue Apr 05 2016

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
SI.MolarMass[medium.nc - 1]M_comp{0.01604, 0.03007, 0.0441, 0.05812, 0.02801, 0.04401, 0.01802, 0.02801}Molar masses of components of vle_ng7_sg
Fundamental Definitions
TransiEnt.Basics.Media.Gases.VLE_VDIWA_NG7_SG_varmedium (from PartialFixedBedReactorRealGas_L1)Medium in the reactor
IntegerN_reac (from PartialFixedBedReactorRealGas_L1)Number of reactions
SI.MolarEnthalpy[N_reac]Delta_H (from PartialFixedBedReactorRealGas_L1)Reaction enthalpy for the reactions in J/mol
SI.PressureDifferencepressureLoss (from PartialFixedBedReactorRealGas_L1)Pressure loss over the reactor
Summary
BooleanuseFluidModelsForSummary (from PartialFixedBedReactorRealGas_L1)falseTrue, if fluid models shall be used for the summary

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
TransiEnt.Basics.Interfaces.Gas.RealGasPortIngasPortIn (from PartialFixedBedReactorRealGas_L1)
TransiEnt.Basics.Interfaces.Gas.RealGasPortOutgasPortOut (from PartialFixedBedReactorRealGas_L1)

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
TransiEnt.SimCentersimCenter (from PartialFixedBedReactorRealGas_L1)
Summarysummary (from PartialFixedBedReactorRealGas_L1)