Simulation of methanol steam reforming in micro channel with lattice Boltzmann method

Lattice Boltzmann method is used to simulate the methanol steam reforming process in a micro channel. Lattice evolution model with dualrate kinetic parallel reaction mechanism is established. The impacts of boundary temperature, inlet velocity on reaction outlet parameters, such as methanol conversion rate, outlet concentrations of hydrogen and carbon monoxide and maximum temperature difference, are studied. It is found that under a certain boundary temperature and inlet velocity, when the methanol molar ratio, boundary temperature and inlet velocity are 1.3, 523 K and 0.1 m/s respectively, the methanol conversion ratio can reach the highest value of 94.36%, together with the concentrations of hydrogen and carbon monoxide of 0.098 9 and 0.009 5% respectively. With the increase of boundary temperature and decrease of inlet velocity, the concentration of CO will increase.

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