Simulation of a volumetric solar reformer

被引:15
作者
Ben-Zvi, R. [1 ]
Karni, J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Solar Res Facil Unit, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
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JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME | 2007年 / 129卷 / 02期
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10.1115/1.2711472
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TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
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0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
The Directly-Irradiated Annular Pressurized Receiver (DIAPR) volumetric solar absorber was adapted to operate as a methane reformer by coating the absorber pins with catalyst. A computational model is applied to assess and improve the system design. The simulation entails the solution of reactive flow and heat transfer A detailed parametric study is presented and analyzed here. An experimental system based on the present results was built and testing is currently underway.
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