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Modeling a catalytic methanol-steam reformer for reactor development and design

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OSTI ID:376328
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  1. Royal Military Coll. of Canada, Kingston, Ontario (Canada). Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Catalytic methanol-steam reforming is being considered as a method of producing hydrogen-rich gas for transportation or motive power purposes. Many of these applications also involve fuel-cells to convert the chemical energy to electrical energy. This present work reports on a steady-state model to predict the production of hydrogen for utilization in a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel-cell system. The model presented in this paper is used as a platform for dynamic modeling procedures for the methanol reformer, and will be incorporated in an overall package aimed at improved design, development, analysis, and control of methanol-steam reformer systems.

OSTI ID:
376328
Report Number(s):
CONF-960154--; ISBN 0-9648731-8-4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English