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Premixed Methanol–Air Combustion Characteristics in a Mini-scale Catalytic Combustor

  • Reiyu Chein , Yen-Cho Chen , Jui-Yu Chen und J. N. Chung EMAIL logo
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International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
Aus der Zeitschrift International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering Band 14 Heft 1

Abstract

Methanol catalytic combustion in a mini-scale tubular quartz-made combustor is investigated in this study. An alumina sphere was employed as the support for the platinum catalyst. The experimental results showed that the combustion can be self-ignited at room temperature. Using the combustor wall temperature to characterize the combustor performance, it was found that the combustion temperature can reach a high value within a short time. The experimental results indicated that the combustor performance depends greatly on the fuel/air supply. A higher temperature can be obtained with a higher fuel/air flow rate. The insulated and non-insulated combustor experimental results indicated that heat loss to the environment is an important factor in governing the combustion characteristics due to the large surface/volume ratio. A higher temperature can also be obtained when the combustor is insulated. Because most of the combustion took place at the combustor entrance region, the experimental result suggested that the combustor length can be shortened, leading to a more compact design allowing the combustor integration with various applications. A simple numerical model was built to provide a greater understanding of the combustion characteristics and examine the heat loss effect on combustor performance.

Keywords: catalytic combustion; platinum catalyst; fuel/air supply; heat loss

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Published Online: 2015-4-10
Published in Print: 2016-2-1

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2014-0061
Schlagwörter für diesen Artikel
catalytic combustion; platinum catalyst; fuel/air supply; heat loss

Artikel in diesem Heft

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Review
  3. Novel Membrane Reactor Concepts for Hydrogen Production from Hydrocarbons: A Review
  4. Research Articles
  5. Modeling and Simulation Study of an Industrial Radial Moving Bed Reactor for Propane Dehydrogenation Process
  6. Oxidative Degradation of Methylene Blue in Aqueous Medium Catalyzed by Lab Prepared Nickel Hydroxide
  7. CFD Modelling of a Hollow Fibre Membrane for CO2 Removal by Aqueous Amine Solutions of MEA, DEA and MDEA
  8. Performance Study of a Thermally Double Coupled Multi-Tubular Reactor by Considering the Effect of Flow Type Patterns
  9. Radiative Three-Dimensional Flow with Chemical Reaction
  10. Three-Phase Model of a Fluidized-Bed Catalytic Reactor for Polyethylene Synthesis
  11. Study on the Effect of Nickel Doping on Mo-Bi Based Catalyst for Selective Oxidation of Isobutene to Methacrolein
  12. DM Water Plant Sedimentation as a Cheap and Waste Source of Catalyst for Biodiesel Production
  13. Recovery of Biogas from Meat Industry Wastewater Using Continuously Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR): Modeling and Optimization
  14. Comparison of CFD Simulation and Simplified Modeling of a Fluidized Bed CO2 Capture Reactor
  15. Kinetic Study for Platinum Extraction from Spent Catalyst in Cyanide Solution at High Temperatures
  16. Hydroisomerization of Biomass Derived n-Hexadecane Towards Diesel Pool: Effect of Selective Removal External Surface Sites from Pt/ZSM-22
  17. Heat Flux and Variable Thermal Conductivity Effects on Casson Flow and Heat Transfer due to an Exponentially Stretching Sheet with Viscous Dissipation and Heat Generation
  18. Optimization of Nickel Chemical Extraction from Hazardous Residue
  19. Green Approach for Biodiesel Production from Jojoba Oil Supported by Process Modeling and Simulation
  20. Differentiating Process Performance of Various Coagulants in Removal of Congo red and Orange G Dyes
  21. CFD Simulation of Hydrodynamic of a Bubble Column Reactor Operating in Churn-Turbulent Regime and Effect of Gas Inlet Distribution on System Characteristics
  22. Transformation of Phenolic Compounds by Fe(III) in the Aqueous Solution in Dark and Under Irradiation
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  29. Resistance Characteristics of Coal Slime in Pipe Flow at High Pressure
  30. Activity Comparison of Acidic Resins in the Production of Valuable Glycerol Acetates
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  33. Heart-Like Micro-Flow Mixer
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  35. Prediction of Reactivity Ratios in Free Radical Copolymerization from Monomer Resonance–Polarity (Q–e) Parameters: Genetic Programming-Based Models
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  37. Premixed Methanol–Air Combustion Characteristics in a Mini-scale Catalytic Combustor
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  52. Corrigendum
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