Independent control of thermal and reaction process in catalytic reaction and its application for a reformer

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24360079
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Thermal engineering
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: YOSHIDA HIDEO 京都大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (50166964)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): IWAI Hiroshi 京都大学, 工学研究科, 准教授 (00314229) ; SAITO Motohiro 京都大学, 工学研究科, 助教 (90314236)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 改質反応 / 触媒反応 / 熱制御 / メタン水蒸気改質

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In a reactor which is packed with catalyst particles, it is difficult to separate and control a catalytic reaction from a gas-phase reaction. In addition, the local temperature of catalyst and bulk gas flow cannot be measured. Therefore, the concentration change of the gas stream indicates the overall results throughout the channel. The objective of this research is to separate the catalytic reaction of steam methane reforming from the water-gas-shift reaction which occurs mainly in the gas phase by controlling the temperature fields.

Free Research Field

熱工学