Variation of the Number of Heat Sources in Methane Dry Reforming: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Study

To overcome the weak point of gas type heating (failure in uniformly and persistently), liquid molten salt as a concentration solar energy was considered heat source for dry reforming. This high-temperature flowing through center tubular reactor supplies necessary heat. The dependence on number hydrogen production investigated under assumption fixed volume catalyst bed. By changing these numbers, we numerically methane conversion flow rate to find best performance. results showed that performance improved proportion tubes. For one source, surrounded by rather than located is terms yield. In addition, this study case which system divided into several smaller reactors equal sizes constant amount catalyst. reactors, saw were reduced. indicate installation many tubes possible preferable.