Hydrogen is the preferred fuel for fuel cells due to high reactivity for electrochemical reaction at anode. In the present study, a three dimensional CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) code was developed and validated to simulate the performance of a catalytic monolith fuel processor used for hydrogen generation. Methane autothermal reforming on 5% Ru/ -Al2O3 catalyst was selected as the reacti...

The Ni/YSZ composite electrode is conventionally used for solid oxide cells, in electrolysis (SOEC) as well fuel cell (SOFC) operation. For enhanced electrochemical performance at low temperature, mechanical durability, and impurity tolerance, alternative materials configurations are required. In this paper we have studied a metal supported (MSC) with titanate based (La 0.4 Sr Fe 0.03 Ni Ti 0.9...

The naphtha reforming process converts low-octane gasoline blending components to high-octane components for use in high-performance gasoline fuels. The reformer also has an important function as the producer of hydrogen to the refinery hydrotreaters. A process model based on a unit model structure, is used for estimation of the process condition using data reconciliation. Measurements are clas...