| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
MS&T24: Materials Science & Technology
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| Symposium
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Processing and Performance of Materials Using Microwaves, Electric and Magnetic Fields, Ultrasound, Lasers, and Mechanical Work – Rustum Roy Symposium
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| Presentation Title |
Multiphysics Study of Dry Reforming in Fixed Bed Microwave Reactors |
| Author(s) |
Ansan Pokharel, Pranjali Muley, Christina Wildfire, Terence Musho |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Ansan Pokharel |
| Abstract Scope |
Amidst escalating concerns of global warming there has been a renewed interest in utilizing syngas (CO and H2) for electricity generation. However, the process of dry reforming, wherein methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) are reacted over a catalyst to form syngas, has many challenges. These challenges stem from the high-temperature requirement to evolve the reaction and prevent coking. The use of conventional heating processes are often too burdensome for many applications. However, an alternative heating technique, and the method of interest in this study, is a microwave heating process. Wherein, the catalyst is directly heated using electromagnetic energy. This method provides an efficient and selective heating approach.
This presentation is focused on determining how the reactor geometry influences the heating efficiency of a fixed catalyst bed for dry reforming. A COMSOL Multiphysics model has been developed to monitor temperature gradients across the catalyst bed for different reactor configurations. |