Thermal calculation for a methane pyrolysis installation
V.D. Dolgikh
Samara State Technical University, Samara, Russia
Keywords: installation for methane pyrolysis, methane-hydrogen heating, thermal design, production of hydrogen, pyrolytic carbon and distilled water, reduction of CO emissions, installation power, fuel specific consumption
Abstract
An installation was designed, fabricated and studied for methane pyrolysis and hydrogen production. Methane heating and pyrolysis occurs by burning a fraction of methane-hydrogen mixture (60 % hydrogen and 40 % methane) produces by pyrolysis (a return for the plant demand). The installation thermal design was performed with the account for the heat consumed fro pyrolysis, insulation heat loss and flue gases loss. The study determined the plant heat power and the efficiency coefficient. Usage of methane-hydrogen mixture as fuel allows reducing the CO2 emission as compared to known methods of hydrogen production.
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