Title page for E-project-031709-142003

Project Type MQP

Submission date 2009-03-17

Authors
Amanda K Gurnon, CM
Adam Raymond Lirette, CM
Curtis Joseph Schaaf, CM
Nicholas D Vitello, nvitello@WPI.EDU, CM

URN E-project-031709-142003

Title Effective Radial Thermal Conductivity in Fixed-Bed Reactor Tubes

Advisor
Dixon, Anthony G., CM

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
The purpose of our research is to more accurately model the temperature gradient across a fixed bed reactor used in steam-methane reforming. Heat transfer in the near-wall region was modeled using computational fluid dynamics. Heat transfer in the bed center region was determined through analysis of measured temperature profiles in a packed bed. Using this two-region approach, the effective radial thermal conductivity was used in a 2D pseudo-homogeneous heat-transfer model solved by finite element method and compared to experimental temperatures.

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Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2009-03-17
Authors	Amanda K Gurnon, CM Adam Raymond Lirette, CM Curtis Joseph Schaaf, CM Nicholas D Vitello, nvitello@WPI.EDU, CM
URN	E-project-031709-142003
Title	Effective Radial Thermal Conductivity in Fixed-Bed Reactor Tubes
Advisor	Dixon, Anthony G., CM
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The purpose of our research is to more accurately model the temperature gradient across a fixed bed reactor used in steam-methane reforming. Heat transfer in the near-wall region was modeled using computational fluid dynamics. Heat transfer in the bed center region was determined through analysis of measured temperature profiles in a packed bed. Using this two-region approach, the effective radial thermal conductivity was used in a 2D pseudo-homogeneous heat-transfer model solved by finite element method and compared to experimental temperatures.
Files	FINAL.pdf