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A novel reactor type for autothermal reforming of diesel fuel and kerosene

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  • Pasel, Joachim
  • Samsun, Remzi Can
  • Tschauder, Andreas
  • Peters, Ralf
  • Stolten, Detlef

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This paper describes the development and experimental evaluation of Juelich’s novel reactor type ATR AH2 for autothermal reforming of diesel fuel and kerosene. ATR AH2 overcomes the disadvantages of Juelich’s former reactor generations from the perspective of the fuel cell system by constructively integrating an additional pressure swirl nozzle for the injection of cold water and a steam generation chamber. As a consequence, ATR AH2 eliminates the need for external process configurations for steam supply. Additionally, the internal steam generator has been modified by increasing its cross-sectional area and by decreasing its length. This measure reduces the pressure drop of the steam generator from approx. 500mbar to roughly a thirtieth. The experimental evaluation of ATR AH2 at steady state revealed that the novel concept for heat management applied in ATR AH2 is suitable for fuel cell systems at any reformer load point between 20% and 120% when the mass fractions of cold water to the newly integrated nozzle are set to values between 40% and 50%. The experimental evaluation of ATR AH2 during start-up and shut-down showed that slight modifications of the reaction conditions during these transient phases greatly reduced the concentrations of ethene, ethane, propene and benzene in the reformate. From the fuel cell system perspective, these improvements provide a very beneficial contribution to longer stabilities for the catalysts and adsorption materials.

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  • Pasel, Joachim & Samsun, Remzi Can & Tschauder, Andreas & Peters, Ralf & Stolten, Detlef, 2015. "A novel reactor type for autothermal reforming of diesel fuel and kerosene," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 150(C), pages 176-184.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:150:y:2015:i:c:p:176-184
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.038
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    1. Samsun, Remzi Can & Pasel, Joachim & Janßen, Holger & Lehnert, Werner & Peters, Ralf & Stolten, Detlef, 2014. "Design and test of a 5kWe high-temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cell system operated with diesel and kerosene," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 114(C), pages 238-249.
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