A large-scale benchmark for the CFD modeling of non-catalytic reforming of natural gas based on the Freiberg test plant HP POX

Abstract The non-catalytic reforming of natural gas to syngas was studied with test runs at the semi-industrial scale test plant HP POX. The product gas composition, and gas and wall temperatures across the reactor were considered at 50, 60 and 70 bar(g), while the reactor temperature was varied between 1200 and 1400 °C. In addition, the flame structure was studied using optical measurements. The experiment was designed to provide a challenging benchmark for numerical modeling. For that reason, the reactor geometry, boundary conditions, and the experimental data are provided in such a way that the results can easily be reproduced using CFD.

[1]  B. Morreale,et al.  High-Temperature Kinetics of the Homogeneous Reverse Water-Gas Shift Reaction , 2004 .

[2]  B. Meyer,et al.  Influence of Temperature and Pressure on the Non-Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Natural Gas , 2010 .

[3]  Bernd Meyer,et al.  Theoretical and numerical investigation on the EDC-model for turbulence-chemistry interaction at gasification conditions , 2009, Comput. Chem. Eng..

[4]  Hadi Ebrahimi,et al.  Numerical simulation of methane partial oxidation in the burner and combustion chamber of autothermal reformer , 2010 .

[5]  Modeling of non-catalytic partial oxidation of natural gas under conditions found in industrial reformers , 2010 .

[6]  Keith D. King,et al.  Reforming of CH4 by partial oxidation: thermodynamic and kinetic analyses , 2001 .

[7]  Soosan Rowshanzamir,et al.  Autothermal reforming of methane to synthesis gas: Modeling and simulation , 2009 .

[8]  Jungsoo Park,et al.  Experimental and numerical study of detailed reaction mechanism optimization for syngas (H2 + CO) production by non-catalytic partial oxidation of methane in a flow reactor , 2010 .

[9]  C. Hasse,et al.  Flamelet-Based Time-Scale Analysis of a High-Pressure Gasifier , 2011 .

[10]  Yong Jin,et al.  CFD simulation with detailed chemistry of steam reforming of methane for hydrogen production in an integrated micro-reactor , 2010 .

[11]  Hadi Ebrahimi,et al.  A unified model for top fired methane steam reformers using three-dimensional zonal analysis , 2008 .

[12]  Zhenghua Dai,et al.  Simulation of natural gas steam reforming furnace , 2006 .

[13]  Chao’en Li,et al.  The undiluted, non-catalytic partial oxidation of methane in a flow tube reactor – An experimental study using indirect induction heating , 2013 .

[14]  Francesco Vegliò,et al.  Process simulation of natural gas steam reforming: Fuel distribution optimisation in the furnace , 2008 .

[15]  Fuchen Wang,et al.  Simulation of non-catalytic partial oxidation and scale-up of natural gas reformer , 2012 .

[16]  Zhenghua Dai,et al.  Numerical simulation of natural gas non-catalytic partial oxidation reformer , 2014 .

[17]  C. Hasse,et al.  Steady Flamelet Progress-Variable (FPV) Modeling and Simulation of a High-Pressure Gasifier , 2013 .