Numerical modelling of a low power non-transferred arc plasma reactor for methane conversion

作     者：B I MIN D K DINH D H LEE T H KIM S CHOI 

作者机构：Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology Jeju National University 102 Jejudaehak-ro Jeju 63243Republic of Korea University of Science and Technology(UST) 217 Gajeong-ro Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34113 Republic of Korea Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials 156 Gajeongbuk-ro Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34103 Republic of Korea Department of Nuclear and Energy Engineering Jeju National University 102 Jejudaehak-ro Jeju 63243Republic of Korea 

出 版 物：《Plasma Science and Technology》 (等离子体科学和技术（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第21卷第6期

页      面：29-37页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0827[工学-核科学与技术] 0702[理学-物理学] 

基　　金：supported by the 'R&D Center for Reduction of Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases funded by the Korea Ministry of Environment (MOE) as 'Global Top Environment R&D Program' the National Research Foundation of Republic of Korea 

主　　题：numerical modelling non-transferred arc plasma methane chemical reaction 

摘      要：Thermal flow characteristics and the methane conversion reaction in a low power arc plasma reactor for efficient storage and transport of methane,which is the main component of shale gas,were *** temperature and velocity distributions were calculated according to the type of discharge gases and arc current level by a self-developed magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)code and a commercial ANSYS-FLUENT code;the transport of chemical species was analyzed as including the chemical reactions of methane *** simulated results were verified by the comparison of calculated and measured arc voltages with permissible low error as under 4%.Three C2 hydrocarbon gases with ethane (C2H6),ethylene (C2H4),and acetylene (C2H2)were selected as the converted species of methane from experimental *** mass fraction of C2 hydrocarbons and hydrogen as the product of the conversion reaction at the reactor was also *** values show good agreement with the actual experimental results in that the major conversion reaction occurred in C2H2 and hydrogen,and the conversions to C2H6,C2H4,and hydrogen were minor reactions of methane pyrolysis conversion.