A three-dimensional conjugate heat transfer model for methanol synthesis in a modular millireactor

Daulet Izbassarov; Judit Nyári; Alpo Laitinen; Arto Laari; Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio; Ville Vuorinen

doi:10.1016/j.ces.2022.117765

A three-dimensional conjugate heat transfer model for methanol synthesis in a modular millireactor

Daulet Izbassarov^*, Judit Nyári, Alpo Laitinen, Arto Laari, Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, Ville Vuorinen

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Lappeenranta University of Technology

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In this work, a modular millireactor (MMR) is designed and modeled using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool OpenFOAM. First, the method is validated against a conventional packed bed reactor (PBR) model (1D) with Aspen Plus. Next, the method is applied to study the effects of pressure (2–6 MPa) and temperature (483–533 K) on the performance of the MMR. Conjugate heat transfer (CHT) CFD results for the MMR are compared against a corresponding PBR at isothermal conditions. For the MMR, the methanol yield is shown to vary between 9–23 % within the studied parameter range. Overall, the MMR outperforms the PBR at conditions studied in this work. The maximum difference in methanol yield between MMR and the PBR is noted to be a factor of 1.71 at 533 K and 5 MPa. Such a large discrepancy advocates the usage of 3D CHT/CFD.

Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Artikkeli	117765
Sivut	1-12
Sivumäärä	12
Julkaisu	Chemical Engineering Science
Vuosikerta	258
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2022.117765
Tila	Julkaistu - 31 elok. 2022
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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Vuorinen, V. (Vastuullinen tutkija), Ersavas Isitman, G. (Projektin jäsen), Kannan, J. (Projektin jäsen), Tamadonfar, P. (Projektin jäsen), Rintanen, A. (Projektin jäsen) & Karimkashi Arani, S. (Projektin jäsen)
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2024
Projekti: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
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Kaario, O. (Vastuullinen tutkija), Tamadonfar, P. (Projektin jäsen), Salomaa, V.-P. (Projektin jäsen), Tamadonfar, P. (Projektin jäsen), Shahanaghi, A. (Projektin jäsen), Celik, H. (Projektin jäsen), Yeganeh, M. (Projektin jäsen), Cheng, Q. (Projektin jäsen), Shahin, Z. (Projektin jäsen) & Kilic, C. (Projektin jäsen)
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2024
Projekti: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
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Santasalo-Aarnio, A. (Vastuullinen tutkija), Sayed Ahmed, H. (Projektin jäsen), Korhonen, M. (Projektin jäsen), Nyari, J. (Projektin jäsen), Winiarski, P. (Projektin jäsen), Pekkinen, S. (Projektin jäsen), Laitinen, M. (Projektin jäsen), Vuorinen, V. (Projektin jäsen) & Izbassarov, D. (Projektin jäsen)
01/03/2020 → 31/07/2022
Projekti: Business Finland: Other research funding

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A three-dimensional conjugate heat transfer model for methanol synthesis in a modular millireactor

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