Hydrocarbons conversion to syngas in inert porous media combustion

Toledo Torres M, Gracia F, Caro S, Gómez J, Jovicic V (2016)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2016

Journal

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Elsevier

Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

Book Volume: Vol. I

Pages Range: 5867-5864

Journal Issue: 8

URI: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S036031991531541X?via=ihub

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.02.065

Abstract

Experimental combustion in inert porous media of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Butane,
Propane, Diesel Fuel and Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) is presented to assess the syngas production
within different stages of refinement of fuels, considering light gases up to a residual oil.
The porous media is composed by a fixed bed of alumina spheres and temperatures and
gas composition were acquired while stable combustion waves under rich fuel conditions
were produced. The results of this study showed that it is possible to partially oxidize HFO
producing up to a 10% of H2 and CO in the products for the equivalence ratio of f ¼ 1.3, with
a superior performance than any other fuel tested in this work. The behavior of the
recorded temperature results showed good agreement with the available literature. Upstream
regimes of propagation of the combustion wave are observed for the experiments
with liquid fuels, while gaseous fuels presented downstream regimes for f > 2 up to f ¼ 4.
Results suggest that in order to efficiently transform the fuels into syngas, it is convenient
to operate the reactor under an upstream regime considering the chemical energy at inlet
and outlet. Furthermore, liquid fuels, regardless of its refining level, have the potential to
produce syngas in inert porous media in promising volumes.

Authors with CRIS profile

Vojislav Jovicic Lehrstuhl für Strömungsmechanik

Involved external institutions

Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH) / University of Santiago, Chile CL Chile (CL) Universidad Técnica Frederico Santa María CL Chile (CL)

How to cite

APA:

Toledo Torres, M., Gracia, F., Caro, S., Gómez, J., & Jovicic, V. (2016). Hydrocarbons conversion to syngas in inert porous media combustion. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. I(8), 5867-5864. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.02.065

MLA:

Toledo Torres, Mario, et al. "Hydrocarbons conversion to syngas in inert porous media combustion." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Vol. I.8 (2016): 5867-5864.

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