Research Article
3D CFD Simulation of Reaction Cells, Cooling Cells, and Manifolds of a Flatbed Reactor for CO2 Methanation
Karim Ghaib,
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Karim Ghaib
Annastrasse 48, 64673 Zwingenberg, Deutschland
Correspondence: Karim Ghaib ([email protected]), Annastrasse 48, 64673 Zwingenberg, Deutschland.Search for more papers by this authorKarim Ghaib,
Corresponding Author
Karim Ghaib
Annastrasse 48, 64673 Zwingenberg, Deutschland
Correspondence: Karim Ghaib ([email protected]), Annastrasse 48, 64673 Zwingenberg, Deutschland.Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
The methanation of CO2 has attracted great interest in recent years as a technology to generate renewable synthetic natural gas and to recycle CO2 from different sectors. The actual development state of a flatbed reactor for the methanation of pure stoichiometric feed gas is presented. Additionally, computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based design strategies are introduced which can be applied for the development and optimization of different processing units. The results of the reactor development demonstrate a good heat exchange and flow distribution in the reactor.
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