Simulation of a Natural Gas Steam Reforming Plant for Hydrogen Production Optimization
Abeer M. Shoaib
Suez University, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, 43512 Suez, Egypt
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Amr F. M. Ibrahim
Suez University, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, 43512 Suez, Egypt
Correspondence: Amr F. M. Ibrahim ([email protected]), Suez University, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez, 43512, Egypt.Search for more papers by this authorAbeer M. Shoaib
Suez University, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, 43512 Suez, Egypt
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Amr F. M. Ibrahim
Suez University, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, 43512 Suez, Egypt
Correspondence: Amr F. M. Ibrahim ([email protected]), Suez University, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez, 43512, Egypt.Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
A simulation study to predict and optimize a natural gas steam reforming plant in Suez was performed. The developed model was used to generate performance data that would map the relation between atthe operating variables and hydrogen productivity. A single objective optimization problem was then formulated to maximize hydrogen production in the subunits: hydrocarbon prereformer, steam methane reformer, and the medium-temperature water-gas-shift reactor. The process temperature and pressure for the three subunits, total plant flow rate and total superheated steam flow rate were selected as decision variables. A good agreement was found between simulation results and plant data at steady-state conditions in terms of hydrogen yield and chemical composition. The developed mathematical model for hydrogen productivity correctly predicts the effect of relevant process parameters.
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