Development of a microchannel reactor model

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dc.contributor.advisorMöller, Klausen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorParak, Muhammaden_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-06T18:53:13Z
dc.date.available2015-01-06T18:53:13Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 151-157).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe development and future wide-spread use of hydrogen fuel cells is inhibited by problems associated with hydrogen storage. A possible alternative is to store and then reform hydrocarbons to yield hydrogen in an on-board fuel processing system. Microchannel reactors have reduced mass and heat transfer limitations and are able to exploit fast intrinsic kinetics. Also, their high surface area to volume ratio reduces their size for a constant throughput, increasing their potential for miniaturised deployment. Current microchannel reactor models are either over simplified and neglect important subtleties, or too complex and are not usable for optimisation or sensitivity studies. The objective of this project is to develop a comprehensive model that obeys the phenomenological laws and is fast enough to be used for optimisation.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationParak, M. (2011). <i>Development of a microchannel reactor model</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11615en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationParak, Muhammad. <i>"Development of a microchannel reactor model."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11615en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationParak, M. 2011. Development of a microchannel reactor model. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Parak, Muhammad AB - The development and future wide-spread use of hydrogen fuel cells is inhibited by problems associated with hydrogen storage. A possible alternative is to store and then reform hydrocarbons to yield hydrogen in an on-board fuel processing system. Microchannel reactors have reduced mass and heat transfer limitations and are able to exploit fast intrinsic kinetics. Also, their high surface area to volume ratio reduces their size for a constant throughput, increasing their potential for miniaturised deployment. Current microchannel reactor models are either over simplified and neglect important subtleties, or too complex and are not usable for optimisation or sensitivity studies. The objective of this project is to develop a comprehensive model that obeys the phenomenological laws and is fast enough to be used for optimisation. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Development of a microchannel reactor model TI - Development of a microchannel reactor model UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11615 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11615
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationParak M. Development of a microchannel reactor model. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11615en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Chemical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherChemical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleDevelopment of a microchannel reactor modelen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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