List of variables

symbol

Partial Pressure
CO
H2
CH4
H2O
CO2

Unit

Molar flow kmol/day

kg/day

rate of reaction
R1
R2
R3
R4
Rate constants
KOJ1
KOJ2
KOJ3
KOJ4a
KOJ4ab
EJ1
EJ2
EJ3
EJ4a
EJ4b
Equilibrium constant
K1
K2
K3

Value

Volume

m3/day
m3/s
Gas densitykg/m3
rateconstant

Molar composition
Stream
2
kmol/day
946
CH4
847
N2
33
O2
CO
H2
H20
CO2
66
946

K1
K2
K3

Van't Hoff Paramters for species adsoprtion

CO
H2
CH4
H2O
Combustion of CH4
Combustion of O2

Koi

Van't Hoff Paramters for species adsoprtion

CO
H2
CH4

bar ^-1
bar ^-1
bar ^-1
bar

bar ^-1
bar ^-1
bar ^-1

H2O

Temperature
Temperature at surface

bar

T
Ts

Note : assume both are

86400 seconds in a day

22.4 m3 per kmol

Stream 2 Stream 46 Stream 19 Total
1100
940
650
2690
24400
42000
21000
87400
24640
21056
14560
60256
0.285185 0.243704 0.168519 0.697407
1.450478

19
650

650

650

46 Total inlet
940
2536
847
33
650
0
0
0
940
1006
940

Total mole frac

Molecular weight (g mol)
Total molecular weight
0.333991
16
5.343849
0.013013
28
0.364353
0.256309
32
8.201893
0
28
0
0
2
0
0
18
0
0.396688
44
17.45426 31.36435 <---g mol

Note : assume both are the same for now?

3600 seconds in an hour

179000
49.72222222 m3/second

H2
Co
CO2
CH4
N2
O2
H20

kg kmol
From experimental data
g mol
Vol frac % Total volume (m3/hr) Mols (kmol/hr) kmol/s
mol/s
Mm
Mm%
0.1883
33705.7
1504.71875 0.417977 417.9774
2
0.3766
0.0298
5334.2
238.1339286 0.066148 66.14831
28
0.8344
0.0662
11849.8
529.0089286 0.146947 146.9469
44
2.9128
0.023
4117
183.7946429 0.051054 51.05407
16
0.368
0.1064
19045.6
850.25 0.236181 236.1806
28
2.9792
0
0
0
0
32
0
0.5848
104679.2
4673.178571 1.298105 1298.105
18 10.5264
Overall mm 17.9974 Total kg
Density

kg/s
0.835955
1.852153
6.465665
0.816865
6.613056
0
23.36589
39.94959
0.803455

60
50
40

Model
Experimental

CH4
CO
H2
CO2
O2
0.0005
0.1384
0.5369
0.0874
0.05
13.84
53.69
8.74
0.45
11.95
55.07
10.31

30

N2
0
0
0

0.2368
23.68
22.22

20
10
0
1

Model
Experimental

CH4o = 1051.0541; %higher value mol/s

CH4oori = 51.0541; %mol/s
H2Oo = 1298.11; %mol/s
COo = 66.1483; %mol/s
H2o = 417.977; %mol /s
CO2o = 146.947; %mol/s
O2o = 500; %mol/s
O2oori = 0; %mol/s
N2o = 236.181; %mol/s

Assumption
All gases have molar density of 283.8 mol/m3

1065
Basis of comparison Plant 1!! Heat exchanger type
Use molar density at 24.8 atm and 792 C
Total
Volume Volume
Volume
Frac
m3/hr
m3/hr
m3/s
H2
0.1701 13014.69 3.615192
Co
0.0223 1706.218 0.473949
CO2
0.0646 4942.675 1.372965
CH4
0.0673 5149.258 1.430349
N2
0.1614 12349.04 3.430288
O2
H2O
0.5085 38906.35 10.80732
Sum
76512
76068.23 21.13006

Ideal molar density

221.0843 mol/m3

mol/s
799.2624
104.7828
303.5411
316.2278
758.383

2389.329 0.511467
4671.526

CH4
CO
H2
CO2
0.0005 0.1384 0.5369 0.0874
0.05

13.84

53.69

0.171092
0.02243
0.064977
0.067693
0.162342

N2
0 0.2368
8.74

23.68

molar density of 283.8 mol/m3

3.204739

H2O
Temperature (K) Pressure (atm) Density (mol/m3)
1065
0.1
1.1443
1065
0.6
6.8665
1065
1.1
12.59
1065
1.6
18.314
1065
2.1
24.04
1065
2.6
29.766
1065
3.1
35.494
1065
3.6
41.223
1065
4.1
46.953
1065
4.6
52.684
1065
5.1
58.416
1065
5.6
64.149
1065
6.1
69.883
1065
6.6
75.618
1065
7.1
81.355
1065
7.6
87.092
1065
8.1
92.831
1065
8.6
98.571
1065
9.1
104.31
1065
9.6
110.05
1065
10.1
115.8
1065
10.6
121.54
1065
11.1
127.29
1065
11.6
133.03
1065
12.1
138.78
1065
12.6
144.53
1065
13.1
150.28
1065
13.6
156.03
1065
14.1
161.78
1065
14.6
167.53
1065
15.1
173.29
1065
15.6
179.04
1065
16.1
184.8
1065
16.6
190.56
1065
17.1
196.31
1065
17.6
202.07
1065
18.1
207.83
1065
18.6
213.6
1065
19.1
219.36
1065
19.6
225.12
1065
20.1
230.89
1065
20.6
236.65
1065
21.1
242.42
1065
21.6
248.19
1065
22.1
253.96

Calculating using ideal gas law

1065
1065
1065
1065
1065
1065
1065
1065
1065
1065
1065
1065

22.6
23.1
23.6
24.1
24.6
25.1
25.6
26.1
26.6
27.1
27.6
28.1

259.73
265.5
271.27
277.05
282.82
288.6
294.38
300.15
305.93
311.71
317.5
323.28

1atm =101325 Pa
R
T
pressure

n/V

8.314
1323 unsure!!
24 atm
2431800 Pa

221.0843 mol/m3

Area
3.204 As shown in experimental
Catalyst diameter
0.02 m
0.002 m

Yu Yong
Hallabi

Catalyst density
0.9 kg/L
900 kg/m3

Yu Yong
Yu Yong

Viscosity
3.58E-05 kg/ (m s)

Voidage

kg m^-3
g/mol
Gas density Mm
0.5 4.1263741
18.556

Viscosity at inlet T and P

4.78E-05 Pa*s
2.03E-05 Pa*s
5.00E-05 Pa*s
Gas viscosity
3.58E-05

0.371428571

H2O
H2
N2

Inlet volume
u
E1
E2
E1u
E2u^2

4.266726 m^3 s-1

1.331687
32.25853
27564.84
42.95827
48883.25
48926.21 0.489262
Target
0.371

Inlet conditions
Temperature
Pressure

H2
Co
CO2
CH4
N2
O2
H2O
Sum

1065 K
24.8 atm
mol/s
1026.625
134.5899
389.8883
406.1839
974.1172

3069.012 10.80732
6000.417 21.13006

Inlet conditions
Temperature
Pressure

1338 K
24.8 atm
%

H2
Co
CO2
CH4
N2
O2
H2O
Sum
At STP

m3/s
3.615192
0.473949
1.372965
1.430349
3.430288

0.1701
0.0223
0.0646
0.0673
0.1614
0
0.5085
0.9942

Nm3/s
3.615192
0.473949
1.372965
1.430349
3.430288
0
10.80732
21.25333

22.4 m3/kmol

<---

per m!!!
^ way too big

<---

1 liter

atm drop per m

atm drop per m

g/mol
MW

%
0.1701
0.0223
0.0646
0.0673
0.1614
0.5085
0.9942

molar density

mol/s
161.3925
21.15845238
61.29309524
63.85488095
153.1378571
0
482.4696429
943.3064286

2
28
44
16
28
32
18

(secondary reformer data), yao

kg/s
2.053251
3.768518
17.15508
6.498943
27.27528
0
55.24222
111.9933

1.83
3.36
15.32
5.80
24.35
0.00
49.33
100

221.0843 mol/m3
At inlet temp
m3/s
MW
0.730004
0.095703
0.277239
0.288826
0.692667
0
2.182288
4.266726

2
28
44
16
28
32
18

g/mol
Gas density
kg/s
4.126374
0.322785
0.592437 Gas MW
2.696896
18.556
1.021678
4.28786
0
8.684454
17.60611

0.001 m3