Amir Saamkhanian - Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Babol University of Technology
Majid Taghizadeh

In this paper a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study of methanol steam reforming in fixed bed reactor over Cu/Zno/Al2O3 catalyst at adiabatic condition is presented. Simulation has beendone at 230, 240, 250 and 270 ºC and methanol to water molar ratio of 3/1. At first, temperatureprofile along the reactor has been investigated using CFD. Then, the results of simulation have been compared to experimental data. According to this fact that steam reforming is anendothermic reaction, it is concluded that the temperature along the reactor reduces in adiabaticcondition

Simulation, Methanol steam reforming, Fixed bed reactor