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    适配抛物槽式聚光器的同轴折流型太阳能光热氨制氢反应器数值模拟

    Numerical simulation of coaxial-baffled tubular solar photothermal reactor for hydrogen production from ammonia decomposition adapted for parabolic trough concentrator

    • 摘要: 在我国“双碳”目标引领下,以太阳能驱动的绿色“氨–氢”技术路线,凭借其无碳高密度储氢优势,已成为大范围氢能技术应用的有效解决方案之一。然而,太阳能氨制氢反应器方面仍存在效率低、难放大等问题亟待解决。鉴于此,提出了一种适配工业级抛物槽式聚光器的具有同轴折流结构的管式太阳能光热氨制氢反应器。首先,针对反应器构建了光–流–热–化多物理场耦合模型。然后,对4种典型催化床构型,即无折流板平板形催化床(Flat catalyst Bed with No Baffles, FBNB)、倾斜折流板平板形催化床(Flat catalyst Bed with Inclined Baffles, FBIB)、无折流板环形催化床(Coaxial Hollowed catalyst Bed with No Baffles, CHBNB)、环形折流板环形催化床(Coaxial Hollowed catalyst Bed with Annular Baffles, CHBAB),进行了结构与操作参数优化。结果表明:优化后的FBIB反应器具有最高的太阳能制氢系统效率(34.91%)。原因主要在于,同轴折流结构引导反应物多次穿过催化床层,保证反应充分进行,同时显著提高了床层温度均匀性,综合效果有利于推进反应进行与延长反应器寿命。最后,着重对温度场分布进行了分析,并得到了温度最适配条件下的催化床层分布结构与参数。本研究可为太阳能光热氨制氢反应器开发与工业化应用提供理论指导。

       

      Abstract: Under the guidance of China’s “dual carbon” goals, the solar-driven green “ammonia-hydrogen” technological route has become one of the effective solutions for large-scale hydrogen energy applications due to its advantages of carbon-free and high-density hydrogen storage. However, solar ammonia-to-hydrogen reactors still face urgent problems, such as low efficiency and difficulty in scale-up. In view of this, a tubular solar photo-thermal ammonia-to-hydrogen reactor with a coaxial baffle structure adapted to the industrial-scale parabolic trough concentrator is proposed. First, a photo-thermo-fluid-chemical multiphysics coupled model is constructed for the reactor. Then, structure and operation parameter optimizations are conducted for four typical catalyst bed configurations: flat catalyst bed with no baffles (FBNB), flat catalyst bed with inclined baffles (FBIB), coaxial hollowed catalyst bed with no baffles (CHBNB), and coaxial hollowed catalyst bed with annular baffles (CHBAB). The results show that the optimized FBIB reactor achieves the highest systematic solar hydrogen production efficiency (34.91%). The main reason is that the coaxial baffle structure guides the reactants to pass through the catalyst bed multiple times to ensure sufficient reaction, and simultaneously significantly improves the temperature uniformity of the bed. This comprehensive effect is beneficial for promoting the reaction and extending the reactor’s service lifetime. Finally, the temperature field distribution is emphatically analyzed, and the layout structure and parameters of the catalyst bed under the most suitable temperature conditions are obtained. This study can provide theoretical guidance for the development and industrial application of solar photo-thermal ammonia-to-hydrogen reactors.

       

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