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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/28530| Title: | Investigating A Clean Natural Gas-based Hydrogen Production Process for Electricity Generation in Power Plants |
| Authors: | Babamohammadi, S Davies, WG Masoudi Soltani, S |
| Keywords: | clean hydrogen;zero-emission;power plant;hydrogen-combustion;hydrogen turbine;CO2 capture |
| Issue Date: | 3-Dec-2023 |
| Publisher: | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Citation: | Babamohammadi, S., Davies, W.G. and Masoudi Soltani, S. (2023) 'Investigating A Clean Natural Gas-based Hydrogen Production Process for Electricity Generation in Power Plants', 2023 IEEE International Conference on Energy Technologies for Future Grids (ETFG), Wollongong, Australia, 3-6 December, pp. 1 - 6. doi: 10.1109/etfg55873.2023.10407334. |
| Abstract: | This study investigates a clean hydrogen production process (based on a CH4 feedstock flow rate of 1000 kmol/h) integrated with an onsite hydrogen-combustion power plant. A rate-based kinetic model is used to develop steam methane reforming (SMR) and water gas shift (WGS) reactions in the reformer. The impact of auto thermal reforming (ATR) on hydrogen purity and the generated power is investigated by analysing the correlation between temperature, pressure, and steam-to-methane ratio. A full factorial design matrix is used to investigate the potential interactions among the operational variables with a set of key performance indicators (KPIs) i.e. hydrogen purity and generated power. The ATR leads to higher hydrogen purity and generated power at lower feed temperatures Also, increasing the steam-to-methane ratio leads to increased hydrogen purity and generated power in both scenarios. Pressure is found to play a critical role in power generation but has a less pronounced effect on hydrogen purity in comparison. Employment of ATR has been found to be beneficial to achieve higher hydrogen purity and increased power generated at lower feed temperatures, while simultaneously minimizing CO 2 emissions. |
| URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/28530 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1109/etfg55873.2023.10407334 |
| ISBN: | 978-1-6654-7164-0 (ebk) 978-1-6654-7991-2 (PoD) |
| Other Identifiers: | ORCiD: Shervan Babamohammadi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9659-4194 ORCiD: Salman Masoudi Soltani https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5983-0397 |
| Appears in Collections: | Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Papers Dept of Chemical Engineering Research Papers |
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