Dynamic simulation for Fanavaran methanol plant methane steam reforming reactor in the presence of catalyst deactivation

Dynamic simulation of industrial steam reforming reactor has been considered in the presence of catalyst deactivation. The performance of the reactor was investigated using a heterogeneous model. For process simulation, the differential equations are solved using 4th order Runge-Kutta method .The models were validated against measured process data of a steam reforming plant. The results of simulation in terms of components yields and temperature of the outlet are in good agreement with empirical data. The simple model displays a useful tool for dynamic simulation, optimization and control of steam reforming

Keywords:

methane , steam reforming , fixed bed reactor , modeling Introduction