Table 2. Operating and Inlet Conditions of Steam Reforming Tests and Corresponding Experimental Results of χCtar and Kinetic Constants kCtar,1app and KS.
| test 1 | test 2 | test 3 | test 4 | test 5 | test 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Process Conditions | ||||||
| P [atm] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| T [°C] | 800 | 800 | 750 | 750 | 700 | 700 | 
| W [g] | 3.9 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 
| Inlet | ||||||
| h [-] | 7.92 | 7.92 | 7.92 | 7.92 | 7.92 | 7.92 | 
| c [-] | 7.57 | 7.57 | 7.57 | 7.57 | 7.57 | 7.57 | 
| FN2,in [NL min–1] | 600 | 600 | 780 | 780 | 780 | 780 | 
| tar concentration [g Nm–3dry] | 30.0 | 10.0 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 
| H2S equivalent [ppmv] | 100 | 100 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 
| FCtar,in [mol min–1] | 1.35 × 10–2 | 4.5 × 10–3 | 7.5 × 10–3 | 7.5 × 10–3 | 7.5 × 10–3 | 7.5 × 10–3 | 
| αin [molH2O molCtar–1] | 6.6 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 
| βin [molN2 molH2O–1] | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 
| WHSV [molin h–1 kgcat–1] | 570.0 | 556.1 | 466.0 | 466.0 | 466.0 | 466.0 | 
| WHSVCtar [molCtar,in h–1 kgcat–1] | 20.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 
| Outlet | ||||||
| χCtar,out [%] | 29.2 | 30.5 | 38.5 | 38.2 | 21.3 | 21.9 | 
| Kinetic Calculations | ||||||
| kCtar,1app [m3 kgcat–1 min–1] | 0.290 | 0.297 | 0.318 | 0.314 | 0.149 | 0.154 | 
| kCtar,1[m3 kgcat–1 min–1]a | 2.148 | 2.148 | 1.205 | 1.205 | 0.636 | 0.636 | 
| KS [atm–1] | 64181 | 62269 | 69708 | 70859 | 82053 | 78466 |