A simulation model of a high-capacity methane adsorptive storage system |
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Authors: | J P Barbosa Mota E Saatdjian D Tondeur A E Rodrigues |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratoire des Sciences du Génie Chimique—CNRS, ENSIC, I Rue Grandville, B.P. 451, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France;(2) Lab. of Separation and Reaction Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Porto, 4099 Porto Codex, Portugal |
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Abstract: | A two-dimensional model is developed to describe the hydrodynamics, heat transfer and adsorption phenomena associated with the adsorptive storage of natural gas (NG) in cylindrical reservoirs. Intraparticle and film resistances to both heat and mass transfer are neglected. In the momentum equation, Ergun's law is considered locally valid and is extended to two dimensions. These assumptions are fully justified in the paper. Numerical results are presented concerning the pressurization and blowdown of an ultra-lightweight 50 litre cylinder, commercially available for the storage of compressed NG, if it were filled with an activated carbon having a good adsorptive storage capacity. A simple formula is also proposed to predict the filling times for fast charges. The predicted temperature changes in the packed-bed are in good agreement with those reported in the literature for an experimental charge/discharge. |
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