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Dry reforming of methane (DRM), which is a viable approach for carbon capture and utilization, is notably inclined towards carbon deposition due to the formation of cold spots, causing catalyst rapid deactivation, thereby limiting its industrial application. In order to prevent catalyst coking, it is imperative to improve the heat and mass transfer processes in DRM reactors. A foam reactor with hierarchical pore structure was proposed in this work, which is composed of fine and coarse pores and avoids contact thermal resistance due to the contact of foam structures with different pore sizes. Based on lattice Boltzmann model, this work investigated the impact of hierarchical pore structure on the heat and mass transfer, as well as DRM reaction in Ni/Al2O3 based foam reactors. The findings suggest an optimal overall heat transfer coefficient with the variation of dcoarse/dfine under equal pumping power. Furthermore, it reveals a synergistic mechanism between the heat and mass transfer processes, identifying an optimal hierarchical pore structure which, compared to uniform fine and coarse pore structures, facilitates an enhancement in reaction performance by 14.1 % and 13.0 %, respectively. This work provides a theoretical foundation and technical direction for the design of foam reactors.
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ISSN: 0016-2361
Year: 2025
Volume: 389
6 . 7 0 0
JCR@2023
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