Conceptual design of a heat pipe methanator
Abstract
A conceptual design of a unit for converting synthesis gas from coal to methane is described. Gravity-return heat pipes are used in a simple configuration that provides for removing the reaction heat from the methanation-promoting catalyst, transmitting a portion of this heat to an incoming-gas preheat section, and delivering the remainder to a steam generation unit. Problems peculiar to the use of heat pipes for this purpose are considered, and methods for solving or circumventing these problems are discussed.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- April 1974
- Bibcode:
- 1974STIN...7516774R
- Keywords:
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- Coal;
- Heat Pipes;
- Synthane;
- Catalysts;
- Problem Solving;
- Synthetic Fuels;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer