UROP Project
An Analysis of heat transfer enhancement techniques in reformation systems
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Basic Information
- Project Offer-Number:
- 794
- Category:
- UROP Abroad
- Field:
- Mechanical Engineering
- Faculty:
- 4
- Organisation unit:
- Energy conversion, transportation technologies, hydrogen generation, solar energy utilization, acous
- Language Skills:
- English
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In hydrogen production methods such as steam reformation sufficient heat and mass transfer play a critical role in reactor performance as measured by product yield and fuel conversion. Several techniques exist for enhancement of heat and mass transfer and these methods are currently being investigated at the UC Davis Energy Research Laboratory. A comparison of data utilizing various enhancement techniques including flow impingment and flow disturbance will be compared as to their effectiveness for enhancing heat transfer and the cost of such enhancement as measured by pressure drop in a non-reacting system. This important work will aid in further research for evaluating such techniques for use in reacting flows.
Task
Analyze data regarding heat and mass transfer in non-reacting flows while subject to flow disturbance and flow impingement techniques. Both pressure drop and overall heat transfer will be analyzed and evaluated.
Requirements
Basic knowledge of heat and mass transport, thermal dynamics and chemistry. The student will have to prepare a report of the findings in both presentation and written format.
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University of California Davis
2102 Bainer Hall
CA 95616 Davis
USA
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