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Multi-objective optimization for membrane reactor for steam methane reforming heated by molten salt

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A membrane reactor for steam methane reforming heated by molten salt (MS-SMRMR) is studied based on finite time thermodynamics for decreasing carbon emissions and improving hydrogen production rate (HPR). Effects of flow directions of sweep gas and molten salt on MS-SMRMR are researched. Profiles of temperatures, HPR, and local entropy generation rates (EGRs) of MS-SMRMR are analyzed. Hybrid particle swarm optimization algorithm is utilized to obtain the minimum of specific EGR (SEGR), ratio of EGR to HPR. Multi-objective optimization about HPR maximization and EGR minimization is performed by utilizing NSGA-II. The EGR caused by the mass transfer process is the largest among all irreversible processes in the MS-SMRMR. The membrane length should be slightly shorter than the reactor length when the flow direction of sweep gas is different from that of reaction mixture. When flow directions of molten salt and sweep gas are opposite to that of reaction mixture, SEGR is the smallest. Compared with SEGR calculated by utilizing initial parameters, SEGRs after primary, twice and triple optimizations reduce by 1.2%, 5.5% and 5.7%, respectively. SEGR can be further decreased by adjusting other operating parameters. Pareto front provides many optimization results, and it contains SEGR minimization. In Pareto front, an optimum decision point is obtained based on decision-making of TOPSIS, and its EGR and HPR, respectively, increase by 7.12% and 13.24%, compared with those obtained by using initial parameters. The results have certain theoretical guiding significance for optimization designs of MS-SMRMR.

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Chen, L., Li, P., Xia, S. et al. Multi-objective optimization for membrane reactor for steam methane reforming heated by molten salt. Sci. China Technol. Sci. 65, 1396–1414 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-021-2003-0

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