Abstract: The thermodynamic simulation analysis for methanol steam reforming hydrogen production system of kilowatt proton exchange membrane fuel cell was researched by Aspen Plus software. The influences of water to methanol mole ratio (0.8~1.6), reaction temperature (140~400 ℃), and pressure (101.325~506.625 kPa) on methanol steam reforming process were investigated. The results show that the methanol equilibrium conversion and CO mole fraction increase when the temperature is raised, while the H2 mole fraction decreases at the same time. The equilibrium conversion of methanol decreases with pressure increasing, but the pressure has little effect on the mole fraction of H2 and CO. The equilibrium conversion of methanol is improved with the water to methanol mole ratio raising. However, a large number of water vapor will increase the load of the system and lower the thermal efficiency. Therefore, the appropriate range of water to methanol mole ratio is between 1.2 and 1.4. It can be found that H2 mole fraction is 64.27% and CO content is below 10-5 ultimately through simulation of the hydrogen source system, which can provide hydrogen source for kilowatt proton exchange membrane fuel cell.

Key words: Methanol steam reforming,    ,  Progress simulation,     ,  Water gas shift reaction,    ,  Hydrogen,    ,  CO

摘要： 运用 A s p e nP l u s软件对千瓦级质子交换膜燃料电池甲醇水蒸气重整制氢系统进行热力学模拟分析, 考察不同水醇物质的量比( 0. 8~1. 6) 、 反应温度( 1 4 0~4 0 0℃) 及压力( 1 0 1. 3 2 5~5 0 6. 6 2 5k P a) 对甲醇水蒸气重整过 程的影响。结果表明, 升高反应温度可以提高甲醇平衡转化率和CO摩尔分数, 但会降低重整气中 H2 摩尔分数; 增 大压力会降低甲醇平衡转化率, 但对 H2 和CO摩尔分数的影响较小; 增加水醇物质的量比n( W) / n( M) , 甲醇平衡 转化率增大, 但大量水蒸气的使用会增加系统的负荷, 降低热效率, 所以合适的n( W) / n( M) 为1. 2~1. 4; 通过对整 个氢源系统的模拟发现, 经甲醇水蒸气重整、 水汽变化和选择性氧化后, 出口气中 H2 摩尔分数为6 4. 2 7%, CO摩尔 分数小于1 0-5, 可为千瓦级质子交换膜燃料电池提供氢源。

关键词: 甲醇水蒸气重整, 过程模拟, 水汽变换反应, 氢气, 一氧化碳