An experimental and numerical investigation on thermal cracking of n-decane in the microchannel

作者:Liu, Penghao; Zhou, Hao; Gao, Xinke; Zhu, Quan*; Wang, Jianli; Li, Xiangyuan
来源:Petroleum Science and Technology, 2016, 34(6): 555-561.
DOI:10.1080/10916466.2016.1149490

摘要

The pyrolysis characteristics of n-decane were investigated in a series of reaction tubes. The results show that at fixed bulk temperature, the wall temperature, and residence time are two crucial contributions to influence the pyrolysis process, and the former has a more important effect on the cracking degree. A two-dimensional numerical model is employed to demonstrate that there exists a thermal boundary layer of the flowing fuel, which enhances the pyrolysis process. Based on the chemical analysis, the wall temperature may accelerate the rate of -Scission reaction, thus leading to higher alkene content.