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Abstract
Computational fluid dynamics simulations were utilized to investigate the steam methane reforming process with the aim to improve its efficiency. Key parameters examined for their impact on process performance included surface heat flux (73–108 kW/m2), tube length (1–16 m), steam-to-carbon ratio (1.4–4), and flow rate (0.22–0.38 kg/s). To analyze the simultaneous effects of these variables while reducing computational costs, Deep Neural Networks (DNN) were employed. An optimized DNN was designed to achieve acceptable performance, featuring an input layer with four neurons that represent reformer length, flow rate, heat flux, and steam-to-carbon ratio. The network includes four hidden layers with 32, 16, 8, and 8 neurons respectively, and concludes with an output layer comprising seven neurons for residual methane, water vapor, produced hydrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, wall temperature, and gas outlet temperature. The results indicated that the proposed model achieved high accuracy, exceeding 99%, in predicting both training and test data. Following the DNN modeling, an optimization algorithm based on the random search method was developed. This algorithm searches a wide range of parameters to identify the optimal conditions for simultaneously maximizing hydrogen production and minimizing reformer length.
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The objective of the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy is to facilitate the exchange of new ideas, technological advancements, and research findings in the field of Hydrogen Energy among scientists and engineers worldwide. This journal showcases original research, both analytical and experimental, covering various aspects of Hydrogen Energy. These include production, storage, transmission, utilization, enabling technologies, environmental impact, economic considerations, and global perspectives on hydrogen and its carriers such as NH3, CH4, alcohols, etc.
The utilization aspect encompasses various methods such as thermochemical (combustion), photochemical, electrochemical (fuel cells), and nuclear conversion of hydrogen, hydrogen isotopes, and hydrogen carriers into thermal, mechanical, and electrical energies. The applications of these energies can be found in transportation (including aerospace), industrial, commercial, and residential sectors.