140. I Would Like To Know How To Size A Partial Combustion Reactor Processing Methane And Oxygen, As A Function Of The Flowrate And Of The Pressure.
In your case, you essentially have two reactions: CH4 + 3/2 O2 ---> CO + 2 H2O (incomplete combustion) CH4 + 2 O2 ---> CO2 + 2 H2O (complete combustion) each of these reactions has a specific rate at which it occurs. If you wanted to design a reactor properly, you would need to determine the conversion of methane in each of the above reactions. The upper limit of your flow rate is bound by the rate of reaction.
