Study on the Performance of Methane Steam Reforming Reaction for Hydrogen Production in Spherical Particles with Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Structures

WU Zhihong; YANG Jian; WANG Qiuwang

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Study on the Performance of Methane Steam Reforming Reaction for Hydrogen Production in Spherical Particles with Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Structures

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- Study on the Performance of Methane Steam Reforming Reaction for Hydrogen Production in Spherical Particles with Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Structures
- Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University Vol. 59, Issue 10, Pages: 64-74(2025)
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- DOI：10.7652/xjtuxb202510006
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- Received：12 February 2025，
  
  Published：10 October 2025
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WU Zhihong, YANG Jian, WANG Qiuwang. Study on the Performance of Methane Steam Reforming Reaction for Hydrogen Production in Spherical Particles with Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Structures[J]. Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2025, 59(10): 64-74.
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WU Zhihong, YANG Jian, WANG Qiuwang. Study on the Performance of Methane Steam Reforming Reaction for Hydrogen Production in Spherical Particles with Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Structures[J]. Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2025, 59(10): 64-74. DOI： 10.7652/xjtuxb202510006.

摘要

为优化颗粒堆积床内的催化剂几何结构并提升制氢效率，研究了三重周期极小曲面结构催化剂对甲烷水蒸气重整反应的影响。使用固体颗粒法数值模拟对比了三重周期极小曲面结构催化剂颗粒与传统通孔催化剂颗粒、球形催化剂颗粒的流动、换热、反应性能。以发生反应的催化剂颗粒为研究对象并结合传统热阻理论，提出了一种热阻评价方法，从热量传递与转化的角度探索反应器内制氢反应的性能。结果表明：所提热阻评价方法可以反映出制氢反应的性能规律；三重周期极小曲面结构球形催化剂，在流动性能上比普通球形结构降低了22.97%的流动能量损耗；在换热性能上具有最高的出口温度，比普通球形结构提高了4.48K，减小了28.68%的对流换热热阻；在反应性能上具有最大的制氢速率，比普通球形结构提高了49.93%，减小了27.45%的化学反应热热阻；综合来看，降低了28.03%的综合热阻。研究结果说明了三重周期极小曲面结构在甲烷水蒸气重整反应中的高效性，并为颗粒堆积床内的性能比较提供了新的分析方法。

Abstract

To optimize catalyst geometric structures in packed beds and enhance hydrogen production efficiency

the effects of triple-periodic minimal surface (TPMS) structured catalysts on methane steam reforming reactions is investigated. The solid particle method is employed for numerical simulations comparing the flow

heat transfer

and reaction performance among TPMS-structured catalyst particles

conventional through-hole catalyst particles

and spherical catalyst particles. By analyzing reactive catalyst particles and incorporating classical thermal resistance theory

a novel thermal resistance evaluation method is developed to evaluate hydrogen production performance from the perspective of heat transfer and conversion. Results demonstrate that: The proposed thermal resistance evaluation method effectively reflects hydrogen production performance characteristics；the TPMS-structured spherical catalysts reduce flow energy loss by 22.97% compared to conventional spherical structures；in terms of heat transfer performance

they achieve the highest outlet temperature

showing a 4.48K increase over conventional spherical structures while reducing convective heat transfer resistance by 28.68%；regarding reaction performance

they exhibit the maximum hydrogen production rate

which is 49.93% higher than that of conventional spherical structures

along with a 27.45% reduction in chemical reaction thermal resistance；overall

they achieve 28.03% reduction in total thermal resistance. These findings demonstrate the superior efficiency of TPMS structures in methane steam reforming and provide a novel analytical approach for performance evaluation in packed beds.

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