Abstract
Abstract Water-gas-shift (WGS) and reverse water-gas-shift (RWGS) reactions are numerically investigated in a stagnation-flow on a porous Rh/Al2O3 catalyst. External and internal mass transfer effects are studied using three different models for the mass transport and chemical conversion inside the porous catalyst: the dusty-gas model, a set of reaction-diffusion equations, and the effectiveness factor approach. All three models are coupled with the boundary layer equations to describe the potential flow on the stagnation disc, and a multi-step surface reaction mechanism is implemented. The numerically predicted species profiles in the external boundary layer are compared with recently measured profiles. Internal mass transfer limitations are more significant than external ones in case of the 100 μm thick catalyst layer. The effects of catalyst structure (thickness, mean pore diameter, porosity, tortuosity) as well as flow rate and pressure on chemical conversion are discussed.
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