Cool flame evaporation for diesel reforming technology

The separation of evaporation from the catalytic reforming process is crucial for fuel processing. Unfavourable mixtures lead to degradation by local hot spots in the sensitive catalysts and formation of unwanted by-products. Cool flames offer a complete and residue-free evaporation of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures. The conditions determining whether cool flames can be stabilised or not are related to the heat management of the vaporizer. To determine this, examinations were conducted in a flow reactor to investigate stable cool flame operation under reformer conditions. A validation of the vaporizer is examined in combination with different reforming technologies.