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Methane Cracking in Metal Porous Media via Electromagnetic Induction Monolithic Heating
Zhuoran Wei, Qinwen Deng, Yong Shuai, Ruming Pan
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
Corresponding author: ruming.pan@hit.edu.cn
Methane cracking is a promising route for low-carbon hydrogen production, as it avoids direct CO2 emissions associated with conventional steam reforming. However, its practical implementation is constrained by inefficient heat transfer and high pressure drop in high-temperature reactors. Metal porous media combined with electromagnetic induction heating offer a potential solution by enabling volumetric, contactless heating and enhanced heat transfer. This work presents methane cracking in metal porous media under electromagnetic induction monolithic heating, with an emphasis on coupled heat transfer and flow behavior.
An equivalent porous-medium modeling framework is developed to describe the multiphysical interactions in induction-heated metal foams. Figure 1 shows that electromagnetic induction heating provides a more uniform temperature distribution compared to conventional boundary heating. This work provides a general tool for induction-heated porous reactors applied to methane cracking and related high-temperature chemical vapor deposition processes.
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