Application of flexible micro temperature sensor in oxidative steam reforming by a methanol micro reformer

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Advances in fuel cell applications reflect the ability of reformers to produce hydrogen. This work presents a flexible micro temperature sensor that is fabricated based on micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology and integrated into a flat micro methanol reformer to observe the conditions inside that reformer. The micro temperature sensor has higher accuracy and sensitivity than a conventionally adopted thermocouple. Despite various micro temperature sensor applications, integrated micro reformers are still relatively new. This work proposes a novel method for integrating micro methanol reformers and micro temperature sensors, subsequently increasing the methanol conversion rate and the hydrogen production rate by varying the fuel supply rate and the water/methanol ratio. Importantly, the proposed micro temperature sensor adequately controls the interior temperature during oxidative steam reforming of methanol (OSRM), with the relevant parameters optimized as well. © 2011 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

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Lee, C. Y., Lee, S. J., Shen, C. C., Yeh, C. T., Chang, C. C., & Lo, Y. M. (2011). Application of flexible micro temperature sensor in oxidative steam reforming by a methanol micro reformer. Sensors, 11(2), 2246–2256. https://doi.org/10.3390/s110202246

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