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| author | Wan, Chenghao Cremers, Conner Höfelmann, Ariana B. Ru, Zhennan Lin, Calvin H. Tamakuwala, Kesha N. Mantle, Dolly Mohapatra, Pinak Rivas-Davila, Juan Kanan, Matthew W. Fan, Jonathan A. |
| author_facet | Wan, Chenghao Cremers, Conner Höfelmann, Ariana B. Ru, Zhennan Lin, Calvin H. Tamakuwala, Kesha N. Mantle, Dolly Mohapatra, Pinak Rivas-Davila, Juan Kanan, Matthew W. Fan, Jonathan A. |
| contents | Inductively heated metamaterial reactors, which utilize an open cell lattice baffle structure as a heating susceptor for magnetic induction, are promising candidates for scaled electrified thermochemical reactor operation due to their ability to support volumetric heating profiles and enhanced heat transfer properties. In this work, we present a systematic scale up analysis of inductive metamaterial reactors where we utilize a combination of analytic modeling, numerical simulations, and experiments to project the capabilities and performance of scaled reactors. We use reverse water gas shift as a model reaction system and show that for reactor configurations featuring a uniform metamaterial susceptor, the total system efficiency increases with scale. However, the throughput of these scaled reactors is limited by radial temperature gradients. We further show this bottleneck can be overcome by tailoring the radial effective conductivity profile of the susceptor, which can enable scaled reactors with nearly ideal plug flow-like capabilities. These concepts provide a pathway towards scaled electrified thermochemical reactors with optimal chemical conversion capabilities. |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Scale Up Analysis of Inductively Heated Metamaterial Reactors Wan, Chenghao Cremers, Conner Höfelmann, Ariana B. Ru, Zhennan Lin, Calvin H. Tamakuwala, Kesha N. Mantle, Dolly Mohapatra, Pinak Rivas-Davila, Juan Kanan, Matthew W. Fan, Jonathan A. Systems and Control Materials Science Applied Physics Inductively heated metamaterial reactors, which utilize an open cell lattice baffle structure as a heating susceptor for magnetic induction, are promising candidates for scaled electrified thermochemical reactor operation due to their ability to support volumetric heating profiles and enhanced heat transfer properties. In this work, we present a systematic scale up analysis of inductive metamaterial reactors where we utilize a combination of analytic modeling, numerical simulations, and experiments to project the capabilities and performance of scaled reactors. We use reverse water gas shift as a model reaction system and show that for reactor configurations featuring a uniform metamaterial susceptor, the total system efficiency increases with scale. However, the throughput of these scaled reactors is limited by radial temperature gradients. We further show this bottleneck can be overcome by tailoring the radial effective conductivity profile of the susceptor, which can enable scaled reactors with nearly ideal plug flow-like capabilities. These concepts provide a pathway towards scaled electrified thermochemical reactors with optimal chemical conversion capabilities. |
| title | Scale Up Analysis of Inductively Heated Metamaterial Reactors |
| topic | Systems and Control Materials Science Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13719 |