Decomposition by film boiling heat transfer of glycerol

In this paper, a simple method is presented to transform saturated liquid glycerol into a gaseous fuel mixture containing hydrogen (H2), carbon monoxide (CO), methane (CH4), ethylene (C2H4), and ethane (C2H6). It is based on glycerol decomposition within the vapor film of the film boiling regime of multiphase heat transfer on a horizontal tube. In film boiling, a thin gas layer of predominantly glycerol vapor surrounds the tube and decomposes as...