Energies 2017, 10(12), 2163; https://doi.org/10.3390/en10122163
Numerical Investigation of the Air-Steam Biomass Gasification Process Based on Thermodynamic Equilibrium Model
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School of Energy and Power Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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The 41st Research Institute, the Sixth Academy of CASIC, Hohhot 010010, China
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Received: 20 November 2017 / Revised: 13 December 2017 / Accepted: 14 December 2017 / Published: 18 December 2017
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biofuel and Bioenergy Technology)
Abstract
In the present work, the air-steam biomass gasification model with tar has been developed based on the equilibrium constants. The simulation results based on two different models (with and without tar) have been validated by the experimental data. The model with tar can well predict the tar content in gasification; meanwhile, the predicted gas yield (GY), based on the model with tar, is much closer to the experimental data. The energy exchange between the gasifier and the surrounding has been studied based on the dimensionless heat transfer ratio (DHTR), and the relationship between DHTR and the process parameters is given by a formula. The influence of process parameters on the syngas composition, tar content, GY, lower heating value (LHV), and exergy efficiency have been researched. View Full-Text
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