Coupling particle scale model and SuperDEM–CFD for multiscale simulation of biomass pyrolysis in a packed bed pyrolyzer

Gao, Xi; Yu, Jia; Lu, Liqiang; Rogers, William A.

doi:10.1002/aic.17139

Title: Coupling particle scale model and SuperDEM–CFD for multiscale simulation of biomass pyrolysis in a packed bed pyrolyzer

Journal Article · Sat Jan 02 00:00:00 EST 2021 · AIChE Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.17139· OSTI ID:1842933

^[1]; Yu, Jia ^[2];

^[1]; Rogers, William A. ^[2]

National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Morgantown, WV (United States); Leidos Research Support Team, Morgantown, WV (United States)
National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Morgantown, WV (United States)

Abstract An efficient biomass pyrolysis process requires a comprehensive understanding of the chemical and physical phenomena that occur at multi‐length and time scales. In this study, a multiscale computational approach was developed and validated for biomass pyrolysis in a packed‐bed reactor by integrating pyrolysis kinetics, a particle scale model, and Superquadric Discrete Element Method‐Computational Fluid Dynamics (SuperDEM‐CFD) in open‐source code MFiX. A one‐dimensional particle–scale model that discretizes the characteristic length of biomass particle into layers was developed to predict the intraparticle phenomena inside a single particle. The 1D model was validated by comparing it with a single biomass particle pyrolysis experiment. A recently developed SuperDEM‐CFD model was employed to simulate the non‐spherical particle–particle contact and fluid‐particle interaction. The coupled model was applied to simulate the pyrolysis of cubic biomass particles in a packed bed and validated by comparing with experimental data. Simulation with and without particle–scale model was compared, and the effect of the gas–solid heat transfer models was also investigated.

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Research Organization:: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89243318CFE000003

OSTI ID:: 1842933

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1786046

Report Number(s):: RSS516

Journal Information:: AIChE Journal, Vol. 67, Issue 4; ISSN 0001-1541

Publisher:: American Institute of Chemical EngineersCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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