Measurement and modeling of advanced coal conversion processes: Quarterly report, April--June 1988
The overall objective of this program is the development of predictive capability for the design, scale up, simulation, control and feedstock evaluation in advanced coal conversion devices. The foundation to describe coal-specific conversion behavior will be AFR's Functional Group (FG) and Devolatilization, Vaporization, and Crosslinking (DVC) models, developed under previous and on-going METC sponsored programs. These models have demonstrated the capability to describe the time dependent evolution of individual gas species, and the amount and characteristics of tar and char. The FG/DVC models will be integrated with BYU's comprehensive two-dimensional reactor model, PCGC-2, which is currently the most widely used reactor simulation for combustion or gasification. The program includes: (1) validation of the submodels by comparison with laboratory data obtained in this program, (2) extensive validation of the modified comprehensive code by comparison of predicted results with data from bench-scale and process scale investigations of gasification, mild gasification and combustion of coal or coal-derived products in heat engines, and (3) development of well documented user-friendly software applicable to a ''workstation'' environment. Progress is described. 85 refs., 33 figs., 3 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Advanced Fuel Research, Inc., East Hartford, CT (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC21-86MC23075
- OSTI ID:
- 6779651
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/MC/23075-2629; ON: DE88010289
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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