Measurement and modeling of advanced coal conversion processes

Technical Report · Wed Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6986985· OSTI ID:6986985

Solomon, P R; Serio, M A; Hamblen, D G ^[1]; Smoot, L D; Brewster, B S ^[2]

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1. Advanced Fuel Research, Inc., East Hartford, CT (USA)
2. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (USA)

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 is 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 combined FG-DVC model 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 reported.

• Research Organization: Advanced Fuel Research, Inc., East Hartford, CT (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/FE
• DOE Contract Number: AC21-86MC23075
• OSTI ID: 6986985
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/23075-2814; ON: DE90010628
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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