Modeling soot formation from solid complex fuels

doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2018.06.020

Title: Modeling soot formation from solid complex fuels

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A detailed model is proposed for predicting soot formation from complex solid fuels. The proposed model resolves two particle size distributions, one for soot precursors and another for soot particles. The precursor size distribution is represented with a sectional approach while the soot particle-size distribution is represented with the method of moments and an interpolative closure method is used to resolve fractional methods. Based on established mechanisms, this model includes submodels for precursor coagulation, growth, and consumption, as well as soot nucleation, surface growth, agglomeration, and consumption. The model is validated with comparisons to experimental data for two systems: coal combustion over a laminar flat-flame burner and biomass gasification. Here, results are presented for soot yield for three coals at three temperatures each, and for soot yield from three types of biomass at two temperatures each. Finally, these results represent a wide range of fuels and varying combustion environments, demonstrating the broad applicability of the model.

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^[1]; Linn, Rod R. ^[2];

^[3]

Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering; Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering

Publication Date:: 2018-07-08

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1463558

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1582658; OSTI ID: 1601019

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-18-21447
Journal ID: ISSN 0010-2180

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396; NA0002375

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Combustion and Flame

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 196; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0010-2180

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 09 BIOMASS FUELS; Energy Sciences; soot formation coal and biomass combustion method of moments; 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; soot formation; coal; biomass; method of moments

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                    Josephson, Alexander J., Linn, Rod R., and Lignell, David O. Modeling soot formation from solid complex fuels.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
        Web.  doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2018.06.020.

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                    Josephson, Alexander J., Linn, Rod R., & Lignell, David O. Modeling soot formation from solid complex fuels.  United States.  doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2018.06.020.

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                    Josephson, Alexander J., Linn, Rod R., and Lignell, David O. Sun .  
        "Modeling soot formation from solid complex fuels".  United States.  doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2018.06.020.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1463558.

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@article{osti_1463558,

  title        = {Modeling soot formation from solid complex fuels},

  author       = {Josephson, Alexander J. and Linn, Rod R. and Lignell, David O.},

  abstractNote = {A detailed model is proposed for predicting soot formation from complex solid fuels. The proposed model resolves two particle size distributions, one for soot precursors and another for soot particles. The precursor size distribution is represented with a sectional approach while the soot particle-size distribution is represented with the method of moments and an interpolative closure method is used to resolve fractional methods. Based on established mechanisms, this model includes submodels for precursor coagulation, growth, and consumption, as well as soot nucleation, surface growth, agglomeration, and consumption. The model is validated with comparisons to experimental data for two systems: coal combustion over a laminar flat-flame burner and biomass gasification. Here, results are presented for soot yield for three coals at three temperatures each, and for soot yield from three types of biomass at two temperatures each. Finally, these results represent a wide range of fuels and varying combustion environments, demonstrating the broad applicability of the model.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.combustflame.2018.06.020},

  journal      = {Combustion and Flame},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 196,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2018},

  month        = {7}

}

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