Development of a framework for sequential Bayesian design of experiments: Application to a pilot-scale solvent-based CO2 capture process
- West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States); National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States); National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Morgantown, WV (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- National Carbon Capture Center, Wilsonville, AL (United States)
- National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States)
In this paper, a methodology is developed for sequential design of experiments (SDoE) for process systems and applied to a solvent-based CO2 capture system. In this approach, the prior knowledge of the system is used to prioritize process data collection at specific operating conditions. These data are then incorporated into a Bayesian inference methodology for updating a stochastic model by refining estimations of its underlying parameters, and the updated model is then used to generate the next set of test runs. Thus, the new knowledge obtained from the data is used to guide subsequent iterations of the experimental runs, ensuring that the overall data collection is maximally informative given that most experimental campaigns, especially at pilot or higher-scale plants, are costly, time-consuming, and resource-limited. The test run objective for this work was to minimize the maximum model prediction uncertainty for key output variables, but the methodology is generic and can be readily applied to other test run objectives. This methodology is applied to an aqueous monoethanolamine (MEA) pilot plant campaign at the National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC) in Wilsonville, Alabama, USA. The SDoE framework was utilized for two iterations, while collecting 18 sets of data representing different process conditions, and this resulted in an overall average reduction in uncertainty of approximately 50% in the prediction of CO2 capture percentage. Moreover, 11 additional data sets were obtained with variation of absorber packing height for further model validation. This work shows the capability of the SDoE framework to maximize learning given limited resources, allowing for the reduction of model uncertainty, which is of great importance for many applications including reduction of technical risk associated with scale-up and economic analysis.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344; 7210843
- OSTI ID:
- 1871778
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-TR-829428; 1045290
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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