Analysis of a downdraft gasifier for energy use of biomass waste applying computational fluid dynamics

 

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Autors: Salazar Esquivel, Randall, Casanova Treto, Pedro, Solís Ramírez, Kattia
Format: artículo original
Data de publicació:2018
Descripció:A numerical modeling was performed that simulates the thermal and fluid-dynamic behavior and generation of chemical species from the biomass gasification process in a downdraft reactor using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The simulation process was assumed as a stationary state, energy models, turbulence, transport of species and multiphase were established to adequately represent the equations that govern the transfer of mass, momentum and energy in the thermo-chemical degradation process of biomass. Variations in the airflow rate entered into the reactor were established in order to determine the optimum point of operation of the reactor. It was determined that using a flow rate of 400 l/min of air, the best results in terms of the quality of syngas produced are obtained, establishing this condition as the optimum operating point of the reactor.
Pais:Kérwá
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Idioma:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/87818
Accés en línia:https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jce/pages/20(2)Version-2.html
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/87818
Paraula clau:BIOMASS
CFD
downdraft gasifier
syngas
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
FLUID DYNAMICS