Thermo-economic analysis for the optimal conceptual design of biomass gasification energy conversion systems

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 2137-2152

  Brown, David ^a   Gassner, Martin ^b   Fuchino, Tetsuo ^a   Maréchal, François ^b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Flowsheet optimisation; Gas cleaning

Indexed keywords

AIR GASIFICATIONS; ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES; ATMOSPHERIC AIRS; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; COLD GAS; COMBINED CYCLES; CONVERSION PROCESS; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION COSTS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS; EQUILIBRIUM MODELS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; FLOWSHEET OPTIMISATION; FLUIDISED BEDS; GAS CLEANING; GAS TURBINE COMBINED CYCLES; GASIFIERS; HIGH TEMPERATURES; HOT-GAS CLEANINGS; INTERNAL COMBUSTIONS; LOW PRESSURES; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMISATION; OPERATING CONDITIONS; PROCESSING STEPS; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; PRODUCT FORMATIONS; REACTION MODELS; STEAM GASIFICATION]; TAR CONCENTRATIONS; TOTAL INVESTMENTS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY CONVERSION; FLOWCHARTING; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GAS GENERATORS; GAS TURBINES; GASES; GASIFICATION; ICE; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; INVESTMENTS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPERATING COSTS; OXYGEN; SECURITY OF DATA; TAR;

AIR CLEANERS;

EID: 64749099922     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2007.06.021     Document Type: Article

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