Simulation of a commercial-scale entrained flow gasifier using a dynamic reduced order model

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1089-1106

  Monaghan, Rory F D ^a,b   Ghoniem, Ahmed F ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASH COMPOSITION; CO-FIRING; COLD START; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; ENTRAINED FLOW GASIFIERS; GASIFIERS; GENERAL ELECTRICS; INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE; LAYER THICKNESS; LOAD FOLLOWING; OPERATING CONDITION; REDUCED ORDER MODELS; REFRACTORY WALLS; SLAG VISCOSITY; START-UPS; STARTUP TIME; STEADY STATE; SYNGAS COOLING; SYNGAS PRODUCTION; TIME-SCALES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEATING; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PETROLEUM COKE; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SLAGS; SYNTHESIS GAS;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 84857401688     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef201551m     Document Type: Article

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