Development of a modified equilibrium model for biomass pilot-scale fluidized bed gasifier performance predictions

Energy

Volumn 115, Issue , 2016, Pages 1092-1108

  Rodriguez Alejandro, David A ^a,b   Nam, Hyungseok ^a,c   Maglinao, Amado L ^a   Capareda, Sergio C ^a   Aguilera Alvarado, Alberto F ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental validation; Fluidized bed gasification; Non equilibrium model; Tar analysis; Thermodynamic

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CALORIFIC VALUE; CARBON; FERTILIZERS; FLUIDIZATION; FORECASTING; FREE ENERGY; GASIFICATION; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; MANURES; SYNTHESIS GAS; TAR; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BENCH-SCALE FLUIDIZED BED; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FLUIDIZED BED GASIFICATION; FLUIDIZED BED GASIFIERS; GASIFICATION TEMPERATURES; GIBBS FREE ENERGY MINIMIZATION; NON-EQUILIBRIUM MODELING;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

CHIPS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GASIFICATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84991045250     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.09.079     Document Type: Article

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