Staggered Grid Finite Volume Approach for Modeling Single Particle Char Gasification
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Vinod Kumar Yadav
Abstract
The present work is aimed at unsteady-state mathematical modeling and simulation of the steam gasification of a single char particle. The unsteady state diffusion-reaction competitive gasification of a porous non-catalytic solid (char) was solved numerically using the staggered grid finite volume method (SGFVM). It was assumed that the char particle is spherical in shape and there is no change in its size during the gasification, and temperature variation within the particle is negligible. The model is capable of predicting detailed point-to-point reaction, diffusion, and concentration profile in a spatiotemporal domain inside the particle. The study revealed that the gasification of the char particle at higher temperature (>1,100 K) bear a resemblance to the shrinking core model and at a lower temperature (<1,100 K) it follows the progressive conversion model. The study also includes the effects of the temperature, time, and carbon concentration on the rate and conversion inside the char particle.
Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial and other related support from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- In Honour of Professor Serge Kaliaguine
- Research Articles
- Core/Shell Nanostructured Materials for Sustainable Processes
- Photodegradation Efficiencies in a Photo-CREC Water-II Reactor Using Several TiO2 Based Catalysts
- Hydrotreatment of Light Cycle Oil Over a Dispersed MoS2 Catalyst
- Hybrid Ionic Liquid-Chitosan Membranes for CO2 Separation: Mechanical and Thermal Behavior
- Photo-oxidation of Tributyltin, Dibutyltin and Monobutyltin in Water and Marine Sediments
- Contribution of Pd Membrane to Dehydrogenation of Isobutane Over a New Mesoporous Cr/MCM-41 Catalyst
- Self Diffusivity of n-Dodecane and Benzothiophene in ZSM-5 Zeolites. Its Significance for a New Catalytic Light Diesel Desulfurization Process
- Staggered Grid Finite Volume Approach for Modeling Single Particle Char Gasification
- High Efficiency CeCu Composite Oxide Catalysts Improved via Preparation Methods for Propyl Acetate Catalytic Combustion in Air
- Hydrodesulfurization of Dibenzothiophene in a Micro Trickle Bed Catalytic Reactor under Operating Conditions from Reactive Distillation
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