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Modelling and Simulation of Biomass Conversion Processes
Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society and Engineering, Future Energy Center. (MERO)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7233-6916
Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society and Engineering, Future Energy Center. (MERO)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0895-8286
Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society and Engineering, Future Energy Center. (MERO)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5559-4983
Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society and Engineering, Future Energy Center. (MERO)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3485-5440
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2015 (English)In: Proceedings - 8th EUROSIM Congress on Modelling and Simulation, EUROSIM 2013, 2015, p. 506-512, article id 7004995Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

By utilizing biomass gasification, the energy contentof the biomass can be utilized to produce gas to be used forcogeneration of heat and power as well as other energy carrierssuch as fuels for vehicles. The concept is suitable forapplication to existing CHP plants as well as for utilizing spentliqour in small scale pulp and paper mills. The introductionwould enable flexible energy utilization, use of problematicfuels as well as protects the environment by e.g. avoiding therelease of toxic substances. In this paper, the possibilities todevelop this concept is discussed. In this paper we comparedifferent gasification processes with respect to what gas qualitywe get, and how the gasification can be modelled usingdifferent modelling approaches, and how these can becombined. Results from simulations are compared toexperimental results from pilot plant operations in differentscales and with different processes like CFB and BFBTechnologies, athmospheric and pressurized, and using steam,air and oxygen as oxidizing media.

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2015. p. 506-512, article id 7004995
Keywords [en]
Biomass, gasification, modelling, simulation, CHP, agricultural residue
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Energy Systems
Research subject
Energy- and Environmental Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-21749DOI: 10.1109/EUROSIM.2013.91ISI: 000361021500088Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84929593503ISBN: 9780769550732 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-21749DiVA, id: diva2:652711
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8th EUROSIM Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Cardiff 9-13 September 2013
Available from: 2013-10-01 Created: 2013-10-01 Last updated: 2020-02-20Bibliographically approved
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1. Biomass gasification in fluidized bed gasifiers: Modeling and simulation
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2016 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Using woody biomass as a resource for production of biofuel, heat and power through gasification has been studied for years. In order to reduce the cost of operating and to design the full-scale gasification plant developing a general model to be applicable for different ranges of input data with acceptable level of accuracy, is needed. In order to develop such model for the gasifier, as the main component in the process, three major models have been studied in this thesis; theoretical model (Equilibrium model), semi-empirical model (modified equilibrium model, kinetic combined with hydrodynamic model) and empirical model (statistical model).

Equilibrium model (EM), shows low accuracy in predicting the content ofmajor components in product gas especially CH4 and CO. Therefore to improve the accuracy of prediction modification of EM is needed. Analyzing the semi-empirical approaches show that although the accuracy of EM can be improved, the generality of the modified models are still low. Therefore two new modified models have been developed. The first model is based on including data from wider range of operating condition to develop the empirical equation. The second model is based on combining QET and reaction kinetics for char gasification approaches. The first model decreases the overall error from 44% to 31% while the overall error of second model is decreased from 36% to 8%. Other semi-empirical model for fluidized bed gasifiers which is not equilibrium-based is developed by combining reaction kinetics with hydrodynamic equations. Investigating different hydrodynamic models show that combining two-phase-structure model with reaction kinetics for bubbling fluidized bed gasifiers improves the accuracy of the kinetic-only model.

The third type of approaches, investigated in this thesis, towards developing a general model is the empirical model. This model has been developed based on Partial least square (PLS) approach. The PLS-R model show high level of accuracy within the specific range of empirical data used for developing the model. Further analysis on the experimental dataset by PLS-R model show that equivalence ratio (ER) is the operating parameter with the most significant impact on the performance of fluidized bed gasifiers. Optimizing the operation of fluidized bed gasifiers based on this model shows that high gas quality (high volume fraction of H2, CO and CH4 and low volume fraction of CO2), high carbon conversion and low tar yield is achieved when ER≈0.3, Steam to Biomass ratio≈0.7, moisture content≈9% and particle size≈3mm and olivine is the bed material. 

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Västerås: Mälardalen University, 2016
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Mälardalen University Press Dissertations, ISSN 1651-4238 ; 216
National Category
Chemical Process Engineering Energy Systems
Research subject
Energy- and Environmental Engineering
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urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-33426 (URN)978-91-7485-296-7 (ISBN)
Public defence
2016-12-02, Pi, Mälardalens högskola, Västerås, 09:15 (English)
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Available from: 2016-10-18 Created: 2016-10-18 Last updated: 2016-11-11Bibliographically approved

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