Prediction of the working parameters of a wood waste

gasififier through an equilibrium model[1]

Table 1
Sawdust ultimate analysis based on ASTM D5373/D1989
Element Weight (%)
Carbon 52.00
Oxygen (by difffference) 41.55
Nitrogen 0.28
Hydrogen 6.07
Sulfur –
Ash 0.10
HHV [MJ/kg] 20.407
LHV [MJ/kg] 19.087

Comparison between SYNGAS routine analysis and experimental results

SYNGAS routine Average from 10

tests
H2 (vol. %) 20.06 14.00
CO (vol. %) 19.70 20.14
CH4 (vol. %) ~0 0 2.31
C2H4 (vol. %) – 0.57
C2H6 (vol. %) – 0.14
CO2 (vol. %) 10.15 12.06
N2 (vol. %) 50.10 50.79
HHV (kJ/N m3) 5042 5276
msawdust (kg/h) 12.60 11.70
Air/sawdust ratio 1.957 1.829
mfuelgas (kg/h) 33.96 31.89
gcoldgas (%) 67.99 62.86

Table 2 shows a comparison between the results obtained from the SYNGAS routine
simulations and those obtained from the experimental tests. The SYNGAS routine results
refer to the
condition of 10% sawdust moisture content and reaction temperature of 800 C at the
equilibrium. The experimental test results refer to an average of 10 tests performed at the
gasifier commented initially, whose sawdust moisture content has been approximately 11%
and the reaction temperature was nearly 832 C. The average fuel gas composition is on the
dry basis and O2 free.
Computer simulation of a down draft wood gasifier for tea drying
[2]
Table 1
Proximate analysis of rubber wood

Parameter Proximate analysis (% d.b.)

Volatile matter 80.1
Fixed carbon 19.2
Ash content 0.7

Table 2
Ultimate analysis of rubber wood
Parameter Ultimate analysis (%)
C 50.6
H 6. 5
N 0. 2
Ash content 0.7
O = {100 − (C + H + N + Ash)} 42.0

higher heating value of the rubber wood used was 19:6 MJ kg−1
Coal char reactivity as a fuel selection criterion for coal-based hydrogen-rich
gas production in the process of steam gasification[3]

The reactor was heated in an inert gas atmosphere, nitrogen, to the temperature of 700C.
Steam was injected in an inert gas atmosphere upward to the gasifier with a flow rate of 53
x10^-3 cm^3 /s.
Modified equilibrium modelling of coal gasifification with
in situ CO2 capture using sorbent CaO: Assessment of
approach temperature [4]
Two-stage equilibrium model applicable to the wide range of operating
conditions in entrained-flow coal gasifiers[5]
The experimental data by Bockelie et al. [19] were taken from an entrained-flow gasifier named Cool Water
designed to treat up to 1000 tons coal per day as water slurry type, at an operating pressure of 42 atm, and with
an exit temperature between 1300 and 1600 K. The four coals used in this gasifier were: Illinois No.6,
Pittsburgh No. 8, SUFCo, and Lemington.

The experiment data in Liu et al. [20] were collected from 11 runs in the Texaco high-pressure gasifier using
coal liquefaction residual from the coal Illinois No. 6. The dry analysis of the sample shows: C = 74.1 wt%; H =
6.2 wt%; N = 0.7 wt%; S = 1.8 wt%; O = 1.3 wt%; ash = 15.5 wt%; and Cl = 0.4 wt%. The gasifier was
operated at 2.4 MPa and around 1500 K. The operating conditions for the 11 runs are shown in Table 2
Three Stage Equilibrium Model for Coal Gasification in Entrained
Flow Gasifiers Based on Aspen Plus[6]
Synthesis Gas Composition Prediction for
Underground Coal Gasifification Using a
Thermochemical Equilibrium Modeling Approach[7]

Model Validation against Other Equilibrium Models

Model Validation against UCG Experimental Data

Model Validation against UCG Field Trials

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