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Numerical Simulation and Assessment of a Two‐Stage Gasifier Modified from an Opposed Multi‐Burner Gasifier
Author(s) -
Jin Weilong,
Wang Yifei,
Zhu Longchu,
Wu Chaoqi,
Xu Jianliang
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201300547
Subject(s) - wood gas generator , combustor , char , waste management , coal , engineering , environmental science , process engineering , chemistry , combustion , organic chemistry
An opposed multi‐burner (OMB) entrained‐flow gasifier with coal water slurry feeding is developed by the East China University of Science and Technology. A 3D model is employed to numerically simulate the gas flow field, motion of char particles, and distributions of temperature and gaseous components in an OMB gasifier and in a conceptual two‐stage gasifier modified from the OMB gasifier (TS‐OMB gasifier). Results show that the TS‐OMB gasifier produces higher concentration and productivity of the effective gases (CO+H 2 ) with a slightly higher carbon conversion than the OMB gasifier. The reasons for the differences between these two types of gasifier are discussed by means of numerical simulation. This information is valuable for guiding the design of an advanced OMB gasifier.