LAPSE:2023.16414
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LAPSE:2023.16414
Reliability of Equilibrium Gasification Models for Selected Biomass Types and Compositions: An Overview
March 3, 2023
In this paper, the authors present an overview of biomass gasification modeling approaches with the aim of evaluating their effectiveness as a modeling tool for the design and optimization of polygeneration plants based on biomass gasification. In fact, the necessity to build plant operating maps for efficiency optimization requires a significant number of simulations, and non-stoichiometry equilibrium models may allow fast computations thanks to their relative simplicity. The main objective consists of the assessment of thermodynamic equilibrium models performance as a function of biomass type and composition to better understand in which conditions of practical interest such models can be applied with acceptable reliability. To this aim, the authors developed two equilibrium models using both a commercial software (referred as Aspen model) and a simulation tool implemented in a non-commercial script (referred as analytical model). To assess their advantages and disadvantages, the two models were applied to the gasification simulation of different biomasses, employing experimental data available from the scientific literature. The obtained results highlighted strengths and limitations of using equilibrium models as a function of biomass type and composition. For example, they showed that the analytical model predicted syngas composition with better accuracy for biomass types characterized by a low ash content, whereas the Aspen model appeared to fairly predict the syngas composition at different conditions of ER; however, its accuracy might be reduced if the properties of the treated biomass changed.
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Moretti L, Arpino F, Cortellessa G, Di Fraia S, Di Palma M, Vanoli L. Reliability of Equilibrium Gasification Models for Selected Biomass Types and Compositions: An Overview. (2023). LAPSE:2023.16414
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Moretti L: Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and South Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy
Arpino F: Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and South Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy
Cortellessa G: Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and South Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy [ORCID]
Di Fraia S: Department of Engineering, University of Naples, 80143 Naples, Italy [ORCID]
Di Palma M: Department of Engineering, University of Naples, 80143 Naples, Italy
Vanoli L: Department of Engineering, University of Naples, 80143 Naples, Italy
Arpino F: Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and South Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy
Cortellessa G: Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and South Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy [ORCID]
Di Fraia S: Department of Engineering, University of Naples, 80143 Naples, Italy [ORCID]
Di Palma M: Department of Engineering, University of Naples, 80143 Naples, Italy
Vanoli L: Department of Engineering, University of Naples, 80143 Naples, Italy
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Energies
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15
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61
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2021
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2021-12-22
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1996-1073
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PII: en15010061, Publication Type: Journal Article
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