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Title: | Multizone model of a refused derived fuel gasification: A thermodynamic Semi-empirical approach |
Authors: | Sheth, Pratik N. |
Keywords: | Chemical Engineering Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) Gasification Equivalence ratio Heating value MATLAB |
Issue Date: | May-2022 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Abstract: | Substitution of fossil fuels by sustainable energy sources has raised attention worldwide. Refuse derived fuel (RDF), which is the combustible fraction of Municipal solid waste (MSW), is used as an alternative fuel through combustion route. The gasification of RDF is gaining importance due to the operational issues of RDF combustion. The multizone RDF gasification model is developed to predict syngas composition in the present study. A stoichiometric approach is followed for modelling the pyrolysis and combustion zone. The reduction zone is modelled as a cylindrical fixed bed reactor with a uniform cross-sectional area. The developed set of differential equations is solved using MATLAB to predict the syngas properties. The novelty lies in the fact that the model can predict the output of each zone satisfactorily since the model assumptions are more realistic and cater to the heterogeneous nature of RDF. The impact of Equivalence ratio (ER), moisture content and reduction zone length on the performance of the gasifier are evaluated. The optimum values of lower heating value (LHV), gas yield, cold gas efficiency (CGE) and carbon conversion efficiency (CCE) for three different RDF at optimum ER is determined. Notably, 90% of the conversion is achieved within 60% length of reduction zone for all three types of RDF at all ERs. Predicting syngas properties can pave the way for the process integration of RDF gasification-based syngas in various industrial applications. |
URI: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890422004174 http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/jspui/xmlui/handle/123456789/15465 |
Appears in Collections: | Department of Chemical Engineering |
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