Flow Simulation and Optimization of Plasma Reactors for Coal Gasification

Autor: Zhang Yingzi, Ma Teng-Cai, Ji Chunjun
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Plasma Science and Technology. 5:1987-1994
ISSN: 1009-0630
DOI: 10.1088/1009-0630/5/5/010
Popis: This paper reports a 3-d numerical simulation system to analyze the complicated flow in plasma reactors for coal gasification, which involve complex chemical reaction, two-phase flow and plasma effect. On the basis of analytic results, the distribution of the density, temperature and components' concentration are obtained and a different plasma reactor configuration is proposed to optimize the flow parameters. The numerical simulation results show an improved conversion ratio of the coal gasification. Different kinds of chemical reaction models are used to simulate the complex flow inside the reactor. It can be concluded that the numerical simulation system can be very useful for the design and optimization of the plasma reactor.
Databáze: OpenAIRE