The Growth and Evolution of Biomass Soot in Partial Oxidation-Assisted Hot Gas Filtration
At present, partial oxidation is applied in the filtration processes of biomass hot gas to aid in solving the blockage problems caused by tar and dust condensates. However, in the resulting high-temperature and oxygen-limited environment, the risk of tar polymerization forming soot is created during...
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| description | At present, partial oxidation is applied in the filtration processes of biomass hot gas to aid in solving the blockage problems caused by tar and dust condensates. However, in the resulting high-temperature and oxygen-limited environment, the risk of tar polymerization forming soot is created during the purification processes. Thus, this work established a hardware-in-the-loop simulation model using the Lagrangian method coupled with the chemical reactions on the particle surface. The model was then used to simulate the entire evolution process of soot, including its formation, growth, and interception. The simulation results confirmed that under partial oxidation conditions, the increase in tar’s conversion rate promotes the formation of soot. Further analysis indicated that the high-temperature field formed as a result of oxidation and the increase in the naphthalene/oxygen ratio are the main reasons for the soot formation. On the other hand, the growth process of soot was inhibited by partial oxidation, which is mainly reflected in the relatively smaller increasing magnitude of soot particle mass and the decrease in the soot formation rate. Although the formation and growth of biomass soot cannot be completely avoided, the growth process is beneficial to interception and the soot escape rate can be minimized by varying the premixed oxygen content. On this basis, the potential of the partial oxidation-assisted hot gas filtration method can be further investigated and analyzed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f72d71d45fdb44b09c15ef4d534039e12023-11-18T01:14:48ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-05-011610423310.3390/en16104233The Growth and Evolution of Biomass Soot in Partial Oxidation-Assisted Hot Gas FiltrationLin Tian0Zixuan Jin1Wenran Gao2New Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaNew Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaNew Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaAt present, partial oxidation is applied in the filtration processes of biomass hot gas to aid in solving the blockage problems caused by tar and dust condensates. However, in the resulting high-temperature and oxygen-limited environment, the risk of tar polymerization forming soot is created during the purification processes. Thus, this work established a hardware-in-the-loop simulation model using the Lagrangian method coupled with the chemical reactions on the particle surface. The model was then used to simulate the entire evolution process of soot, including its formation, growth, and interception. The simulation results confirmed that under partial oxidation conditions, the increase in tar’s conversion rate promotes the formation of soot. Further analysis indicated that the high-temperature field formed as a result of oxidation and the increase in the naphthalene/oxygen ratio are the main reasons for the soot formation. On the other hand, the growth process of soot was inhibited by partial oxidation, which is mainly reflected in the relatively smaller increasing magnitude of soot particle mass and the decrease in the soot formation rate. Although the formation and growth of biomass soot cannot be completely avoided, the growth process is beneficial to interception and the soot escape rate can be minimized by varying the premixed oxygen content. On this basis, the potential of the partial oxidation-assisted hot gas filtration method can be further investigated and analyzed.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/10/4233sootpartial oxidationhot-gas filtrationdiscrete phase model |
| spellingShingle | Lin Tian Zixuan Jin Wenran Gao The Growth and Evolution of Biomass Soot in Partial Oxidation-Assisted Hot Gas Filtration Energies soot partial oxidation hot-gas filtration discrete phase model |
| title | The Growth and Evolution of Biomass Soot in Partial Oxidation-Assisted Hot Gas Filtration |
| title_full | The Growth and Evolution of Biomass Soot in Partial Oxidation-Assisted Hot Gas Filtration |
| title_fullStr | The Growth and Evolution of Biomass Soot in Partial Oxidation-Assisted Hot Gas Filtration |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Growth and Evolution of Biomass Soot in Partial Oxidation-Assisted Hot Gas Filtration |
| title_short | The Growth and Evolution of Biomass Soot in Partial Oxidation-Assisted Hot Gas Filtration |
| title_sort | growth and evolution of biomass soot in partial oxidation assisted hot gas filtration |
| topic | soot partial oxidation hot-gas filtration discrete phase model |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/10/4233 |
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