Progress in an oxygen-carrier reaction kinetics experiment for rotary-bed chemical looping combustion

Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2013.

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Main Author: Jester-Weinstein, Jack (Jack L.)
Other Authors: Ahmed F. Ghoniem.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/83722
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spelling mit-1721.1/837222019-04-11T01:45:24Z Progress in an oxygen-carrier reaction kinetics experiment for rotary-bed chemical looping combustion Jester-Weinstein, Jack (Jack L.) Ahmed F. Ghoniem. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2013. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 44). The design process for an experimental platform measuring reaction kinetics in a chemical looping combustion (CLC) process is documented and justified. To enable an experiment designed to characterize the reaction kinetics of the reduction/oxidation cycle in a rotary channeled oxygen carrier, a platform was designed to deliver controlled conditions of temperature and gas flow around a central disc of oxygen-carrier material and determine the rates of oxidation and reduction using real-time gas analysis (RTGA). In order to deliver precise and accurate results, it was necessary to identify and either minimize or compensate for interfering factors such as gas turbulence, temperature fluctuation, and flow equipment response time delays. This paper serves as a progress report on the experimental reactor; the overall design process is discussed, including equipment selection, reactor design, electronics and control hardware setup, and software interface design, and the current state of the reactor is discussed, including an assessment of the current capabilities and drawbacks of the system, future work, and potential methods for improvement. by Jack Jester-Weinstein. S.B. 2014-01-09T19:48:25Z 2014-01-09T19:48:25Z 2013 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/83722 864438987 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 44 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Progress in an oxygen-carrier reaction kinetics experiment for rotary-bed chemical looping combustion
title Progress in an oxygen-carrier reaction kinetics experiment for rotary-bed chemical looping combustion
title_full Progress in an oxygen-carrier reaction kinetics experiment for rotary-bed chemical looping combustion
title_fullStr Progress in an oxygen-carrier reaction kinetics experiment for rotary-bed chemical looping combustion
title_full_unstemmed Progress in an oxygen-carrier reaction kinetics experiment for rotary-bed chemical looping combustion
title_short Progress in an oxygen-carrier reaction kinetics experiment for rotary-bed chemical looping combustion
title_sort progress in an oxygen carrier reaction kinetics experiment for rotary bed chemical looping combustion
topic Mechanical Engineering.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/83722
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