| Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation of vortex-flow solar gasification reactor using ANSYS Fluent software |
| Paper ID : 1463-NICAME1402 |
| Authors: |
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Mohammad Shademani *1, Mortaza Aghbashlo2, Ali Jafari2, Pouria Shojaei Ranjbar2 1Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran 2Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran |
| Abstract: |
| Using biomass as a raw material for biofuel production is one of the most potentially sustainable options for replacing low-carbon fuels with fossil fuels. The process of gasification accepts a wide range of raw materials, as well as various types of fuels that can be produced by gasification. However, in gasification, it requires the combustion of raw materials or reliance on fossil fuels to achieve sufficient thermal energy at a sufficient temperature. Combustion of raw materials (biomass) will result in a 20-30% reduction in the energy content of the final product, to achieve the thermal energy required to carry out the thermal reaction. Solar gasification generators are an attractive way to transfer solar energy to a storage and transferable energy carrier. Concentrated solar energy fits the requirements of a heat source for an externally heated gasification process. In this arrangement, not only are the products of combustion eliminated and the cost of an oxygen plant avoided, but all the available feedstock is conserved for upgrading into synthesis gas as a result, the overall system efficiency will increase. In this study, the fluid flow and the path of the fluid are modeled, and the performance of a Vortex-Flow Solar Gasification Reactor is investigated using computational fluid dynamics |
| Keywords: |
| Computational Fluid Dynamics, Gasification, Solar Energy, Vortex-Flow Solar Gasification Reactor |
| Status : Paper Accepted (Oral Presentation) |
