Assessment of coal gasification in a pressurized fixed bed gasifier using an ASPEN plus and Euler–Euler model

• Published in: International journal of coal science & technology Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 516 - 535
• Main Authors: Ismail, Tamer M., Shi, Mingliang, Xu, Jianliang, Chen, Xueli, Wang, Fuchen, El-Salam, M. Abd
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01-09-2020; Springer; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Analysis; Aspen plus; Coal; Energy; Euler–Euler model; Fixed bed gasifier; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture); Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Mineral Resources; Natural gas; Product information; Research Article; Euler–Euler model; Aspen plus; Fixed bed gasifier; Coal
• ISSN: 2095-8293; 2198-7823
• DOI: 10.1007/s40789-020-00361-w

With the help of Aspen Plus, a two-dimensional unsteady CFD model is developed to simulate the coal gasification process in a fixed bed gasifier. A developed and validated two dimensional CFD model for coal gasification has been used to predict and assess the viability of the syngas generation from coal gasification employing the updraft fixed bed gasifier. The process rate model and the sub-model of gas generation are determined. The particle size variation and char burning during gasification are also taken into account. In order to verify the model and increase the understanding of gasification characteristics, a set of experiments and numerical comparisons have been carried out. The simulated results in the bed are used to predict the composition of syngas and the conversion of carbon. The model proposed in this paper is a promising tool for simulating the coal gasification process in a fixed bed gasifier.