An analytical model for pyrolysis of a single biomass particle
来源期刊:中南大学学报(英文版)2015年第1期
论文作者:Mehdi Bidabadi Mohammad Rastegar Moghaddam Seyed Alireza Mostafavi Farzad Faraji Dizaji Hossein Beidaghy Dizaji
文章页码:350 - 359
Key words:biomass; pyrolysis; analytical model; single particle; sensitivity analysis
Abstract: Decreasing in emissions of greenhouse gases to confront the global warming needs to replace fossil fuels as the main doer of the world climate changes by renewable and clean fuels produced from biomass like wood waste which is neutral on the amount of CO2. An analytical and engineering model for pyrolysis process of a single biomass particle has been presented. Using a two-stage semi global kinetic model which includes both primary and secondary reactions, the effects of parameters like shape and size of particle as well as porosity on the particle temperature profile and product yields have been investigated. Comparison of the obtained results with experimental data shows that our results are in a reasonable agreement with previous researchers’ works. Finally, a sensitivity analysis is done to determine the importance of each parameter on pyrolysis of a single biomass particle which is affected by many constant parameters.
Mehdi Bidabadi1, Mohammad Rastegar Moghaddam1, Seyed Alireza Mostafavi2, Farzad Faraji Dizaji3, Hossein Beidaghy Dizaji4
(1. School of Mechanical Engineering Department of Energy Conversion, Combustion Research Laboratory,
Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran 16887, Iran;
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Arak University, Arak 38156-88349, Iran;
3. School of Engineering, the University of Vermont, 33 Colchecter Avenue, Burlington,
Vermont 05405, United States;
4. Young Researchers and Elite Club, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran)
Abstract:Decreasing in emissions of greenhouse gases to confront the global warming needs to replace fossil fuels as the main doer of the world climate changes by renewable and clean fuels produced from biomass like wood waste which is neutral on the amount of CO2. An analytical and engineering model for pyrolysis process of a single biomass particle has been presented. Using a two-stage semi global kinetic model which includes both primary and secondary reactions, the effects of parameters like shape and size of particle as well as porosity on the particle temperature profile and product yields have been investigated. Comparison of the obtained results with experimental data shows that our results are in a reasonable agreement with previous researchers’ works. Finally, a sensitivity analysis is done to determine the importance of each parameter on pyrolysis of a single biomass particle which is affected by many constant parameters.
Key words:biomass; pyrolysis; analytical model; single particle; sensitivity analysis