CFD Simulation of Syngas Combustion in a Two-Pass Oxygen Transport Membrane Reactor for Fire Tube Boiler Application
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Model
2.1. Descriptions of the Membrane Reactor
2.2. Governing Equations
2.3. Geometry and Boundary Conditions
2.4. Solution Procedures
3. Validation of the Model
3.1. Validation of Oxygen Permeation Model
3.2. Validation of Syngas Combustion Kinetic Model
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Effects of Inlet Temperature
4.2. Effects of Sweep Gas Flow Rate
4.3. Effects of Syngas Composition
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Oxygen Transport Membrane | La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-δ (LSCoF-6428) |
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Effective length of membrane reactor | 20 cm |
Effective length of baffle | 19.5 cm |
Internal radii of quartz tube | 20 mm |
Internal radii of baffle | 15 mm |
Internal radii of membrane tube | 10 mm |
Thickness of baffle | 1 mm |
Thickness of membrane | 1 mm |
Density of membrane | 6000 kg/m3 |
Thermal conductivity of membrane | 4 W/(m·K) |
Emissivity of membrane and quartz tube | 0.8 |
Thermal conductivity of baffle | 0.1 W/(m·K) |
Emissivity of baffle | 0.95 |
Inlet Temperature of Two Sides (K) | Mass Flow Rate of Sweep Gas (kg/s) | H2/CO Mass Ratio |
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1073 | 2 × 10−6 | 0.1:0.9 |
1123 | 6 × 10−6 | 0.3:0.7 |
1173 | 1 × 10−5 | 0.5:0.5 |
1223 | 2 × 10−5 | 0.7:0.3 |
1273 | 4 × 10−5 | 0.9:0.1 |
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Zhao, T.; Chen, C.; Ye, H. CFD Simulation of Syngas Combustion in a Two-Pass Oxygen Transport Membrane Reactor for Fire Tube Boiler Application. Energies 2021, 14, 7348. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14217348
Zhao T, Chen C, Ye H. CFD Simulation of Syngas Combustion in a Two-Pass Oxygen Transport Membrane Reactor for Fire Tube Boiler Application. Energies. 2021; 14(21):7348. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14217348
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Te, Chusheng Chen, and Hong Ye. 2021. "CFD Simulation of Syngas Combustion in a Two-Pass Oxygen Transport Membrane Reactor for Fire Tube Boiler Application" Energies 14, no. 21: 7348. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14217348