CPOTE2022
7th International Conference on
Contemporary Problems of Thermal Engineering
Hybrid event, Warsaw | 20-23 September 2022
7th International Conference on
Contemporary Problems of Thermal Engineering
Hybrid event, Warsaw | 20-23 September 2022
Abstract CPOTE2022-1031-A
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Numerical studies of fast pyrolysis with partial oxidation of lignocellulosic biomasses in a drop tube furnace
Artur BIENIEK, AGH University of Science and Technology, PolandWojciech JERZAK, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
Marcin GAJEK, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
Aneta MAGDZIARZ, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
Biomass is a popular feedstock in the pyrolysis process that allows the production of valuable fuels such as char, oil, and combustible gases. This study relates to 2D numerical calculations of oxidative fast pyrolysis of pine and pine bark in a drop tube reactor at 550 °C. Numerical studies were supported by experiments using thermogravimetric analysis of pine and pine bark. The study involved three different atmospheres of pyrolysis: pure nitrogen, 95% nitrogen/5% oxygen and 90% nitrogen/10% oxygen v/v. Numerical calculations were performed using Euler-Lagrange multiphase theory. According to received results, it was possible to linearly reduce the amount of solid residue from 49% to 34% for pine and from 57% to 36% for pine bark, as the oxygen content in the carrier gas increased from 0 to 10 % v/v. Furthermore, the addition of oxygen allowed to decrease the required energy for pyrolysis from 1.55 to 1.1 MJ/kg for pine and from 1.6 to 1.1 MJ/kg for pine bark at the maximum considered content of oxygen.
Keywords: Biomass, Fast pyrolysis, Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), Drop tube reactor, Renewable energy
Acknowledgment: Research project was supported by program „Excellence initiative – research university" for the AGH University of Science and Technology (grant AGH no 501.696.7996)