Keywords
soot, coal, biomass
Abstract
This work presents a computationally inexpensive soot formation model for use in simulating large solid-complex fuel systems. The proposed model evaluates three variables: number density of tars, bulk mass density of soot particles, and particle number density. Each of these variables are influenced by soot formation phenomena, and this model evaluates the most common of these phenomena: soot nucleation, surface reactions, and coagulation. Two separate simulations were carried out using this model and results were compared against simulations using a more detailed and computationally expensive model. Results are promising and show a meaningful reduction in model complexity and computational cost while still giving comparable results.
Original Publication Citation
Josephson, A. J., Hopkins, E. M., Lignell, D. O., & Linn, R. R. (2020). Reduction of a detailed soot model for simulations of pyrolysing solid fuels. Combustion Theory and Modelling, 24(1), 15–40. https://doi.org/10.1080/13647830.2019.1656823
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Josephson, Alexander J.; Hopkins, Emily M.; Lignell, David O.; and Linn, Rod R., "Reduction of a detailed soot model for simulations of pyrolysing solid fuels" (2019). Faculty Publications. 8046.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/8046
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2019-08-28
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Group
Language
English
College
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
Department
Chemical Engineering
Copyright Status
© 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is the author's preprint version of this article. The definitive version can be found at https://doi.org/10.1080/13647830.2019.1656823
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