Concept development of rotating bed chemical looping combustion reactor

Concept development of rotating bed chemical looping combustion reactor

Hermans, C.W.M.

Boersma, B.J. (mentor)
Schols, E. (mentor)

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Process and Energy

Energy Technology

2013-11-20

In this research a new rotary chemical looping combustion (CLC) reactor was developed which is suitable for larger scales and solves some of the issues of both fluidized bed and fixed bed configurations. It should therefore be able to produce a continuous hot gas flow, in order to make it compatible with large-scale energy or heat production.To identify the feasibility of the new concept, lab scale cold flow mixing tests were performed to assess the critical flaws or benefits of the design. To aid in the design and development of the concept an numerical model was developed in MATLAB in order to estimate properties that couldn’t be identified cold flow test, for example solid conversion, methane slip, reactor heat profile and outlet gas temperatures. Results found in this work indicate that the developed concept is feasible, but it requires further research, in order to make the technology suitable for large scale industrial applications. Results and the developed model could aid in this future research.

Chemical Looping Combustio

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Student theses

master thesis

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