Process Chemistry of Coal Utilization
Chemistry Toolkit for Furnaces and Gasifiers
- 1st Edition - August 26, 2021
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Author: Stephen Niksa
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 9 9 5 9 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 3 8 1 - 3
Process Chemistry of Coal Utilization: Chemistry Toolkit for Furnaces and Gasifiers presents a broad range of quantitative methods for solving common problems surrounding the perfo… Read more
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Request a sales quoteProcess Chemistry of Coal Utilization: Chemistry Toolkit for Furnaces and Gasifiers presents a broad range of quantitative methods for solving common problems surrounding the performance of coal utilization technologies. As a logical follow up to Niksa’s 2019 publication which covers the Impacts of Coal Quality and Operating Conditions (9780128187135), this book demonstrates the practical applications of the technologies previously discussed and analyzes fuel quality impacts across all regions. Stephen Niksa’s wealth of experience of commercial applications of coal utilization makes this book an invaluable resource into fuel applications, cost effectiveness and policy.
Relating coal conversion chemistry to practical applications in design, validation, performance and troubleshooting on a commercial scale makes this book an invaluable resource for a variety of readers. Engineers, researchers and manufacturers will gain a solid understanding of technological options and a range of alternative approaches that they can use to tailor their own testing and simulation work to effectively characterize and solve problems.
- Presents a series of case studies which exemplify several analytical approaches to fuel performance and technology
- Illustrates a broad range of commercial approaches with numerous practical applications to guide the reader through testing and simulation
- Solves technical problems for common situations, saving readers time and enabling them to tailor their own approach
Engineers and OEMs of coal utilization, particularly those who rely on CFD; CFD practitioners; research managers of coal technologies and testing; coal researchers and professors; graduate students working in coal research
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acronyms
- 1: Modeling tools and applications
- Abstract
- 1.1: Which coal quality impacts?
- 1.2: Terminology and prerequisites
- 1.3: Chemical reaction mechanisms
- 1.4: Summary
- 2: Statistical prediction models
- Abstract
- 2.1: Definitions and guidelines
- 2.2: Using standard coal properties to interpret CQ impacts
- 2.3: Coals’ constitution and devolatilization behavior as CQ predictors
- 2.4: Neural nets
- 2.5: Summary
- 3: Heuristic prediction schemes
- Abstract
- 3.1: NOXLOI Predictor
- 3.2: Predicting CQ impacts on NOX emissions
- 3.3: Predicting CQ impacts on LOI emissions
- 3.4: Novel aspects and generalizations
- 3.5: Comprehensive fuel quality management tools
- 3.6: Summary
- 4: Support for CFD and process simulation applications
- Abstract
- 4.1: Chemistry submodels accommodate only a handful of chemical species
- 4.2: Support CFD from a virtual fuels laboratory
- 4.3: Fuel-specific input for CFD
- 4.4: Specifying representative operating conditions
- 4.5: Performance
- 4.6: Summary
- 5: Simulations with detailed chemistry
- Abstract
- 5.1: Laminar flamelet models vs chemical reactor networks
- 5.2: Historical development of chemical reactor networks
- 5.3: ChemNet CFD postprocessing
- 5.4: Chemical reaction mechanisms
- 5.5: Species conservation equations
- 5.6: Summary
- 6: ChemNet furnace applications
- Abstract
- 6.1: ChemNet validation with data from large-scale systems
- 6.2: Target variables for ChemNet simulations
- 6.3: Case studies on PC combustion
- 6.4: Commercial CFBC furnaces
- 6.5: Summary of ChemNet for furnaces
- 7: ChemNet gasifier applications
- Abstract
- 7.1: ChemNet validations with data from gasifiers
- 7.2: Target variables for ChemNet simulations
- 7.3: Case studies on entrained-flow coal gasification
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 26, 2021
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- No. of pages: 358
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323899598
- eBook ISBN: 9780323903813
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Stephen Niksa
Dr. Niksa is the President of Niksa Energy Associates, and his main area of research is the release of NOx, particulates, and polynuclear aromatic compounds during pulverized fuel combustion. His reaction mechanisms for coal devolatilization spawned a predictive capability for NOx and LOI emissions from full-scale, coal-fired utility boilers now available at over 80 American utility companies. His second interest in in inorganic transformations in combustors, including minerals, alkali compounds, and trace metals. He formulated the most comprehensive mechanisms available to predict Hg and Se emissions from coal-fired gas cleaning systems. He is also involved in catalyst deactivation during hydrothermal treatment of residual petroleum fractions, and during flue gas cleaning in utility SCRs. He has published various research articles and contributed to many books.
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President, Niksa Energy Associates, Palo Alto, CA, USARead Process Chemistry of Coal Utilization on ScienceDirect