鼓泡流化床内高灰煤气化过程的颗粒尺度特性研究

基于多相流体质点网格方法(MP-PIC)对高灰煤在三维鼓泡流化床气化过程进行了数值模拟研究。在欧拉-拉格朗日框架下将气相和固相分别视作连续介质和离散相处理。首先,将模拟得到的出口处气体组分结果与实验数据进行对比,实验数据与模拟结果具有良好的一致性。其次,研究了煤颗粒在气化炉内的温度、传热系数、速度和停留时间,从颗粒尺度揭示了鼓泡流化床气化炉内的颗粒分布特性和气固流动特征。结果表明:在气化炉入口附近煤颗粒与床层温差最大,传热系数最大;由于流化床内强非线性的气固流动,床中煤温度和传热系数的空间分布不均匀;煤颗粒和床料的瞬时速度具有稳定的波动幅度,其中垂直方向速度波动最明显,且煤颗粒的瞬时速度比床料的瞬时速度略大;由于颗粒间的剧烈碰撞,延长了煤颗粒停留时间。此外,对鼓泡流化床中煤气化过程颗粒尺度的研究,有助于深入了解固体颗粒的流动行为以及气固相相互作用特性,对鼓泡流化床反应器的设计优化具有重要意义。     

灰熔聚气化炉内气体与固体混合特性的研究

气化炉内的气化剂与煤粉的混合特性直接影响着气化炉内的碳转化率和灰熔聚流化床气化炉的热效率。研究气化炉内气体和固体颗粒的混合特性,掌握炉内气体和固体颗粒的轴向和径向的运动规律,对认识床内传热和传质机理具有重要的意义。基于欧拉双流体模型,结合颗粒动力学理论,应用商用FLUENT软件,对太原化学工业集团有限公司运行的灰熔聚流化床气化炉内的气体与固体的混合特性进行了数值模拟。     

Dynamic modeling and simulation of reaction,slag behavior,and heat transfer to water-cooling wall of shell entrained-flow gasifier

A mathematical model is developed to simulate a pilot Shell entrained-flow coal gasifier. Submodels of specific structures of the gasifier are established to simulate the complicated gasification process. The model includes the total energy conservation equation and mass conservation equations for the gas components, solid flow, and gas flow. It simulates the influence of the gasifier structure and dimensions and can calculate the effects of changing almost every important operation parameter, e.g., the syngas composition, gasification temperature, carbon conversion ratio, walllayer temperature, and slag mass flow rate. The model can predict the syngas composition under a limited residence time condition. Furthermore, it considers the heat transfer coefficient of each layer of the water wall to calculate its heat loss and temperature. Thus, the model also reflects the influence of performance parameters of the gasifier’s water wall. The slag mass flow rate on the wall is calculated using a slag submodel.     

Experiment and mathematical modeling of a bench-scale circulating fluidized bed gasifier

The gasification of two different coals and chars with CO₂ and CO₂/O₂ mixture in a 48-mm-i.d. circulating fluidized bed (CFB) gasifier is investigated. The effects of operation condition on gas composition, carbon conversion and gasification efficiency were studied. A simple CFB coal gasification district mathematical model has been set up. The effects of coal type and CFB operating conditions on CFB coal gasification are discussed based on the CFB gasification test and model simulation. The main operation parameters in CFB gasification system are coal type, gas superficial velocity, circulating rate of solids and reaction temperature. It is found that CO concentration and carbon conversion increase with increasing solids circulating rate and decreasing gas velocity due to the increase in gas residence time and solids holdup in the CFB. The carbon conversion increases with increasing temperature and O₂ concentration in the inlet gas. The experimental results prove that the CFB gasifier works well for high volatile, high reactivity coal.     

昭通褐煤气化扩大试验研究

针对昭通褐煤的特点 ,在气化煤量为 0 .3t/h的焦载热流化床气化扩大试验装置上进行了试验研究 .研究结果表明 ,煤气中焦油量很小 ,有利于煤气生产的后期处理 ;与移动床气化和普通流化床气化相比 ,煤气热值和气化产率都有较大增加 ,煤气热值已接近城市煤气的要求 ;加大气化煤量可增加提升段燃烧的易燃成分 ,从而提高了燃烧温度和气化温度 ;气化煤量的变化对褐煤气化产率和产量的影响较大 .对于开发昭通褐煤资源来说 ,采用本工艺技术生产城市煤气是一个较佳的方案 .     

Numerical simulation of coal gasification in entrained flow coal gasifier

This paper presents modeling of a coal gasification reaction, and prediction of gasification performance for an entrained flow coal gasifier. The purposes of this study are to develop an evaluation technique for design and performance optimization of coal gasifiers using a numerical simulation technique, and to confirm the validity of the model. The coal gasification model suggested in this paper is composed of a pyrolysis model, char gasification model, and gas phase reaction model. A numerical simulation with the coal gasification model is performed on the CRIEPI 2 tons/day (T/D) research scale coal gasifier. Influence of the air ratio on gasification performance, such as a per pass carbon conversion efficiency, amount of product char, a heating value of the product gas, and cold gas efficiency is presented with regard to the 2 T/D gasifier. Gas temperature distribution and product gas composition are also presented. A comparison between the calculation and experimental data shows that most features of the gasification performance were identified accurately by the numerical simulation, confirming the validity of the current model.     

新型两段式气化炉的数值分析

对一种新型两段式水煤浆气化炉的气化效率进行了数值计算和分析。模型中将水煤浆的气化过程分为水分蒸发、煤热解、气相反应和气固异相反应等子模型。气相反应速率需同时考虑湍流混合和化学反应机理,气固反应的速率采用未反应缩芯模型。运用可实现k-ε模型描述气相湍流流动,随机轨道模型追踪水煤浆颗粒的运动。以中试多喷嘴水煤浆气化炉为建模基础,验证了该水煤浆气化模型的准确性。模拟计算得出新型两段炉的有效气组分含量为85.91%,冷煤气效率为76.42%。     

煤气化技术的发展与应用

综述了煤气化技术的现状及发展趋势,对煤气化技术的原理进行了阐述,概括介绍了固定床、流化床和气流床三种不同煤气化技术的特点,并对鲁奇炉、德士古炉、壳牌炉、恩德炉等几种常用气化炉的性能做了比较,重点介绍了恩德粉煤气化炉的发展历史、特点及应用现状,认为恩德粉煤气化技术具有自己独特的优势,是国内实力比较薄弱的合成氨企业进行技术改造的适宜技术.     

气流床煤气化的Aspen Plus建模：平衡模型和动力学模型

基于Aspen Plus软件建立了GE气流床煤气化的平衡模型和动力学模型,计算了气化的煤气组成和碳转化率。模型分为热解、气化和气液分离三个阶段。其中,气化阶段又分为初步气化和气化重整,从而获得气化产物在恒定温度下的分布。平衡模型的气化阶段使用了吉布斯反应器RGIBBS,基于吉布斯自由能最小化原理对体系内的气化产物进行计算;动力学模型的气化阶段使用了全混流反应器RCSTR,基于煤气化反应的动力学机理对体系内的气化产物进行计算。模拟值与GE气化炉的实际工程数据进行了对比,结果表明,平衡模型可在一定程度上反映气化结果的变化趋势,但预测结果的准确性有所欠缺,而基于气化反应机理建立的动力学模型能很好地预测GE气化炉的气化结果。对动力学模型中的全混流反应器进行反应时间设定,可以对GE气化炉生产提供一定的指导,结果表明：反应停留时间为3.5s时就可以达到很好的气化效果。温度是影响气化反应速率及产物分布的重要因素,利用煤气化的动力学模型模拟了气化温度对气体组成及碳转化率的影响,结果表明：随着气化温度的升高,CO含量逐渐增加,H₂含量基本不变,CO₂含量逐渐减小,碳转化率逐渐升高。     

Modelling of an updraft fixed-bed gasifier operated with softwood pellets

This paper presents a one-dimensional steady state mathematical model for the simulation of a small scale fixed-bed gasifier. The model is based on a set of differential equations describing the entire gasification process of softwood pellets and is solved by a two step iterative method. The main features of the model are: homogeneous and heterogeneous combustion and gasification reactions, one-step global pyrolysis kinetics and drying, heat and mass transfer in the solid and gas phases as well as between phases, heat loss, particle movement and shrinkage within the bed. The pyrolysis model has been improved by partially cracking primary tar into lighter gases according to experimental data. The model is used to simulate a laboratory scale fixed-bed updraft gasifier. Good agreement is achieved between prediction and measurements for the axial temperature profiles and the composition of the producer gas. Moreover, results are presented for different air to fuel ratios and varying power inputs. The gasification process is improved by increasing the power input of the gasifier as a result of higher temperatures. Furthermore, a higher air to fuel ratio lowers the efficiency of the gasification process.     

A mathematical model of a spouted bed gasifier

A mathematical model of the spouted bed gasifier has been constructed based on simplified first order reaction kinetics for the gasification reactions and the stream tube hydrodynamic model of Mathur and Lim. This two region model treats the spout as an isothermal plug flow reactor with cross flow into a series of streamtubes forming the annulus. Each streamtube is considered as a plug flow reactor. The effects of kinetic and hydrodynamic parameters on model predictions are illustrated, and a comparison made with experimental gas composition profiles obtained in a 0.30-m dia. gasifier.     

Three‐stage well‐mixed reactor model for a pressurized coal gasifier

Three Canadian coals of different rank were gasified with air‐steam mixtures in a 0.1 m diameter spouted bed reactor at pressures to 292 kPa, average bed temperatures varying between 840 and 960°C, and steam‐to‐coal feed ratios between 0.0 and 2.88. In order to analyze gasifier performance and correlate data, a three‐stage model has been developed incorporating instantaneous devolatilization of coal, instantaneous combustion of carbon at the bottom of the bed, and steam/carbon gasification and water gas shift reaction in a single well mixed isothermal stage. The capture of H₂S by limestone sorbent injection is also treated. The effects of various assumptions and model parameters on the predictions were investigated. The present model indicates that gasifier performance is mainly controlled by the fast coal devolatilization and char combustion reactions, and the contribution to carbon conversion of the slow char gasification reactions is comparatively small. The incorporation of tar decomposition into the model provides significantly closer predictions of experimental gas composition than is obtained otherwise.     

煤气化过程的模型和模拟与优化操作

介绍了煤气化过程的模型和煤气化过程采用机理模型的理由，固定床煤气化过程机理模型的建立以及模拟计算的结果，并探讨了固定床水煤气化炉和流化床水煤气炉制气过程优化操作参数的确定。开发的数学模型已用于制气炉的模拟计算，与实测数据比较符合，由气化过程的数学模拟气化过程不同条件下各种参数的变化规律，进而可得出气化过程的优化操作条件，其确定过程比试验法安全，省时，省料。     

运用Gibbs自由能最小化方法模拟气流床煤气化炉

基于 Aspen Plus工业系统流程模拟软件 ,运用 Gibbs自由能最小化方法建立了气流床煤气化炉的模型 .研究了气化炉的主要操作参数 (即水煤浆浓度、氧煤比、碳转化率和气化温度 )对气化结果的影响 .对模拟结果进行了分析 ,发现模型基本正确 ,可应用于一些反应机理复杂的气化工艺的化学和热力学平衡计算 .模拟结果表明 ,氧煤比和水煤浆浓度是影响气化炉出口煤气组成的主要因素 ,气化炉温度随着氧煤比的增加而增加 ,也随着水煤浆浓度的增加而增加 .结果还表明 ,氧煤比对气化结果的影响比水煤浆浓度的影响更为显著     

串行流化床煤气化试验

针对串行流化床煤气化技术特点,以水蒸气为气化剂,在串行流化床试验装置上进行煤气化特性的试验研究,考察了气化反应器温度、蒸汽煤比对煤气组成、热值、冷煤气效率和碳转化率的影响。结果表明,燃烧反应器内燃烧烟气不会串混至气化反应器,该煤气化技术能够稳定连续地从气化反应器获得不含N₂的高品质合成气。随着气化反应器温度的升高、蒸汽煤比的增加,煤气热值和冷煤气效率均会提高,但对碳转化率影响有所不同。在试验阶段获得的最高煤气热值为6.9 MJ•m^-3,冷煤气效率为68％,碳转化率为92％。     

Numerical study on the coal gasification characteristics in an entrained flow coal gasifier

The coal gasification process of a slurry feed type, entrained-flow coal gasifier was numerically predicted in this paper. By dividing the complicated coal gasification process into several simplified stages such as slurry evaporation, coal devolatilization and two-phase reactions coupled with turbulent flow and two-phase heat transfer, a comprehensive numerical model was constructed to simulate the coal gasification process. The k– turbulence model was used for the gas phase flow while the Random-Trajectory model was applied to describe the behavior of the coal slurry particles. The unreacted-core shrinking model and modified Eddy break-up (EBU) model, were used to simulate the heterogeneous and homogeneous reactions, respectively. The simulation results obtained the detailed information about the flow field, temperature and species concentration distributions inside the gasifier. Meanwhile, the simulation results were compared with the experimental data as a function of O₂/coal ratio. It illustrated that the calculated carbon conversions agreed with the measured ones and that the measured quality of the syngas was better than the calculated one when the O₂/coal ratio increases. This result was related with the total heat loss through the gasifier and uncertain kinetics for the heterogeneous reactions.     

Experimental investigation into the process of fixed-bed coal gasification with reversed air blowing

The fixed-bed of brown coal with reversed air blowing is experimentally studied. A definition of the rate of the gasification process with reversed air blowing is given. Dependences of the basic characteristics of gasifier operation (rate of the process, heat-wave velocity, and production rates for the combustible gas and low-temperature coke) on the fractional composition of the initial coal and the air flow rate are obtained. The correlation between the technological characteristics and control parameters of the process is analyzed. Commercially attractive modes of gasifier operation are determined, and methods of its intensification are formulated.     

气流床气化炉煤粉部分气化特性的研究

基于商业软件Aspen Plus,运用Gibbs自由能最小化方法建立了气流床部分气化模型,预测气化炉入口参数(空煤比、汽煤比、热损失和碳转换率)对出口合成气的影响特征,模拟结果表明,随空煤比的增大,粗煤气中有效气体成分含量先增大后减少;随汽煤比的增大,粗煤气中H2含量增多,有利于部分煤气化再燃;随碳转换率的增大,粗煤气中有效气体成分含量增加,但提高程度不明显,因此针对部分气化不刻意追求碳转换率.     

Effect of biomass particle size and air superficial velocity on the gasification process in a downdraft fixed bed gasifier. An experimental and modelling study

A one-dimensional stationary model of biomass gasification in a fixed bed downdraft gasifier is presented in this paper. The model is based on the mass and energy conservation equations and includes the energy exchange between solid and gaseous phases, and the heat transfer by radiation from the solid particles. Different gasification sub-processes are incorporated: biomass drying, pyrolysis, oxidation of char and volatile matter, chemical reduction of H₂, CO₂ and H₂O by char, and hydrocarbon reforming. The model was validated experimentally in a small-scale gasifier by comparing the experimental temperature fields, biomass burning rates and fuel/air equivalence ratios with predicted results. A good agreement between experimental and estimated results was achieved. The model can be used as a tool to study the influence of process parameters, such as biomass particle mean diameter, air flow velocity, gasifier geometry, composition and inlet temperature of the gasifying agent and biomass type, on the process propagation velocity (flame front velocity) and its efficiency. The maximum efficiency was obtained with the smaller particle size and lower air velocity. It was a consequence of the higher fuel/air ratio in the gasifier and so the production of a gas with a higher calorific value.