MODELING CHAR OXIDATION AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE ...
MODELING CHAR OXIDATION AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE ... MODELING CHAR OXIDATION AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE ...
vc the volume of combustible material in a char particle W neighbor in the negative x direction, i.e., on the west side x oxygen mole fraction xa fraction of ash Greek symbols power index of the normalized density-diameter relationship observed reaction rate over the maximum reaction rate allowed by boundary layer diffusion H1 heat of reaction for C + O2 → CO2 H2 heat of reaction for C + 0.5O2 → CO emissivity second effectiveness factor total porosity M macro porosity micro porosity ( - 1)/( + 1) effectiveness factor thermal conductivity o, O, O2 stoichiometric coefficient of oxygen for each mole of carbon consumed fraction of covered carbon sites normalized oxygen concentration, equal to C/Cs particle density, g/cm 3 , p app b a c apparent density, same as particle density, g/cm 3 bed density, defined as mass of particle/(volume of solid + intra-particle void volume + inter-particle void volume) density of ash, g/cm 3 density of combustible material, g/cm 3 tortuosity factor roughness factor normalized r, equal to r/rs fraction of carbon converted to CO2 for each mole of carbon consumed Subscript a ash c combustible material diff diffusion E neighbor in the positive x direction e effective f at film temperature, T f = 0.5(T p + T g) g bulk steam xviii
in intrinsic K Knudsen diffusion M macro o initial obs observed P central grid point under consideration rxn reaction W neighbor in the negative x direction s on external surface μ micro ∞ in the bulk stream xix
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vc the volume of combustible material in a char particle<br />
W neighbor in the negative x direction, i.e., on the west side<br />
x oxygen mole fraction<br />
xa fraction of ash<br />
Greek symbols<br />
power index of the normalized density-diameter relationship<br />
observed reaction rate over the maximum reaction rate allowed by<br />
boundary layer diffusion<br />
H1 heat of reaction for C + O2 → CO2 H2 heat of reaction for C + 0.5O2 → CO<br />
emissivity<br />
second effectiveness factor<br />
total porosity<br />
M<br />
macro porosity<br />
micro porosity<br />
( - 1)/( + 1)<br />
effectiveness factor<br />
thermal conductivity<br />
o, O, O2 stoichiometric coefficient of oxygen for each mole of carbon consumed<br />
fraction of covered carbon sites<br />
normalized oxygen concentration, equal to C/Cs particle density, g/cm 3<br />
, p<br />
app<br />
b<br />
a<br />
c<br />
apparent density, same as particle density, g/cm 3<br />
bed density, defined as mass of particle/(volume of solid + intra-particle<br />
void volume + inter-particle void volume)<br />
density of ash, g/cm 3<br />
density of combustible material, g/cm 3<br />
tortuosity factor<br />
roughness factor<br />
normalized r, equal to r/rs fraction of carbon converted to CO2 for each mole of carbon consumed<br />
Subscript<br />
a ash<br />
c combustible material<br />
diff diffusion<br />
E neighbor in the positive x direction<br />
e effective<br />
f at film temperature, T f = 0.5(T p + T g)<br />
g bulk steam<br />
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