MODELING CHAR OXIDATION AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE ...

MODELING CHAR OXIDATION AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE ... MODELING CHAR OXIDATION AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE ...

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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

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 />

xviii

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