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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4.0x10 -3 Rate (gC/cm 2 /sec) 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 char #2 char #4 1" to 2" 2" to 4" 4" to 6" 1" to 6" overall Figure A.12. High temperature reactivities (based on external surface area) of Koonfontain chars from reactor conditions #2 and #4. χ factor 0.30 0.20 0.10 0.00 char #2 char #4 1~2" 2~4" 4~6" Figure A.13. Values of factor in three intervals of reaction length for Koonfontain char oxidation at reactor condition #2 (CH 4 fuel-lean) and condition #4 (CO fuel-lean). 166

Rate (gC /g C remaining /sec) 1.6x10 -3 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0 20 40 60 %Burnout 167 80 100 #2@2" #2@4" #2@6" #2@1" #4 @ 1" #4 @ 2" #4 @ 4" #4 @ 6" Figure A.14. TGA reactivities of Koonfontain chars from reactor conditions #2 and #4 collected at 1”, 2”, 4”, and 6”. Elemental Analysis 120 From Tables A.7 and A.8, it can be seen that the chars made in fuel-lean conditions have lower H/C mole ratio than those chars made in fuel-rich conditions, as shown in Figure A.15. This may explain the higher reactivities of the chars made in fuel- rich conditions, since char reactivity has been correlated with hydrogen content (Charpenay et al., 1992).

4.0x10 -3<br />

Rate (gC/cm 2 /sec)<br />

3.0<br />

2.0<br />

1.0<br />

0.0<br />

char #2<br />

char #4<br />

1" to 2" 2" to 4" 4" to 6" 1" to 6" overall<br />

Figure A.12. High temperature reactivities (based on external surface area) of<br />

Koonfontain chars from reactor conditions #2 and #4.<br />

χ factor<br />

0.30<br />

0.20<br />

0.10<br />

0.00<br />

char #2<br />

char #4<br />

1~2" 2~4" 4~6"<br />

Figure A.13. Values of factor in three intervals of reaction length for Koonfontain char<br />

oxidation at reactor condition #2 (CH 4 fuel-lean) and condition #4 (CO<br />

fuel-lean).<br />

166

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