Combustion of solid fuel in a hybrid porous reactor

Wave sequences for solid fuel adiabatic in-situ combustion in porous media

We study the Riemann problem with forward combustion due to injection of air into a porous medium containing solid fuel. We neglect air compressibility and heat loss to the rock formation. Given initial reservoir and injection conditions, we prove that there is a unique time asymptotic wave sequence for combustion with complete oxygen consumption. The sequence consists of a region of unburned a...

Solid fuel interactions in co-combustion – a literature survey

Grate Furnace Combustion: A Submodel for the Solid Fuel Layer

The reduction of NOx-formation in biomass fired grate furnaces requires the development of numerical models. To represent the variety in scales and physical processes playing a role in the conversion, newly developed submodels are required. Here, a submodel for the reverse combustion process in the solid fuel layer on the grate is described. The submodel is shown to give good predictions for th...

Hybrid Mixed Discretization Methods for Combustion Problems in Porous Media

This paper presents numerical methods for the simulation of combustion processes in porous media. The equations governing the ow in the porous medium are discretized by the mixed nite element method on Raviart{Thomas elements of lowest order. Hybridization is applied to transform the resulting equations into a form more convenient for the solution by multigrid methods. Special emphasis is put o...

Biomass Characterization and its Use as Solid Fuel for Combustion

(Received: January 8, 2012; Accepted: Februray 8, 2012) Abstract: The power industry is confronting challenges with seemingly conflicting goals. They provide the economy of scale needed to minimize the cost of production. Consumers, including industry, rely on affordable, dependable electrical energy. It’s an important part of our economy and our daily lifestyle. However, reducing emission leve...