A most widespread method for coal gasification is the use of fluidized bed reactors. A new concept in recirculating fluidized bed gasification is the Judd twocompartment gasifier. The two compartments provide separated zones for gasification with steam and for combustion with air, within the same vessel. The circulation of inert solids transmits the heat from the combustion zone into the gasifi...

diesel engine emission standards are being more stringent as it gains more publicity in industry and transportation. hence, designers have to suggest new controlling strategies which result in small amounts of emissions and a reasonable fuel economy. to achieve such a target, multi-objective optimization methodology is a good approach inasmuch as several types of objective are minimized or maxi...

In this study, a 2D model for a CFB biomass combustor has been developed which integrates and simultaneously predicts the hydrodynamics, heat transfer and combustion aspects. Combustor hydrodynamic is modeled taking into account previous work. Simulation model calculates the axial and radial distribution of voidage, velocity, particle size distribution, pressure drop, gas emissions and temperat...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine whether the risk of congenital anomalies in a population resident close to a waste combustion plant located at Byker in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, was higher than in a population resident further away. METHODS A geographical study was carried out on the prevalence of congenital anomalies in residents living within 3 km (i...

In this paper computational analysis of pressure and velocity in coal combustion system using the fluent software is analysed. The combustion of coal is used in circulating fluidized bed combustion system. This work is concerned about gas–solid two-phase mixtures flowing upwards through the fast beds. The type of information resulting from various ways of analyzing the pressure variations and t...

The formation of smoke from a burning cigarette depends on a series of mechanisms, including generation of products by pyrolysis and combustion, aerosol formation, and physical mass transfer and filtration processes. Each mechanism, and their interactions, has a profound effect on the levels of chemical constituents in tobacco smoke. An enormous amount of research has been done on these subject...

Measures such as improved process design, operation, maintenance, housekeeping, and other management practices can reduce emissions. By improving combustion efficiency, the amount of products of incomplete combustion (PICs), a component of particulate matter, can be significantly reduced. Proper fuel-firing practices and combustion zone configuration, along with an adequate amount of excess air...

* Technical Program Manager † Visiting Scholar ‡ Research Scientist § Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Copyright  2001 by Center for Simulation of Advanced Rockets. Published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., with permission. Abstract We describe our numerical method for threedimensional simulations of s...