Title :
Solar char gasification
Author :
Chaudhary, S. ; Mathur, V.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. Eng., New Hampshire Univ., Durham, NH, USA
Abstract :
The potential application of high-temperature solar heat for the production of synthesis gas from char has been investigated. Indirect transfer of solar heat, simulated by an electric furnace, to a bench-scale fluidized bed reactor has been examined, the fluidizing gas being the heat-carrying medium. The solar heat requirements for the gasification of char have been determined at different gasification temperatures. The effect of temperature on the gasification rate and the heating value of gas have also been studied. The gasification of char using solar energy has been found to be technically feasible
Keywords :
solar heating; bench-scale fluidized bed reactor; char gasification; electric furnace; high-temperature solar heat; solar energy; synthesis gas; Fluidization; Heat transfer; Inductors; Petroleum; Production; Resistance heating; Solar energy; Solar heating; Space heating; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1989.74741
