Title :
Evaluation of control strategies for fixed-bed coal gasifiers using MGAS
Author :
Reddy, Sadanand ; Farell, Andrew
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. Eng., Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
Abstract :
The MGAS (METC Gasifier Advanced Simulation) model is used to simulate a moving-bed gasifier. The MGAS code is written in FORTRAN and takes into account details in specifying the reactor geometry, reaction kinetics, etc. Steady-state control analysis tools that use MGAS to uncover the optimal control strategies are demonstrated. These strategies are compared with those that are known to be suitable in the actual gasifier
Keywords :
coal; coal gasification; control system analysis computing; optimal control; reaction kinetics theory; simulation; FORTRAN; METC Gasifier Advanced Simulation; control analysis tools; fixed-bed coal gasifiers; optimal control strategies; reaction kinetics; reactor geometry; Chemical engineering; Feeds; Fuels; Geometry; Heating; Inductors; Kinetic theory; Optimal control; Steady-state; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
System Theory, 1993. Proceedings SSST '93., Twenty-Fifth Southeastern Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tuscaloosa, AL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3560-6
DOI :
10.1109/SSST.1993.522785
