Process Chemistry of Coal Utilization: Reaction Mechanisms for Coal Decomposition and Volatiles Conversion relates major advances in coal science on how to interpret performance data from lab, pilot and commercial scales. The book presents a very broad range of quantitative methods, from statistical regressions, to rudimentary models, CFD and comprehensive reaction mechanisms. Combining the latest research in the field, including an abundance of lab datasets, the book illustrates how a particular operating condition affects a specific coal-based reaction system. Managers who use these tactics will be able to tailor their testing and simulation work to effectively characterize and solve their problems.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. ix 6. Acronyms - p. xv 7. 1: Coal utilization technologies - p. xv 8. 2: Fuel quality, thermophysical properties, and transport coefficients - p. 21 9. 3: Moisture release and coal drying - p. 52 10. 4: Primary devolatilization behavior - p. 72 11. 5: Reaction mechanisms for primary devolatilization - p. 141 12. Abstract - p. 143 13. 5.1 Global rate expressions for primary devolatilization - p. 146 14. 5.2 Network depolymerization reaction mechanisms - p. 157 15. 5.3 Noncondensable gas compositions - p. 193 16. 5.4 Abridged reaction mechanisms for practical applications - p. 201 17. 5.5 Summary comparisons among three network models - p. 203 18. 5.6 Legitimate chemical reaction mechanisms - p. 211 19. 5.7 Particle thermal histories - p. 212 20. 6: Quantitative interpretations of primary devolatilization behavior - p. 219 21. 7: Tar decomposition - p. 270 22. 8: Volatiles reforming and volatiles combustion - p. 319 23. 9: Hydropyrolysis and hydrogasification - p. 385 24. Index - p. 459
Process Chemistry of Coal Utilization: Reaction Mechanisms for Coal Decomposition and Volatiles Conversion relates major advances in coal science on how to interpret performance data from lab, pilot and commercial scales. The book presents a very broad range of quantitative methods, from statistical regressions, to rudimentary models, CFD and comprehensive reaction mechanisms. Combining the latest research in the field, including an abundance of lab datasets, the book illustrates how a particular operating condition affects a specific coal-based reaction system. Managers who use these tactics will be able to tailor their testing and simulation work to effectively characterize and solve their problems.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. ix 6. Acronyms - p. xv 7. 1: Coal utilization technologies - p. xv 8. 2: Fuel quality, thermophysical properties, and transport coefficients - p. 21 9. 3: Moisture release and coal drying - p. 52 10. 4: Primary devolatilization behavior - p. 72 11. 5: Reaction mechanisms for primary devolatilization - p. 141 12. Abstract - p. 143 13. 5.1 Global rate expressions for primary devolatilization - p. 146 14. 5.2 Network depolymerization reaction mechanisms - p. 157 15. 5.3 Noncondensable gas compositions - p. 193 16. 5.4 Abridged reaction mechanisms for practical applications - p. 201 17. 5.5 Summary comparisons among three network models - p. 203 18. 5.6 Legitimate chemical reaction mechanisms - p. 211 19. 5.7 Particle thermal histories - p. 212 20. 6: Quantitative interpretations of primary devolatilization behavior - p. 219 21. 7: Tar decomposition - p. 270 22. 8: Volatiles reforming and volatiles combustion - p. 319 23. 9: Hydropyrolysis and hydrogasification - p. 385 24. Index - p. 459
