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Review on Modelling Approaches Based on Computational Fluid Dynamics for Biomass Pyrolysis Systems

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Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Pyrolysis

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Abstract

Modelling is a complex task combining elements of knowledge in the field of computer science, mathematics and natural sciences (fluid dynamics, mass and heat transfer, chemistry). In order to correctly model the process of biomass thermal degradation, in-depth knowledge of multi-scale unit processes is necessary. A biomass conversion model can be divided into three main submodels depending on the scale of the unit processes: the molecular model, single particle model and reactor model. Molecular models describe the chemical changes in the biomass constituents. Single-particle models correspond to the description of the biomass structure and its influence on the thermo-physical behaviour and the subsequent reactions of the compounds released during decomposition of a single biomass particle. The largest scale submodel and at the same time, the most difficult to describe is the reactor model, which describes the behaviour of a vast number of particles, the flow of the reactor gases as well as the interaction between them and the reactor. This chapter contains a basic explanation about which models are currently available and how they work from a practical point of view.

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Maziarka, P., Ronsse, F., Anca-Couce, A. (2020). Review on Modelling Approaches Based on Computational Fluid Dynamics for Biomass Pyrolysis Systems. In: Fang, Z., Smith Jr, R.L., Xu, L. (eds) Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Pyrolysis. Biofuels and Biorefineries, vol 10. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2732-6_13

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