An experimental and numerical study on the Miscanthus gasification by using a pilot scale gasifier

摘要

This work comprises the study of several mixtures of air with O-2, CO2 and steam in a pilot scale gasification plant. Out of eight substrates characteristic of south-central and southern Portugal, Miscanthus was chosen for revealing the highest potential for energy generation and for its friendliness from an ecological standpoint. Experiments with Miscanthus were performed in a pilot scale reactor and generated results were compared with ones from a numerical model, which consists of a EulerianEulerian approach within the Fluent framework that is able to describe the transport of mass, momentum and energy for both solid and gas phases.