Fuentes, el reventón energético

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2024): Fuentes, el reventón energético
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DETERMINATION OF HYDRODYNAMIC AND THERMAL PROFILES WITHIN A PYROLYTIC REACTOR LOADED WITH PALM SHELL USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

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  • Mariapaz Moreno-Pinilla,
  • Joan Sebastián Rueda-Castiblanco,
  • Harvey Andrés Milquez-Sanabria,
  • Jaime Eduardo Arturo-Calvache
Mariapaz Moreno-Pinilla
Universidad de América
Joan Sebastián Rueda-Castiblanco
Universidad de América, Bogotá, Colombia
Harvey Andrés Milquez-Sanabria
Universidad de América, Bogotá, Colombia
Jaime Eduardo Arturo-Calvache
Universidad de América, Bogotá, Colombia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18273/revfue.v22n2-2024002

Published 2024-11-02

Keywords

  • Thermochemical treatment,
  • Biomass,
  • Reactor,
  • Porous medium,
  • COMSOL

How to Cite

Moreno-Pinilla, M. ., Rueda-Castiblanco, J. S., Milquez-Sanabria, H. A. ., & Arturo-Calvache, J. E. (2024). DETERMINATION OF HYDRODYNAMIC AND THERMAL PROFILES WITHIN A PYROLYTIC REACTOR LOADED WITH PALM SHELL USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS. Fuentes, El reventón energético, 22(2), 19–34. https://doi.org/10.18273/revfue.v22n2-2024002

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Abstract

In this research, the modeling and simulation of a laboratory-scale pyrolytic reactor with tubular geometry loaded with palm kernel was carried out using the COMSOL Multiphysics® V5.6 software; For the modeling, the physicochemical properties from the palm shell found in different bibliographic sources were used, as well as the initial flow conditions and concentrations to estimate hydrodynamic, thermal and kinetic profiles present in the absorption of the biomass entered in the fixed bed, contemplating isothermal and non-isothermal conditions. The results indicate that the formation of tar is favored at a temperature of 723.15 to 773.15 K, with a reaction time of 10 to 12 min and the relationship of the geometry change with respect to the thermal and hydrodynamic profiles, these are in accordance with the references consulted and can be used as a starting point for future research to understand the phenomena presented within a pyrolysis reactor.

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