Using Mathematica software for coal gasification simulations – Selected kinetic model application

• Main Author: Sebastian Iwaszenko
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Central Mining Institute (Główny Instytut Górnictwa) 2015-01-01
• Series: Journal of Sustainable Mining
• Subjects: Coal gasification; Kinetic models; Simulations; Mathematica
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2300396015000051

Coal gasification is recognized as a one of promising Clean Coal Technologies. As the process itself is complicated and technologically demanding, it is subject of many research. In the paper a problem of using volumetric, non-reactive core and Johnson model for coal gasification and underground coal gasification is considered. The usage of Mathematica software for models' equations solving and analysis is presented. Coal parameters were estimated for five Polish mines: Piast, Ziemowit, Janina, Szczygłowice and Bobrek. For each coal the models' parameters were determined. The determination of parameters was based on reactivity assessment for 50% char conversion. The calculations show relatively small differences between conversion predicted by volumetric and non reactive core model. More significant differences were observed for Johnson model, but they do not exceeded 10% for final char conversion. The conceptual model for underground coal gasification was presented.