U.S.-Finland Cooperative Research: Sodium and Sulfur Volatilization, Capture, and Aerosol Processes in Combustionand Gasification

该奖项支持W教授。弗雷德里克和 他在俄勒冈州的研究小组成员 大学在化学工程方面进行合作 与来自芬兰的两组工程师进行研究。 他们合作研究的目标是 提供基本实验数据和基本模型 钠气溶胶形成的过程 以及硫的挥发， 在燃烧和气化过程中捕获高浓度的 钠和/或硫含量的燃料。 他们的研究 计划将互补的专业知识和 三个研究小组的实验能力：1） 弗雷德里克博士的化学工程小组 俄勒冈州州立大学系，具有专业知识 在高硫/钠速率过程和燃烧中 燃料; 2）燃烧化学组由M。 M. Hupa在图尔库的Abo学院大学， 芬兰，提供燃烧方面的专业知识 化学;和3）气溶胶技术组的 位于埃斯波的芬兰技术研究中心， E. I. Kauppinen，它带来了特别强大的 气溶胶的理论和实验能力 科学 正在研究的高钠和高硫含量燃料 在这个项目中， 美国和芬兰。 这反映在 流化床和加压流化床的发展 煤和废纸浆的气化工艺 这两个国家的酒。 的结果 预计拟议的研究将在 设计新工艺，如加压 高硫煤或废纸浆的气化 酒以及在现有的优化 技术.

This award supports Professor W. J. Frederick and members of his research group at Oregon State University to collaborate in chemical engineering research with two groups of engineers from Finland. The objectives of their cooperative research are to provide basic experimental data and fundamental models for the processes involved in sodium aerosol formation and deposition and also sulfur volatilization and capture in the combustion and gasification of high sodium and/or sulfur content fuels. Their research plan links the complementary expertise and experimental capabilities of three research groups: 1) Dr. Frederick's group in the Chemical Engineering Department of Oregon State University, with expertise in rate processes and combustion of high sulfur/sodium fuels; 2) the Combustion Chemistry Group led by Dr. M. M. Hupa at the Abo Academy University, in Turku, Finland, which offers expertise in combustion chemistry; and 3) the Aerosol Technology Group of the Technical Research Center of Finland, in Espoo, led by E. I. Kauppinen, which brings particularly strong theoretical and experimental capabilities in aerosol science. The high sodium and sulfur content fuels being studied in this project are of industrial importance to both the U.S. and Finland. This is reflected in the development of fluidized bed and pressurized gasification processes for coal and spent pulping liquors in both countries. The results of the proposed research are expected to be useful in the design of new processes such as pressurized gasification of high-sulfur coals or spent pulping liquors as well as in the optimization of existing technologies.