Combustion studies of high water content fuels

生物质作为一种燃料具有巨大的潜力，因为它解决了两个重要问题。全球气候变化和对可再生燃料的需求。生物质通常具有较高的水分含量，通常在利用前干燥。尽管如此，还是有许多应用需要？wet？生物质是有用的。例如，当生物质在发电厂与氧气一起燃烧，产生的二氧化碳被储存在地下时，这个过程会导致负碳发电。该计划旨在获得与高水分含量燃料燃烧相关的物理化学过程的知识。将研究三种类型的生物质/水混合物：酒精/水溶液、藻类悬浮液和溶于水的生物质。将在单液滴实验和喷雾燃烧器中研究其汽化和燃烧特性。双组分液滴蒸发和燃烧的分析模型将用于理解和解释结果。这项工作将提供所需的基础数据，以支持碳捕获和储存发电的可持续方法。这项研究将是一个重要的教育工具，让我们的年轻人接触到可再生、可持续技术的新方法。此外，还将开发一门关于能源和环境的创新的跨学科经验课程。

1337008AxebaumBiomass holds great potential as a fuel as it addresses two important issues ? global climate change and the demand for renewable fuels. Biomass generally has high moisture content and is usually dried before being utilized. Nonetheless, there are a number of applications where ?wet? biomass can be useful. For example, when biomass is burned with oxygen in a power plant and the resulting carbon dioxide is stored underground, the process leads to carbon negative power production. This program seeks to gain knowledge of the physico-chemical processes associated with combustion of high-moisture content fuels. Three types of biomass/water mixtures will be studied: alcohol/water solutions, algal suspensions, and biomass solubilized in water. The vaporization and combustion characteristics will be studied in single droplet experiments and in a spray combustor. Analytical models of two-component droplet vaporization and combustion will be used to understand and interpret results.This work will provide fundamental data needed to support technologies for a sustainable approach to power generation with carbon capture and storage. The research will be an important educational tool, exposing our youth to novel approaches to renewable, sustainable technologies. In addition, an innovative, interdisciplinary experiential course on Energy and Environment will be developed.