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1 online resource (416 pages) : color illustrations. |
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Advances in Chemical Engineering, 0065-2377 ; Volume 49 |
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Advances in chemical engineering ; Volume 49.
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 9, 2016). |
| Contents |
Front Cover -- Thermochemical Process Engineering -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter One: Pyrolysis, Gasification, and Combustion of Solid Fuels -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Solid Fuel Characterization and Multistep Pyrolysis Model -- 2.1. Plastics -- 2.2. Biomass -- 2.2.1. Biomass Characterization and Reference Species -- 2.2.2. Multistep Kinetic Model of Biomass Pyrolysis -- 2.3. Coal -- 2.4. Municipal Solid Wastes and Refuse-Derived Fuels -- 2.5. Nitrogen and Sulfur Emissions From Solid Fuel Volatilization -- 3. Heterogeneous Reactions of Residual Char -- 4. Secondary Gas-Phase Reactions of Released Products -- 4.1. Generic Rate Rules for H-Abstraction Reactions -- 4.2. Alcohols, Carbohydrates, and Water Elimination Reactions -- 4.3. Secondary Gas-Phase Reactions of Aromatics. PAH and Soot Formation -- 4.4. Secondary Gas-Phase Reactions of Cellulose and Lignin Products -- 5. Balance Equations at the Particle Scale (From General to 1D-Model) -- 5.1. Pyrolysis of Thick Biomass Particles and Overshooting of the Internal Temperature -- 5.2. Gasification and Combustion Regimes of Thick Biomass Particles -- 5.3. Fast Biomass Pyrolysis and Bio-Oil Formation -- 6. Balance Equations at the Reactor Scale -- 6.1. Traveling Grate Combustor -- 6.2. Countercurrent Gasifiers -- 6.2.1. H2S Impact on Syngas Production and CO2 Reduction -- 6.3. Pyrolysis and Gasification of Polyethylene in a Bubbling Fluidized-Bed Reactor -- 7. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter Two: Mechanistic Understanding of Thermochemical Conversion of Polymers and Lignocellulosic Biomass -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Energy and Resource Recovery From Polymer Wastes -- 1.2. Pyrolysis: A Promising Thermochemical Technique -- 2. Pyrolysis of Synthetic Polymers -- 2.1. Olefinic Polymers -- 2.1.1. Kinetic Modeling -- 2.2. Oxidative Pyrolysis. |
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3. Catalytic Pyrolysis of Synthetic Polymers -- 4. Pyrolysis of Biomass -- 4.1. Composition of Biomass -- 4.2. Structure of Cellulose, Hemicellulose, and Lignin -- 4.2.1. Cellulose -- 4.2.2. Hemicellulose -- 4.2.3. Lignin -- 4.3. Kinetic Modeling of Biomass Pyrolysis -- 4.3.1. Global Kinetic Model of Biomass Pyrolysis -- 4.3.2. Mechanistic Modeling of Biomass Pyrolysis -- 4.4. Reaction Mechanism of Cellulose Pyrolysis -- 4.5. Reaction Mechanism of Hemicellulose Pyrolysis -- 4.6. Reaction Mechanism of Lignin Pyrolysis -- 5. CFP of Biomass -- 5.1. Overall Comparison of In Situ and Ex Situ CFP -- 5.2. CFP of Biomass Using Zeolites -- 5.2.1. In Situ Catalytic Pyrolysis of Biomass Using Zeolites -- 5.2.2. Ex Situ Catalytic Pyrolysis of Biomass Using Zeolites -- 5.2.3. Modified Zeolites for CFP -- 5.3. Other Catalysts for CFP -- 5.4. CFP With Cofeeding -- 5.5. Catalyst Deactivation -- 6. Copyrolysis of Synthetic Polymers With Biomass -- 7. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter Three: Steam Cracking and EDC Furnace Simulation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Ethene Steam Cracking Furnace -- 2.1. Comprehensive Coupled Furnace-Reactor Simulation Using CFD -- 2.1.1. Flow, Temperature, and Concentration Fields of the Fire Side -- 2.1.2. Process Gas Temperature, Velocity, Pressure, and Concentration Profiles of the Reactor Tube Side -- 2.1.3. Coking Rate -- 2.2. Investigation of Radiative Heat Transfer Process in Ethene Cracking Furnace -- 2.2.1. Comparison of Radiation Models -- 2.2.2. Flue Gas Nongray Radiative Properties -- 2.3. Convection Section -- 2.3.1. Convection Chamber -- 2.3.2. The Simulation Results of the Tube Section -- 2.4. Optimization and Scheduling of Steam Cracking Furnace Systems -- 2.4.1. ANN-Based Surrogate Model -- 2.4.2. Multiobjective Optimization of a Single Furnace. |
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2.4.3. Integrated Operation and Cyclic Scheduling Optimization of Furnace Systems -- 3. EDC Cracking Furnace -- 3.1. Coupled Furnace-Reactor Simulation -- 3.2. Effect of Coke Deposition on the Run Length of EDC Cracker -- 4. Summary and Future Outlook -- References -- Chapter Four: Gas Turbines and Engine Simulations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Propulsion Systems -- 2.1. Internal Combustion Engines -- 2.1.1. Thermodynamic Cycle -- 2.1.2. Flow Dynamics and Mixing -- 2.1.3. Injection and Ignition -- 2.1.4. Cyclic Variation and Abnormal Combustion -- 2.1.5. Pollutant Emissions -- 2.1.6. New Trends in ICE -- 2.2. Gas Turbines -- 2.2.1. Thermodynamic Cycle -- 2.2.2. Engine Components -- 2.2.3. Operability -- 2.2.4. Pollutant Emissions and Noise -- 2.2.5. New Concepts in GTs -- 2.3. Rocket Engines -- 2.3.1. Technical Challenges -- 3. Combustion -- 3.1. Thermochemistry -- 3.1.1. Equilibrium State -- 3.1.2. Complete Combustion -- 3.2. Introducing Chemical Kinetics: The PSR -- 3.3. Flames -- 3.3.1. Governing Equations -- 3.3.2. Transport Properties -- 3.3.3. Laminar Flames -- 3.3.3.1. Premixed Flames -- 3.3.3.2. Nonpremixed Flames -- 3.3.3.3. Summary -- 3.4. Turbulent Combustion -- 3.4.1. Turbulent Premixed Flames -- 3.4.2. Turbulent Diffusion Flames -- 4. Models for Turbulent Combustion Simulation -- 4.1. Turbulence Simulation and Modeling -- 4.1.1. The Hierarchy of DNS, LES, and RANS Approaches -- 4.1.2. RANS Simulations -- 4.1.3. Direct Numerical Simulation -- 4.1.4. Large Eddy Simulations -- 4.2. Turbulent Combustion Modeling in LES -- 4.2.1. Description of Chemical Kinetics in LES -- 4.2.2. Turbulence-Flame Interaction in LES -- 5. Numerical Methods -- 5.1. Discretization Schemes for LES -- 5.2. Mesh for LES -- 5.3. High-Performance Computing -- 6. Examples of Application of LES to Engines -- 6.1. Validation and Performance of LES: The PRECCINSTA Burner. |
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6.2. Simulation of Cyclic Variation in ICE Engine -- 6.3. Ignition of an Aeronautical Engine -- 6.4. Combustion Instabilities in a Rocket Engine -- 7. Including More Physics -- 7.1. Two-Phase Combustion -- 7.2. The Thermal Problem: Adding Solid Conduction and Thermal Radiation -- 8. Conclusions -- References -- Index -- Contents of Volumes in this Serial -- Back Cover. |
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Chemical engineering.
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Thermochemistry.
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Génie chimique.
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Thermochimie.
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chemical engineering.
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| Added Author |
Van Geem, Kevin M., editor.
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| ISBN |
0128099046 |
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9780128099049 |
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0128097779 |
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9780128097779 |
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