Resources on Modeling Hydrogen Feedstock Processes and Technologies
The drive for clean hydrogen is dependent upon being able to produce it at low cost. Converting feedstocks like biomass, household waste, and coal into syngas could be part of the solution, but there is more research to be done. Modeling and simulation is an efficient method of analyzing the underlying processes and technology.
Get inspiration from existing research and modeling examples in this resource collection as a starting point for your own R&D work.
Cost-Effective Biofuel
A team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory analyzed the pyrolysis process with the goal of improving large-scale reactor performance and more efficient mass production of biofuels.
Fluidized Bed Reactors
Researchers investigated a prototype concept of a back-up electricity device through nonisothermal reacting flow simulation.
Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass
Explore a model of pyrolysis applied to a wood particle and see how parameter estimation can help optimize this process.
Carbon Deposition
Access an example model for investigating the thermal decomposition of methane into hydrogen and solid carbon over a catalyst.
Turbulent Combustion of Syngas
See an example of modeling syngas combustion in a round-jet burner and compare the simulation results with experimental data.
Underground Coal Gasification
Researchers from the University of Alberta modeled the shape, growth rate, and temperature profile of a cavity created via a controlled retraction injection point.
Bioreactor Landfill Development
A research team at the University of Western Ontario studied the aerobic landfill conversion process with multiphysics simulation.
Electrostatic Filter Design
Researchers used numerical modeling to analyze electrostatic filter designs for removing carbon and ash particles generated through the combustion of biomass.
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