Investigating biomass composition and size effects on fast pyrolysis using global sensitivity analysis and CFD simulations
Liqiang Lu, Xi Gao, Aytekin Gel, Gavin Wiggins, Meagan Crowley, M. Brennan Pecha, Mehrdad Shahnam, William A. Rogers, James E. Parks, Peter N. Ciesielski
Topics & Concepts
PyrolysisBiomass (ecology)Raw materialCharLigninComputational fluid dynamicsBioenergyProcess engineeringSensitivity (control systems)Materials scienceBiofuelParticle sizeYield (engineering)Fluidized bedParticle (ecology)Chemical engineeringChemistryWaste managementOrganic chemistryThermodynamicsEngineeringComposite materialPhysicsOceanographyElectronic engineeringGeologyThermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesGranular flow and fluidized bedsHeat transfer and supercritical fluids