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The syngas composition characteristic was investigated in the real slurry-feed gasifier using a detailed gas phase reaction mechanism. The results show that the time for syngas to reach equilibrium is much shorter than the residence time for slurry feed entrained-flow gasifiers, indicating a gas phase species partial equilibrium state. Further calculation shows that the four major species, CO, CO2, H2, and H2O, are in equilibrium via the reaction CO + H2O ⇔ CO2+H2. Suggestions are provided for future modeling and model validation.
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Wang, Z., Yang, J., Li, Z. et al. Syngas composition study. Front. Energy Power Eng. China 3, 369–372 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11708-009-0044-7
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