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Chemical equilibrium relations between the major gas components in gasification are valuable for reactor design and process optimisation, as well as for a generally increased understanding of the processes. However, most previous equilibrium calculations have been limited to more or less narrow ranges of operating conditions and specific fuel characteristics. In the present work, an extensive systematic parametric study was performed utilising a D-optimal experimental design to structure the equilibrium calculations. The sensitivity analysis of designed calculation data, covered equilibrium relations between the responses CO, H2, CH4, CO2, H2O, NH3, HCN, higher heating value and all reasonable combinations of gasification conditions and fuel properties. The effects were evaluated by partial least squares (PLS) analysis and the results were illustrated with concentrations and higher heating values as functions of the most influential factors. The data set is available for interested readers.
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Nordin, A., Kallner, P., Johansson, E. (1997). Gas Quality from Biomass Gasification; An Extensive Parametric Equilibrium Study. In: Bridgwater, A.V., Boocock, D.G.B. (eds) Developments in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1559-6_67
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