Solid Biomass Thermochemical Conversion: Experiments and Model Development
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A4: Bio-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 2729
Special Issue Editors
2. MEtRICs Research Centre, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Interests: biomass combustion; energy conversion; energy production; renewable energy; power plant commissioning; and computational fluid dynamics simulation
Interests: numerical modeling and optimization; two-phase flow; CFD modelling
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Interests: mechanical engineering; renewable energy; CFD
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The energy sector faces regulatory pressure, higher competition, and a demand to provide greater flexibility and environmentally friendly solutions. Due to this, at this time, it is necessary to respond effectively, and rapidly, to the fast-changing context of the electricity market. Motivated by its availability, widespread abundance, and environmental concerns, solid biomass has become a competitive option to diversify both electricity production and direct heat among renewable energy resources. However, combustion, the most common conversion process of solid biomass, still requires further research, since it is related to low efficiency and pollutant emissions.
This Special Issue aims to publish a comprehensive overview of research papers that address the recent progress in solid biomass thermochemical conversion. Investigations that involve experimental and numerical works, recent evolutions, and the present state of the art in this field are highly encouraged. Hence, this Special Issue covers (but is not limited to) the following solid biomass topics:
- Experimental studies of biomass conversion: from particle phenomena to the reactor and industrial scale;
- Development of CFD models;
- High-performance computing in CFD modeling;
- Characterization of the physicochemical and thermal properties of solid biomass;
- Low-quality fuels;
- Machine learning techniques.
Dr. João Pedro Vasconcelos Silva
Dr. Senhorinha de Fátima Capela Fortunas Teixeira
Dr. José Carlos Fernandes Teixeira
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Keywords
- biomass
- combustion
- CFD
- experiments
- gasification
- numerical modeling
- pyrolysis
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