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Optimization of IGCC processes with reduced order CFD models

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COMPUTERS & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 35, Issue 9, Pages 1705-1717

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2011.01.018

Keywords

Co-simulation; PCA; Reduced order modeling; IGCC; Process optimization; CFD

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  1. National Energy Technology Laboratory [DE-AC26-04NT41817]

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Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plants have significant advantages for efficient power generation with carbon capture. Moreover, with the development of accurate CFD models for gasification and combined cycle combustion, key units of these processes can now be modeled more accurately. However, the integration of CFD models within steady-state process simulators, and subsequent optimization of the integrated system, still presents significant challenges. This study describes the development and demonstration of a reduced order modeling (ROM) framework for these tasks. The approach builds on the concepts of co-simulation and ROM development for process units described in earlier studies. Here we show how the ROMs derived from both gasification and combustion units can be integrated within an equation-oriented simulation environment for the overall optimization of an IGCC process. In addition to a systematic approach to ROM development, the approach includes validation tasks for the CFD model as well as closed-loop tests for the integrated flowsheet. This approach allows the application of equation-based nonlinear programming algorithms and leads to fast optimization of CFD-based process flowsheets. The approach is illustrated on two flowsheets based on IGCC technology. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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