Simulation of co-production system based on coal partial gasification under different reactant gas atmospheres

Abstract

In order to explore the comparison of coal partial gasification hydrogen-electricity cogeneration systems under different gasification agent atmospheres, based coal partial gasification, including steam cycle power generation and syngas processing for hydrogen production, a hydrogen-electric co-production system and its model of partial coal gasification and semi-coke combustion are constructed, respectively using (H2O/O2) and (CO2/O2) as gasification reactant gas. The effects of oxygen-coal ratio and carbon conversion on exergy efficiency and syngas composition under different gasification reaction gas atmospheres were studied by Aspen Plus simulation. The exergy efficiency under different gasification agent atmospheres increases first and then decreases with the increase of oxygen-coal ratio and carbon conversion rate. Using (CO2/O2) as gasification agent has higher exergy efficiency. The composition of syngas changes little under different oxygen-coal ratios, while the overall content of H2, CO and CH4 in syngas will increase with the increase of carbon conversion rate, but the growth rate will continue to decline.