Coal partial gasification studies applied to co-production of hydrogen and electricity

Abstract

To search for the optimum working condition of coal partial gasification for co-production of hydrogen and electricity, a gasifier has been simulated and studied by the use of an Aspen Plus model. Oxygen-to-coal ratio, steam-to-coal ratio and steam temperature are optimization variables of the system. The optimization variables impact on syngas yield, syngas concentration, system exergy efficiency, HER and CO2 separation rate have been analyzed. It is found that the oxygen-to-coal ratio and the steam-to-coal ratio both have large influence on performances of gasifer and system and the steam temperature has the least influence.