The research aims at giving an overview of the conversion processes: drying,
devolatilisation and char combustion, of biofuels, with a special focus on wood.
The emphasis is on the modelling of the processes based on conventional
methods from literature the literature. By the end of the research, the students
should be able to simulate the conversion of a single biofuel particle in a
defined surrounding and have a basic understanding of the physical relations and
properties needed to describe the thermochemical conversion of biofuels. In
addition, the students should be able to analyse the validity of the model by
comparing the simulated results with measurements and have a basic knowledge on
how the knowledge on the conversion of a single particle could be emphasised to
boilers and furnaces.
To follow the research, it is expected that the students have a basic
research or researchs in combustion science and combustion devices. The
modelling work is intended to be made in Matlab, and it is recommended to have
some basic knowledge in this software, or in some other mathematical software,
or Fortran. Some knowledge in heat and mass transfer, and fluid dynamics are
also helpful, before attaining the research.
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