Kinetic investigation and numerical modelling of CaCO3/Al2O3 reactor for high-temperature thermal energy storage application

This study conducts kinetic analyses of the carbonation reaction of CaCO3 (doped with Al2O3) as well as parametric analyses of the performance of a thermochemical reactor, which can act as a thermal battery. Kinetic measurements of CO2 release and absorption were carried out using thermogravimetric...

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Main Authors: Mathew, Arun, Nadim, Nima, Chandratilleke, Tilak T., Paskevicius, Mark, Humphries, Terry D., Buckley, Craig E.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP150100730
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97013
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author Mathew, Arun
Nadim, Nima
Chandratilleke, Tilak T.
Paskevicius, Mark
Humphries, Terry D.
Buckley, Craig E.
author_facet Mathew, Arun
Nadim, Nima
Chandratilleke, Tilak T.
Paskevicius, Mark
Humphries, Terry D.
Buckley, Craig E.
author_sort Mathew, Arun
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description This study conducts kinetic analyses of the carbonation reaction of CaCO3 (doped with Al2O3) as well as parametric analyses of the performance of a thermochemical reactor, which can act as a thermal battery. Kinetic measurements of CO2 release and absorption were carried out using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) at 815, 830 and 845 °C on a CaCO3/Al2O3 sample that had been previously cycled over 500 times. The rapid reaction kinetics revealed that the Avrami nucleation growth model with exponent 3 fits well to explain the carbonation reaction. The numerical study considered a cylindrical reactor with a height and diameter of 100 mm. According to numerical analysis, at an applied CO2 pressure of 1 bar, increasing the thermal conductivity of the reactor bed from 1.33 to 5 W/m.K increases the rate of carbonation reaction by 74%. When the applied CO2 pressure is increased from 1 to 2 bar, the performance of the reactor bed with thermal conductivity of 1.33 W/m.K improves by 42%; however, when the applied CO2 pressure is increased from 2 to 3 bar, the performance improves by only 18%. Additionally, when the boundary temperature of the reactor was lowered by 30 °C, performance was enhanced by 43% at an applied CO2 pressure of 1 bar. This study also examined the effect of using a graphite fin as a heat extraction system. The graphite fin allowed for more rapid heat extraction and increased the carbonation reaction by 44% in the reactor bed with poor thermal conductivity (1.33 W/m.K) but had no effect in the reactor with modest thermal conductivity of (5 W/m.K) due to its ability to already transfer heat effectively to the reactor shell.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-970132025-02-28T05:40:46Z Kinetic investigation and numerical modelling of CaCO3/Al2O3 reactor for high-temperature thermal energy storage application Mathew, Arun Nadim, Nima Chandratilleke, Tilak T. Paskevicius, Mark Humphries, Terry D. Buckley, Craig E. Science & Technology Technology Energy & Fuels Thermochemical energy storage Calcium carbonate Reaction kinetics Numerical modelling CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER CALCIUM-OXIDE CO2 CAPTURE CARBON-DIOXIDE PRODUCT LAYER HEAT-TRANSFER CAO INTEGRATION CALCINATION PERFORMANCE This study conducts kinetic analyses of the carbonation reaction of CaCO3 (doped with Al2O3) as well as parametric analyses of the performance of a thermochemical reactor, which can act as a thermal battery. Kinetic measurements of CO2 release and absorption were carried out using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) at 815, 830 and 845 °C on a CaCO3/Al2O3 sample that had been previously cycled over 500 times. The rapid reaction kinetics revealed that the Avrami nucleation growth model with exponent 3 fits well to explain the carbonation reaction. The numerical study considered a cylindrical reactor with a height and diameter of 100 mm. According to numerical analysis, at an applied CO2 pressure of 1 bar, increasing the thermal conductivity of the reactor bed from 1.33 to 5 W/m.K increases the rate of carbonation reaction by 74%. When the applied CO2 pressure is increased from 1 to 2 bar, the performance of the reactor bed with thermal conductivity of 1.33 W/m.K improves by 42%; however, when the applied CO2 pressure is increased from 2 to 3 bar, the performance improves by only 18%. Additionally, when the boundary temperature of the reactor was lowered by 30 °C, performance was enhanced by 43% at an applied CO2 pressure of 1 bar. This study also examined the effect of using a graphite fin as a heat extraction system. The graphite fin allowed for more rapid heat extraction and increased the carbonation reaction by 44% in the reactor bed with poor thermal conductivity (1.33 W/m.K) but had no effect in the reactor with modest thermal conductivity of (5 W/m.K) due to its ability to already transfer heat effectively to the reactor shell. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97013 10.1016/j.solener.2022.06.005 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP150100730 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200102301 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT160100303 Elsevier fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Technology
Energy & Fuels
Thermochemical energy storage
Calcium carbonate
Reaction kinetics
Numerical modelling
CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER
CALCIUM-OXIDE
CO2 CAPTURE
CARBON-DIOXIDE
PRODUCT LAYER
HEAT-TRANSFER
CAO
INTEGRATION
CALCINATION
PERFORMANCE
Mathew, Arun
Nadim, Nima
Chandratilleke, Tilak T.
Paskevicius, Mark
Humphries, Terry D.
Buckley, Craig E.
Kinetic investigation and numerical modelling of CaCO3/Al2O3 reactor for high-temperature thermal energy storage application
title Kinetic investigation and numerical modelling of CaCO3/Al2O3 reactor for high-temperature thermal energy storage application
title_full Kinetic investigation and numerical modelling of CaCO3/Al2O3 reactor for high-temperature thermal energy storage application
title_fullStr Kinetic investigation and numerical modelling of CaCO3/Al2O3 reactor for high-temperature thermal energy storage application
title_full_unstemmed Kinetic investigation and numerical modelling of CaCO3/Al2O3 reactor for high-temperature thermal energy storage application
title_short Kinetic investigation and numerical modelling of CaCO3/Al2O3 reactor for high-temperature thermal energy storage application
title_sort kinetic investigation and numerical modelling of caco3/al2o3 reactor for high-temperature thermal energy storage application
topic Science & Technology
Technology
Energy & Fuels
Thermochemical energy storage
Calcium carbonate
Reaction kinetics
Numerical modelling
CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER
CALCIUM-OXIDE
CO2 CAPTURE
CARBON-DIOXIDE
PRODUCT LAYER
HEAT-TRANSFER
CAO
INTEGRATION
CALCINATION
PERFORMANCE
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP150100730
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP150100730
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP150100730
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97013