Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Hoffman, Zachary Author's Email Address zhoffm1@lsu.edu URN etd-03282005-165158 Title Simulation and Economic Evaluation of Coal Gasification with SETS Reforming Process for Power Production Degree Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (M.S.Ch.E.) Department Chemical Engineering Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Armando Corripio Committee Chair Benjamin McCoy Committee Member Douglas Harrison Committee Member Keywords
- sets
- chemical looping combustion
- power
- alternative energy
- clean combustion
- simulation
- coal gasification
Date of Defense 2005-03-07 Availability unrestricted Abstract Increasing natural gas prices have raised interest in alternate energy resources. Popular belief in the connection between carbon dioxide emissions and global warming has motivated the search for a technique to isolate carbon dioxide from combustion stack gases. Coal gasification with SETS reforming has been proposed as a solution to both of these issues in that it provides an alternate energy source and 100% carbon dioxide sequestration.
The purpose of this research is to simulate this process using AspenPlus to perform the rigorous material and energy balances. The results of this simulation are used to carry out a complete economic evaluation of the process and estimate the overall cost of energy production (in 2003 dollars). Certain design parameters are modified from literature values. The simulations and economic evaluations are repeated for each case to study its effect on energy production cost. The final results of this study are compared with the current cost of electricity and the costs of other energy production methods.
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