Elizabeth Saade 1 , David E. Clough 1 , Carl Bingham 2 , Alan W. Weimer 1 1 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado at Boulder 2 National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO Modeling of a Solar-Thermal Reactor for Synthesis Gas Production May 15 th , 2012
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Elizabeth Saade1, David E. Clough1, Carl Bingham2, Alan W. Weimer1
1 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado at Boulder
2 National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Modeling of a Solar-Thermal
Reactor for Synthesis Gas Production
May 15th, 2012
A control system will improve the operation of a solar-thermal reactor
H2 + CO + CO2
Steam Biomass
Operation of solar-thermal reactor is dependent on available sun
As the clouds cover the sun, the reactor will be cooled within 1 or 2 minutes
If the clouds are partially covering the sun the reactor can still operate