Computational Fluid Dynamic study of gas mixtures in a Non-Thermal Plasma reactor for CO2 conversion with Argon as diluent gas
CO2 utilization has been an emerging technology of increasing global interest due to its direct impact in limiting greenhouse gas emissions. In this contribution, the fluid dynamic behavior of a CO2 conversion non-thermal plasma (NTP) in a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor is studied throug...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:20.500.14342/5297 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/5297 https://doi.org/10.55815/424061 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | CO2 Conversion Computational Fluid Dynamics Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Fluid Mechanics Non-Thermal Plasma Plasma Reactor 53 |
| Sumario: | CO2 utilization has been an emerging technology of increasing global interest due to its direct impact in limiting greenhouse gas emissions. In this contribution, the fluid dynamic behavior of a CO2 conversion non-thermal plasma (NTP) in a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor is studied through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations.Calculations are provided in conjunction with experi-mental results and the thermodynamic characteriza-tion of the compounds and mixtures involved. This CFD study utilizes a well-established methodology that allows the optimization of fluid flow with limited computational burden.Firstly, results are presented for an Example Case, in which several variables are studied both at the final iteration as well as across iterations. Secondly, a range of Study Cases, changing the inlet composition and volume rate, are presented. Average velocity is one of the most significant variables to predict the reactor’s yield, while the temperature, density and pressure in the reactor remain, in most cases, almost constant.The resulting CFD computations describe the behavior of the fluids in the reactor in a predictive manner for future experimental results. Limitations in the fluid’s characterization occur due to not explicitly including the plasma reaction, which will be aimed at in future contributions. |
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