In this paper the authors present a simplified thermodynamic model able to predict the operating conditions of a waste-to-energy plant. Unlike simplified models typically used to monitor a plant operation, the proposed model does not employ correlations based on empiric observations or on experimental data regressions. The developed numerical tool, being phenomenological, is generally applicable to any waste-to-energy plant, and is here applied to the HERAmbiente S.p.A. plant in Pozzilli, Italy. Input parameters are determined from measurements and the obtained results are validated against experiments, showing a good agreement. The model allows verifying the constraints imposed by the European legislation on temperature and residence time of the combustion products in the plant chamber.

A simplified general model for a waste-to-energy plant

FRATTOLILLO, ANDREA;
2014-01-01

Abstract

In this paper the authors present a simplified thermodynamic model able to predict the operating conditions of a waste-to-energy plant. Unlike simplified models typically used to monitor a plant operation, the proposed model does not employ correlations based on empiric observations or on experimental data regressions. The developed numerical tool, being phenomenological, is generally applicable to any waste-to-energy plant, and is here applied to the HERAmbiente S.p.A. plant in Pozzilli, Italy. Input parameters are determined from measurements and the obtained results are validated against experiments, showing a good agreement. The model allows verifying the constraints imposed by the European legislation on temperature and residence time of the combustion products in the plant chamber.
2014
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9788874317271
Residence time; Thermodynamic model; Waste-to-energy plant; Computer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition; Software; Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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