Simulation of entrained flow coal gasification

Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) with carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a viable greenhouse gas control technology in using coal for power and/or hydrogen generation. This work describes the development of a pilot-scale pressurized entrained flow coal gasification facility and the parallel computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based simulation capability for the purpose of advancing commercial coal gasification technology. The gasification simulation approach, its present predictive performance and the potential areas for further improvement are presented.