Biomass Reactor Capstone Project Daichi Tong and Mary-Jo Weir Weiss - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Biomass Reactor Capstone Project

Daichi Tong and Mary-Jo Weir Weiss Carleton University

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Motivation

• Large Mushroom farming

industry in BC

• Limited by amount of

mushroom waste

• Designed a process that

reduces the time required for safe disposal

• Produce soil

amendment product

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The Process

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Catalyst Structural Housing

Reactor

The Reactor System

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240 °C 3.5 MPa 240 °C 3.5 MPa

Transfer Method

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Liquid transfer between tanks Biochar extraction

Reactor Pressure Vessel

• Designed from scratch using ASME Codes
• 4000 Lcapacity
• SA-240-316L Stainless Steel
• 2.5 m height, 1.8 m diameter
• Multiple Openings for Steam and Biomass Movement
• Reactor Dimensions and Shape
• Minimize Surface Area
• Minimize Material Cost
• Limited Space Constraints

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Components

• Problem Solving:
• Grinding, mixing,
• feeding into reactor
• Extracting from reactor

and drying

• Design Work:
• Pressure Vessel Design
• Fluid Transfer Design
• Valves and Piping
• Analysis:
• Energy Balance
• Testing:
• Build Team
• Systems Control

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Visualization

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Interdisciplinary Project

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Mechanical Team Civil Team Environmental Team

• Working with engineering students from other disciplines
• Chance to gain technical knowledge of other fields
• Great preparation for the real world!

Y OUR Work

• Improving Efficiency
• Turbines
• Heat Exchangers
• Specializing for other applications
• Biofuel Production
• Replacement for coal

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