Harvey, A.
(2008),
Thermodynamic Data to Support High-Temperature Syngas Quench Design: Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Calculations, EPRI Report
(Accessed November 8, 2024)
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Thermodynamic Data to Support High-Temperature Syngas Quench Design: Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Calculations
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procedure has been developed, based on a dilute-solution model of the liquid phase and the rigorous virial expansion for the vapor phase, for modeling the vapor-liquid equilibrium between water and a synthesis gas consisting primarily of H2, CO, and CO2. Calculations of the vapor-liquid equilibrium have been performed at temperatures and pressures typical for a quench step in an IGCC power plant. The uncertainty in the calculated vapor-phase mole fraction of water is less than 0.01, and is primarily due to the omission of higher-order terms in the virial expansion. Other thermodynamic calculation methods were examined and compared to the more rigorous calculations. The ideal-gas assumption for the vapor phase seriously underestimates (by about 0.09 mole fraction at typical conditions) the water content of the equilibrium vapor. The Peng-Robinson equation performs much better, producing vapor-phase mole fractions of water that differ from the more rigorous results by amounts similar to the uncertainty in the virial approach.Citation
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synthesis gas, virial equation, aqueous systems, Henry's law, IGCC, vapor-liquid equilibria
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Created January 1, 2008, Updated June 2, 2021