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dc.contributor.advisorBlack, Anthony F., advisoreng
dc.contributor.authorWeichselbaum, Noah Avram Meltzeng
dc.date.issued2012-01-17eng
dc.date.submitted2011 Falleng
dc.descriptionTitle from PDF of title page, viewed on January 17, 2012eng
dc.descriptionThesis advisor: Anthony F. Blackeng
dc.descriptionVitaeng
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographic references (p. 90-91)eng
dc.descriptionThesis (M.S.)--School of Computing and Engineering. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011eng
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this study was to optimize a slag tapping block for use with a molten slag bath containing slag from the gasification of biomass and municipal solid waste feedstocks. Theoretical testing was conducted on the slag tapping block implementing computational fluid dynamics and design of experiments. It was desired to see how factors affecting the slag tap could be optimized to result in the minimum required temperature of the slag bath to reduce costs associated with auxiliary means of heating the slag bath.eng
dc.description.tableofcontentsIntroduction -- Review of literature -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Appendix A. Interpreted viscosity equations for fluent -- Appendix B. Heat transfer coefficient for copper pipe -- Appendix C. Heat transfer coefficient for steel wall -- Appendix D. 2 [cubed] factorial design output -- Appendix E. Auxiliary heating cost calculation for various feedstocks -- Appendix F. Polynomial equations for specific heat and thermal conductivityeng
dc.format.extentx, 93 pageseng
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10355/12450eng
dc.publisherUniversity of Missouri--Kansas Cityeng
dc.subject.lcshSlageng
dc.subject.lcshBiomass gasificationeng
dc.subject.otherThesis -- University of Missouri--Kansas City -- Engineeringeng
dc.titleOptimization of the slag tap for the gasification of sustainable feedstockseng
dc.typeThesiseng
thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineering (UMKC)eng
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Missouri--Kansas Cityeng
thesis.degree.levelMasterseng
thesis.degree.nameM.S.eng


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