dc.contributor.advisor | Black, Anthony F., advisor | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Weichselbaum, Noah Avram Meltz | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2012-01-17 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2011 Fall | eng |
dc.description | Title from PDF of title page, viewed on January 17, 2012 | eng |
dc.description | Thesis advisor: Anthony F. Black | eng |
dc.description | Vita | eng |
dc.description | Includes bibliographic references (p. 90-91) | eng |
dc.description | Thesis (M.S.)--School of Computing and Engineering. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | The 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.tableofcontents | Introduction -- 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 conductivity | eng |
dc.format.extent | x, 93 pages | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/12450 | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Kansas City | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Slag | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Biomass gasification | eng |
dc.subject.other | Thesis -- University of Missouri--Kansas City -- Engineering | eng |
dc.title | Optimization of the slag tap for the gasification of sustainable feedstocks | eng |
dc.type | Thesis | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Mechanical Engineering (UMKC) | eng |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Kansas City | eng |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | eng |
thesis.degree.name | M.S. | eng |