Browsing USN Open Archive by Author "Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten"
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Analysing the effect of temperature for steam fluidized-bed gasification of biomass with MP-PIC simulation
Bandara, Janitha; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Gasification in fluidized beds is an outstanding technology in biomass to energy conversion. The multiphase particle-in-cell modelling has reduced the computational time related to CFD simulations of dense gas-solid systems ... -
Analysis and Effect of Simulation parameters of CPFD Simulation in Fluidized Beds
Bandara, Janitha; Nielsen, Henrik Kofoed; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Fluidized bed technology is broadly applied in industry due to its distinct advantages. CFD simulation of fluidized beds is still challenging compared to single-phase systems and needs extensive validation. Multiphase ... -
Analysis of the effect of steam-to-biomass ratio in fluidized bed gasification with multiphase particle-in-cell CFD Simulation
Bandara, Janitha; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Biomass has been identified as a key renewable energy source to cope with upcoming environmental challenges. Gasification of biomass is becoming interested in large scale operation, especially in synthesis of liquid fuels. ... -
Analyzing the Effects of Geometrical and Particle Size Uncertainty in Circulating Fluidized Beds using CPFD Simulation
Bandara, Janitha; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Computational fluid dynamic modeling and simulation is becoming a useful tool in the detailed analysis of multiphase flow systems. The level of uncertainty is different depending on selected modeling concept and numerical ... -
Analyzing the effects of particle density, size, size distribution and shape for minimum fluidization velocity with Eulerian-Lagrangian CFD simulation
Bandara, Janitha; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Fluidized bed reactor systems are widely used due to excellent heat and mass transfer characteristics followed by uniform temperature distribution throughout the reactor volume. The importance of fluidized beds is further ... -
Aspen Plus simulation of biomass gasification for different types of biomass
Timsina, Ramesh; Thapa, Rajan Kumar; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)A steady-state Aspen Plus model was developed for biomass gasification in a fluidized bed reactor. A combination of different Aspen Plus unit operations was used to model the gasification process. The model was used to ... -
Aspen Plus Simulation of Biomass Gasification with known Reaction Kinetic
Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten; Thapa, Rajan Kumar; Halvorsen, Britt (Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-25)The energy from biomass can be utilized through the thermochemical conversion processes of pyrolysis and gasification. The Aspen Plus simulation tool is applicable for simulation of the gasification processes. The most ... -
Assessing and prioritizing challenges facing bioenergy supply chain in Norway: a Delphi-AHP method
Barahmand, Zahir; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Norway is leading the share of renewable energy in Europe by almost 75%. However, the share of bioenergy in Norway’s energy supply is insignificant. Bioenergy, the most common type of renewable energy, generates more energy ... -
Circulating fluidized bed reactors – part 01: analyzing the effect of particle modelling parameters in computational particle fluid dynamic (CPFD) simulation with experimental validation
Bandara, Janitha; Thapa, Rajan Kumar; Nielsen, Henrik Kofoed; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)A CPFD hydrodynamic model was developed for a circulating fluidized bed system and the simulation results were validated against experimental data based on particle circulation rate. Sensitivity of the computational mesh ... -
Computational particle fluid dynamics simulation of biomass gasification in an entrained flow gasifier
Timsina, Ramesh; Thapa, Rajan Kumar; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Entrained flow gasification is an established technology for coal and petroleum coke particles. The technology is being investigated extensively for biomass gasification to meet the requirement of the green energy targets. ... -
Detailed One-Dimensional Model for Steam-Biomass Gasification in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed
Agu, Cornelius Emeka; Pfeifer, Christoph; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten; Tokheim, Lars-André; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)A one-dimensional unsteady state model is developed for simulation of biomass gasification in a bubbling fluidized bed. The proposed model accounts for the effect of hydrodynamic behavior of the fluidized bed by incorporating ... -
Determination of onset of bubbling and slugging in a fluidized bed using a dual-plane electric capacitance tomography system
Agu, Cornelius Emeka; Tokheim, Lars-André; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten; Halvorsen, Britt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)For a successful application of fluidized beds in chemical reactions and solids circulation, the boundary of regime of operation such as bubbling and slugging regimes, needs to be clearly defined. This study provides a ... -
Diffusion of CO2 through polymer membranes
Olsen, Chatrine Høgseth; Augestad, Morten; Helland, Irene; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020)The food industry uses polymers as packaging to protect and maintain high quality and freshness of the product during distribution and storage. Polymers are permeable by gases like O2, CO2 and water vapour. In this paper, ... -
Durability of selected membrane materials when exposed to chlorine gas
Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten (Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2001)This thesis is focusing on the durability of selected membrane materials when exposed to chlorine gas in the temperature range 30-100°C. Studies of the changes of membrane separation properties and the mechanisms promoting ... -
EcoStrategic index: Economic value creation through product portfolio diversity for waste-to-x technologies
Barahmand, Zahir; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)Sustainable decision-making for waste-to-X technologies presents a challenge, encompassing numerous alternatives across the entire supply chain, from biomass selection to diverse product portfolios. Each decision affects ... -
Effect of particle size on flow behavior in fluidized beds
Timsina, Ramesh; Thapa, Rajan Kumar; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The fluidization behaviour depends on particle properties such as particle size, sphericity, density and the properties of the fluidizing agent. In this study, the effects of different particle sizes on fluidization behaviour ... -
Experimental and simulation studies of oxygen-blown, steam-injected, entrained flow gasification of lignin
Samani, Nastaran; Khalil, Roger Antoine; Seljeskog, Morten; Bakken, Jørn; Thapa, Rajan Kumar; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This article presents results from experimental and simulation studies on a laboratory-scale pressurized O2-blown Entrained Flow biomass gasification Reactor (EFR) using pulverized commercial lignin pellets as feedstock. ... -
Experimental study and SEM-EDS analysis of agglomerates from gasification of biomass in fluidized beds
Furuvik, Nora Cecilie Ivarsdatter; Wang, Liang; Jaiswal, Rajan; Thapa, Rajan Kumar; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Fluidized bed gasification is an attractive conversion technology for biomass. However, processing biomass in fluidized beds suffers from ash related problems. In this work, bed agglomeration of wood pellets and grass ... -
Experiments and computational particle fluid dynamics simulations of biomass gasification in an air-blown fluidized bed gasifier
Timsina, Ramesh; Thapa, Rajan Kumar; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Experiments were performed in a pilot-scale bubbling fluidized bed gasification reactor with air as a fluidizing agent. Birch wood chips and sand particles were used as biomass and bed materials. Average molar product gas ... -
Gasification of Biomass for Production of Syngas for Biofuel
Adhikari, Umesh; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten; Halvorsen, Britt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Continuously increasing price of oil and gas, energy crisis and increased environmental consciousness towards the greenhouse gas emission have opened a new opportunity to the biomass, the oldest source of energy known to ...