Energy production in papermaking process - 4FMT1056

Goal(s)

Learning outcomes :

• To be familiar with the technologies used for industrial energy production, with particular emphasis on technologies specific to the paper and biorefinery industries
• To choose a fuel and make the best use of the energy it represents, with particular emphasis on fuels from plant biomass and recycling.
• To rely on industrial energy production technologies in a biorefinery and paper mill
• To size to design a technological proposal adapted to the needs of a company.

Content(s)

1. Introduction
2. General information on cogeneration technologies

• Diesel engine
• Boiler + steam engine
• Gas turbine
• Combined cylcle
  3. Combustibles
• Origin
• Important properties
  4. Combustion
• Mechanisms
• Chemical balance
• Heat value
• Primary and secondary air
  5. Burners
• Gas burners
• Burners for liquid fuels
• Burners for solid fuels
  6. Combustion chambers
• Fixed bed combustion chamber
• Fluidised bed combustion chamber
  7. Heat exchangers
  8. Specific technologies to gas turbines
  9. Regulation
  10. Gas treatment
• Dedusting
• HCl, SOx
• Heavy metals
• Dioxins
• NOx
  11. Ash and solid residues
  12. Stack

To acquire a knowledge of the technologies for industrial production of energy, with special reference to specific technologies for the paper industry.
To be able to select a fuel and efficiently use of its energy content.

The theoretical knowledge is applied in a case study (tutorial session), using a process simulation software.

Energetics and thermodynamics (1st year or equivalent), general knowledge of the papermaking processes.

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