Hot Gas Filtration

The main objective of this project is to provide a fundamental understanding of transport and deposition of ash particles in hot-gas cleanup filter vessels. One main goal is to develop the needed tools for optimal design of hot-gas filtration systems to avoid filter-ash bridging. The specific objectives are:

1. To provide a fundamental understanding of particle transport and deposition mechanisms, in hot-gas cleanup filter vessels.
2. To develop a scientific basis for the mechanisms of ash bridging in hot-gas filtration systems.
3. To provide a set of computer simulations for the Wilsonville demonstration-scale hot-gas filter systems
4. To develop guidelines for performance improvement of hot-gas filter systems and for avoiding ash bridging.

• Funded by US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
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