Biomass Reactor Capstone Project Daichi Tong and Mary-Jo Weir Weiss Carleton University 1
Motivation • Large Mushroom farming industry in BC • Limited by amount of mushroom waste • Designed a process that reduces the time required for safe disposal • Produce soil amendment product 2
The Process Structural Housing Reactor Catalyst 3
The Reactor System 240 ° C 3.5 MPa 240 ° C 3.5 MPa 4
Transfer Method Liquid transfer between tanks Biochar extraction 5
Reactor Pressure Vessel Designed from scratch using ASME Codes • • 4000 Lcapacity • SA-240-316L Stainless Steel • 2.5 m height, 1.8 m diameter • Multiple Openings for Steam and Biomass Movement • Reactor Dimensions and Shape • Minimize Surface Area • Minimize Material Cost • Limited Space Constraints 6
Components • Problem Solving: • Grinding, mixing, • feeding into reactor Extracting from reactor • and drying • Design Work: • Pressure Vessel Design • Fluid Transfer Design • Valves and Piping • Analysis: • Energy Balance • Testing: • Build Team • Systems Control 7
Visualization 8
Interdisciplinary Project Mechanical Team Environmental Team Civil Team • Working with engineering students from other disciplines • Chance to gain technical knowledge of other fields • Great preparation for the real world! 9
Y OUR Work • Improving Efficiency • Turbines • Heat Exchangers • Specializing for other applications • Biofuel Production • Replacement for coal 10
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