High-pressure supersonic carbon dioxide (CO2) separation benefiting carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology

Hongbing Ding, Yu Zhang, Yuanyuan Dong, Chuang Wen and Yan Yang

Applied Energy, 2023, vol. 339, issue C, No S0306261923003392

Abstract: Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) is of unique significance for building a green and resilient energy system, and it is also a key solution to tackle the climate challenge. The concept of supersonic decarburization, a joint product of non-equilibrium condensation and swirling separation, can contribute to CCUS technology in a clean way. In this paper, a numerical model is established and validated to investigate the complex physical phenomena of supersonic decarbonization in a high-pressure environment based on the real gas equation of state. The model is compatible with the pure CO2 model and CH4-CO2 model. Through the simulation of the supersonic nozzle and supersonic separator, the condensation and separation performance of supersonic decarbonization technology was evaluated. For the condensation performance of carbon dioxide, the results show that higher pressure makes it much easier to achieve the condensation process. When the pressure is supercritical, the decrease of inlet temperature or the increase of inlet mole fraction of CO2 leads to a higher liquid fraction. For separation performance, when the mass concentration of inlet heterogeneous droplets increases from 0.1 kg/m3 to 7.5 kg/m3, the carbon separation amount increases from 3.33 ton/h to 4.43 ton/h, while the exergy loss of condensed CO2 drops from 436.57 kJ/kg to 329.56 kJ/kg. It demonstrates that the decarburization process is easier, and exergy required for condensation decreases when the concentration of the foreign core is larger. This new concept is beneficial to CCUS technology and can be applied to carbon capture in offshore natural gas processing.

Keywords: Carbon capture; CO2 separation; CO2 capture; Supersonic separation; CCS; CCUS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.120975

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