Study of Solid Biomass Combustion Modeling Using Openfoam

Biomass is an important renewable energy source that has great potential as a substitute for fossil fuels in the short and medium-term, which has led to the development of various methods for its energy conversion, of which combustion is the most widely used. This process has several environmental advantages compared to traditional energy sources, however, there is still a long way to go in terms of process efficiency and emission reduction. In this context, CFD computational models are a powerful tool that allows to study and improve the performance of combustion systems in a safe, fast and economical way, compared to experimental studies. OpenFoam is one of the most important CFD software currently available, however, there are few works that use it to simulate the combustion of solid biomass. In this work an application of the software in modeling of a biomass boiler fueled by grape marc is reported, this model allows predict important parameters like CO, H2O and velocity fields in a 2D domain.