Investigation of thermochemical process of coal particle packed bed reactions for the development of UCG

In this study,a packed bed reactor was developed to investigate the gasification process of coal particles.The effects of coal particle size and heater temperature of reactor were examined to identify the thermochemical processes through the packed bed.Three different coal samples with varying size,named as A,B,and C,are used,and the experimental results show that the packed bed with smaller coal size has higher temperature,reaching 624°C,582°C,and 569°C for coal A,B,and C,respectively.In the case of CO formation,the smaller particle size has greater products in the unit of mole fraction over the area of generation.However,the variation in the porosity of the packed bed due to different coal particle sizes affects the reactions through the oxygen access.Consequently,the CO formation is least from the coal packed bed formed by the smallest particle size A.A second test with the temperature variations shows that the higher heater temperature promotes the chemical reactions,resulting in the increased gas products.The findings indicate the important role of coal seam porosity in underground coal gasification application,as well as temperature to promote the syngas productions.

Using machine learning to expound energy poverty in the global south:Understanding and predicting access to cooking with clean energy

Efforts towards achieving high access to cooking with clean energy have not been transformative due to a limited understanding of the clean-energy drivers and a lack of evidence-based clean-energy policy recommendations.This study addresses this gap by building a high-performing machine learning model to predict and understand the mechanisms driving energy poverty-specifically access to cooking with clean energy.In a first-of-a-kind,the estimated cost of US$14.5 trillion to enable universal access to cooking with clean energy encompasses all the intermediate inputs required to build self-sufficient ecosystems by creating value-addition sectors.Unlike pre-vious studies,the data-driven clean-cooking transition pathways provide foundations for shaping policy and building energy models that can transform the complex energy and cooking landscape.Developing these path-ways is necessary to increase people’s financial resilience to tackle energy poverty.The findings also show the absence of a linear relationship between electricity access and clean cooking-evidencing the need for a rapid paradigm shift to address energy poverty.A new fundamental approach that focuses on improving and sustaining the financial capacity of households through a systems approach is required so that they can afford electricity or fuels for cooking.

Recent progress in liquid desiccant dehumidification and air-conditioning:A review

This paper presents a literature review on the recent research progress in liquid desiccant dehumidification and air conditioning systems.The physical features of various liquid desiccant materials and their dehumidification performances have been summarized.With the aim to improve the dehumidification characteristics,mixed sol-vents desiccants have become research hot topics recently.Various types of dehumidifiers and their integration with liquid desiccant dehumidification system have been reviewed.The combination of liquid desiccant dehumid-ification system with solar collector,vapour compression system,heat pump system,CHP system,etc.have been grouped and compared.It is shown that the majority of the recent research work for liquid desiccant dehumid-ification systems has concentrated on numerical simulations,a considerable amount of works are still required for the practical investigations of innovative material(mixed solvents)and hybrid systems.