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Calcium looping as chemical energy storage in concentrated solar power plants: Carbonator modelling and configuration assessment

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This paper addresses the analysis of different configurations of carbonator for thermochemical energy storage for concentrated solar applications. The design of this equipment is different from the previous experience of calcium looping cycle for carbon capture. The use of fluidized beds and large particles are not feasible for this novel application of calcium looping. New reactors and different arrangements for the carbonation process are necessary. The design of a carbonator reactor for a specific Calcium Looping-Concentrated Solar Power application has not been addressed yet in detail in literature. In this work, a comparison of single stage reactor, two parallel reactors and two reactors in series with intercooling are simulated to calculate conversion rates, gas temperatures and flow rates, and heat transfer rates to the external cooling fluid. The modelling encompasses fluid dynamics, lime conversion kinetics and heat transfer, which are solved using a 1-D discrete mesh. The third arrangement results in the most reasonable sizes, and larger conversion rates, avoiding the occurrence of internal reactor zones in which the reaction is inhibited. Energy balance components are also quantified for each configuration. Bailera, Manuel; Lisbona, Pilar; Romeo, Luis M.; Díez, Luis I.

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Calcium looping as chemical energy storage in concentrated solar power plants: Carbonator modelling and configuration assessment

Author: Bailera, Manuel; Lisbona, Pilar; Díez, Luis I.; Romeo, Luis M.
Year: 2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115186
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Calcium looping as chemical ene gy s o age in concen a ed sola powe
plan s: Ca bona o modelling and con igu a ion assessmen
Manuel Baile aa*, Pila Lisbonab, Luis M. Romeoa, Luis I. Díeza
a Escuela de Ingenie ía y A qui ec u a. Uni e sidad de Za agoza, Campus Río Eb o, Ma ía de Luna 3,
50018, Za agoza, Spain
b Fundación Agencia A agonesa pa a la In es igación y el Desa ollo (ARAID), Za agoza, Spain
Abs ac
This pape add esses he analysis o di e en con igu a ions o ca bona o o he mochemical ene gy s o age
o concen a ed sola applica ions. The design o his equipmen is di e en om he p e ious expe ience o
calcium looping cycle o ca bon cap u e. The use o luidized beds and la ge pa icles a e no easible o his
no el applica ion o calcium looping. New eac o s and di e en a angemen s o he ca bona ion p ocess
a e necessa y. The design o a ca bona o eac o o a speci ic Calcium Looping-Concen a ed Sola Powe
applica ion has no been add essed ye in de ail in li e a u e. In his wo k, a compa ison o single s age eac o ,
wo pa allel eac o s and wo eac o s in se ies wi h in e cooling a e simula ed o calcula e con e sion a es,
gas empe a u es and low a es, and hea ans e a es o he ex e nal cooling luid. The modelling
encompasses luid dynamics, lime con e sion kine ics and hea ans e , which a e sol ed using a 1-D disc e e
mesh. The hi d a angemen esul s in he mos easonable sizes, and la ge con e sion a es, a oiding he
occu ence o in e nal eac o zones in which he eac ion is inhibi ed. Ene gy balance componen s a e also
quan i ied o each con igu a ion.
Keywo ds
Calcium-looping; The mochemical ene gy s o age; Concen a ed sola powe ; Ca bona ion
1. In oduc ion
Nowadays, global wa ming is unequi ocal and ex ensi ely endo sed by scien i ic communi y. In 2019, he
global land-ocean su ace empe a u e had inc eased 1.18 °C wi h espec o he pe iod 1951-1980 [1][2].
Hea wa es occu mo e o en and las longe , while ex eme p ecipi a ions ha e become mo e in ense and
equen [3]. Acco ding o he IPCC (In e go e nmen al Panel on Clima e Change), his has a ec ed many
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species ha ha e shi ed hei geog aphic anges, seasonal ac i i ies o mig a ion pa e ns in esponse o
ongoing clima e changes. Mo eo e , hyd ological sys ems a e con inuously al e ed, wha ha ms esh wa e
esou ces and ood p oduc ion [3].
Ca bon dioxide is he la ges single con ibu o o hese pe u ba ions on he ene gy balance o he Ea h, and
human beings a e undoub edly he main sou ce [3]. Cu en a mosphe ic CO2 concen a ion is inc easing a
he as es e e obse ed a e (2.0 ppm/y ), peaking he a e age o May 2019 a 414.8 ppm [4]. A he Uni ed
Na ions Clima e Change Con e ence held in Pa is a he end o 2015, abou 190 coun ies ag eed o educe
emissions o g eenhouse gases (GHG). The aim is o limi global empe a u e inc ease below 2 °C by he yea
2100, ela ed o p e-indus ial le els [5]. Howe e , hose scena ios ha limi wa ming o 2 °C would equi e
CO2 a mosphe ic concen a ions below 450 ppm, which will be ha dly accomplishable [3].
Key measu es o achie e such mi iga ion lie in deca bonizing elec ici y and hea gene a ion sec o , since i
p oduces mo e han wo- i hs o global CO2 emissions [6]. The Eu opean Union Renewable Ene gy Di ec i e
se s a binding a ge o 20% inal ene gy consump ion om enewable sou ces by 2020 [7]. The ole o
enewable ene gy sou ces will be c ucial o he educ ion o Eu opean pollu an emissions while inc easing
he ene gy secu i y h ough he massi e pene a ion o local enewable ene gy sou ces (RES) and he
di e si ica ion o ene gy ec o s. The “EU Re e ence Scena io 2016” es ima es ha he sha e o elec ici y om
enewable ene gy sou ces is expec ed o g ow up o 37.2% by 2020, o 43% by 2030, and o 53% by 2050 [8].
RES p esen a numbe o ba ie s ha limi hei massi e deploymen . One o he mos signi ican ba ie s is
he con ol and managemen o luc ua ions gi en he in e mi en na u e o he wea he -dependen powe
gene a ion sys ems. The secu i y and s abili y o he elec ic g id would be s ongly comp omised i
misma ches be ween supply and elec ical demand could occu . This issue ep esen s a signi ican limi a ion
o he echnical and economic easibili y o RES.
To achie e he ambi ious Eu opean a ge s o RES deploymen and o de elop o an ene gy sys em based on
a mo e di e si ied echnology mix, which allows a pe ec con ol and ma ch o he ene gy p oduc ion and he
ins an aneous demand, he p oposal and de elopmen o inno a i e ene gy s o age solu ions is needed. In
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he sho - e m, he deploymen o e icien and compe i i e echnologies o ene gy s o age ep esen s one
o he mos challenging equi emen s o he ene gy sys em. Renewable ene gy p oduc ion and ene gy
s o age capaci y mus g ow in pa allel in o de o so en he in insic a iabili y o RES p oduc ion h ough
s o age. The di e en echnical cha ac e is ics o he a ailable me hods o s o ing ene gy (e.g., discha ge
ime, s o age pe iod, p ices o ma e ials) de ine how hey a e coupled wi h RES.
Concen a ed sola powe plan s (CSP) can ope a e beyond sunligh hou s only when hey include ene gy
s o age. The mal ene gy s o age sys ems which ope a e a medium (100 °C o 250 °C) o high empe a u e
le el (abo e 250 °C) a e p e e ed in CSP o achie e highe ound- ip e iciencies [9]. The cu en ly mos
ma u e a e he mol en sal sys ems [10] which a e used in comme cial ins alla ions. Ne e heless, al e na i e
s o age ma e ials a e unde s udies such as na u al ocks and ecycled ce amics made om indus ial was es
[11]. The mochemical ene gy s o age (TCES) was p oposed as an inno a i e possibili y o ace he a iabili y
o CSP p oduc ion [12][13][14]. TCES is based in he ans o ma ion and s o age o he mal sola ene gy in o
chemical bounds c ea ed h ough endo he mic chemical eac ions. The densi y o s o age o TCES is la ge
han o he al e na i es and i ep esen s a signi ican ad an age. The e e se exo he mic eac ion will be used
o elease he s o ed he mal ene gy when i is demanded. P ie o e al. compa ed di e en TCES unde
in es iga ion such as hose based in h ee edox eac ions, sul u -based cycles, me al oxide educ ion–
oxida ion cycles, and pe o ski e- ype hyd ogen p oduc ion, and me al oxide non- edox cycles [12]. They
concluded ha all hese cycles a e p omising bu he calcium ca bona e is he one wi h mos expe imen a ion
and po en ial economic easibili y. Thus, he use o CaCO3 in he Ca-looping p ocess is an in e es ing TCES
al e na i e gi en he wide expe ience in he ca bona ion/calcina ion equilib ium eac ion, he wide a ailabili y
o limes one and i s low p ice [15].
The Ca-Looping (CaL) p ocess has been ex ensi ely applied as a compe i i e op ion o CO2 cap u e [16][17][18]
bu also p oposed as TCES in CSP plan s [12][15][19]. As s a ed, CaL p ocess is based upon he e e sible
ca bona ion/calcina ion eac ion in which limes one and lime a e al e na i ely con e ed. Su plus sola ene gy
can be chemically s o ed h ough he di ec endo he mic calcina ion o limes one a high empe a u es
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p oducing pu e s eams o CaO and CO2. The s o ed ene gy will be eleased by means o he e e se eac ion,
exo he mic ca bona ion eac ion, a ela i ely high empe a u es sui able o powe cycles, bo h B ay on and
Rankine cycles, when elec ici y demand aises. Chaca egui e al. and O iz e al. ha e demons a ed an
ou s anding pe o mance unde bo h si ua ions; i.e. o a egene a i e Rankine cycle an e iciency o 35.5%
has been p esen ed, bu i inc eases o nea 39.0% o a combined cycle o 42.0% o a closed B ay on cycle
[15][19]. As highligh ed by Bayon e al., CaL is also sui able o supe c i ical CO2 cycles [20].
The Ca-L p ocess applied as TCES s a s wi h he decomposi ion o CaCO3 in he sola calcina ion eac o
p oducing CaO and CO2. Apa om he hea equi emen s in he calcina ion eac ion, high-ene gy inpu is
needed o inc ease he empe a u e o inle s eams up o he equi ed alue o he calcina ion eac ion o
occu a a su icien ly as a e. This empe a u e is essen ially de e mined by he CO2 equilib ium [21]. Once
he sensible hea o ou le s eams is eco e ed, he CaO and CO2 p oduced a e s o ed a ambien empe a u e
o hei subsequen use. S o age o he p oduc s could be ex ended om weeks o mon hs depending on
s o age condi ions and ene gy demand pa e n [22]. The eac an s will be eci cula ed in o a ca bona o
eac o whe e chemical ene gy is eleased h ough he exo he mic ca bona ion eac ion when ene gy is
demanded.
De ailed e iews o his TCES concep ha e been p e iously published [12][23][24][25][26] and he e is a
gene al ag eemen on he po en ial economic easibili y o ca bona e sys ems as u u e TCES sys em i hei
cyclic s abili y and e e sibili y a e imp o ed. A key a iable on he sys em is he ac i i y o he so ben . Cyclic
limes one calcina ion leads o a s ong deac i a ion o CaO unde speci ic condi ions o CaL CO2 cap u e which
imply high calcina ion empe a u es unde high CO2 pa ial p essu e [18] and his decay o CaO so ben
capaci y is assumed o also limi he e iciency o he CaL p ocess o TCES [27]. Recen he mog a ime ic
analysis s udies con i m ha calcina ion/ca bona ion condi ions ha op imize he e iciency o he CSP-CaL
in eg a ion a e di e en han hose ha op imize CO2 cap u e applica ions [28]. The lowe calcina ion
empe a u e in CSP-CaL applica ions, he mo e limi ed sin e ing in he CaO and he highe e iciency o he CaL
p ocess. A be e hea dis ibu ion in he calcine keeps he empe a u e p o ile along he eac o in he p ope
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ange, hus leading o less sin e ing o lime pa icles, as e eac ions and minimum ene gy consump ion in
his elemen .
Imp o emen s in so ben ac i i y le els do no a ec e iciency bu capi al cos s and educ ions in he equi ed
s o age olume [29]. One o he mos signi ican ad an ages o he CSP–CaL in eg a ion is he use o na u al
limes one as CaO p ecu so . Limes one is an abundan , non- oxic and cheap ma e ial (6-10 €/ ), which
p esen s sui able physical p ope ies in he empe a u e ange o in e es o CSP he mal ene gy s o age. In
spi e o ha , di e en g oups o esea che s looks o so ben imp o emen s analysing he mul icycle ac i i y
o he na u al CaCO3 mine als [30]; doping and modi ying CaCO3 [31][32], p e-p ocessing limes one o enla ge
he long- e m pe o mance o he so ben upon i e a ed cycles [33], and de eloping syn he ic Ca-based
ma e ials o ene gy s o age [34].
Fu he challenges o he CaL echnology a e he low he mal conduc i i y o he so ben s, i s agglome a ion
disposi ion causing he ca bona ion eac ion o slow down and he di icul y in he design o he eac o s o
hei e icien in eg a ion [23]. Chen e al. also men ioned he las wo challenges as main ac o s ha
de e mine he hea s o age pe o mance, ha ing eac o s design an impo an ole in he es ablishmen o a
eliable ene gy cha ging and eleasing ene gy p ocess [24]. Thus, p ope design o he main eac o s,
ca bona o and calcine , mus be p oposed o achie e a o able e iciency alues. The designs will be
ci cumsc ibed o he p ocess and eac o limi a ions ha will in luence on he pe o mance o he o e all
sys em.
Recen ly, Zsembinszki e al. e iewed he eac o designs wi h po en ial use in he mochemical ene gy s o age
in concen a ed sola powe plan s [35]. Thei classi ica ion c i e ia o he eac o s was he limi ing s ep, which
is essen ial o a p ope design p ocess, kine ics o di usion con olled. Gene ally, he mal decomposi ion
occu ed in he calcine is con olled by chemical eac ion, while solid-gas eac ion in he ca bona o is limi ed
by in e nal and ex e nal di usion o gas in he pa icle. The classi ica ion acco ding he eac o ype is di ided
in s ack, luidized and en ained beds. Fixed beds a e ecommended o sola ca aly ic eac ions while luidized
beds and en ained beds a e be e sugges ed o eac ions equi ing good he mal ans e p ope ies.

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Fluidized and en ained beds minimize he isk o ho spo s and he mal ins abili y and p esen highe hea
ans e coe icien s. In his e iew, only wo designs o ca bona ion eac o o CaL-CSP a e ga he ed among
exis ing expe imen al igs: (i) O iz e al. designed a p essu ized luidized bed [19] and (ii) a ca bona o /calcine
luidized bed buil and un by Nikulshina e al. [36].
The ca bona ion eac o is a key elemen o he p ocess and ep esen s a complex sys em whe e
he e ogeneous exo he mic chemical eac ions ake place oge he wi h hea anspo phenomena o he
p oduc ion o s eam o he Rankine cycle. Thus, luidized o en ained bed a e p e e ed o he design o his
equipmen . Recen in es iga ions o O iz e al. o he kine ics and p ocess in eg a ion o CaL-CSP showed ha
TCES applica ions equi e much lowe limes one pa icle size han he well-known CaL p ocesses o ca bon
cap u e (80-300 mic ons) [37]. Limes one pa icle sizes o ens o mic ons a e equi ed o an adequa e sola
calcina ion [37]. This echnical limi a ion has impo an implica ions in he design o bo h eac o s, which could
equi e en ained low eac o s when pa icles a e classi ied as Gelda C.
Al hough se e al wo ks p oposed in li e a u e show he heo e ical models and simula ion esul s o a
ca bona o eac o o ca bon cap u e applica ions [38][39][40], up o now, he design o a ca bona o eac o
o a speci ic CaL-CSP applica ion has no been add essed in de ail. The main no el y o his s udy is he
assessmen o he concep ual design o a CaL-CSP ca bona o and he in luence o di e en pa ame e s. In
his wo k, he modelling o a u u e comme cial-scale ca bona o is desc ibed, in he ame o a new
concen a ed sola -based plan . Di e en leng hs, diame e s and con igu a ions (one eac o , se e al eac o s
in pa allel o in se ies) o a comme cial ca bona o a e analysed, as well as he co esponding hea eleased.
The diame e o he pa icles in luences he eac o sizing h ough he esidence imes, and he hea ans e
h ough he emissi i y o he cloud o gas and pa icles.
2. Ca bona o design and s udied con igu a ions
Based on he p o ided in o ma ion, he modelled ca bona o p esen s an in e nal co-cu en en ained low
design and i is co e ed wi h ou sec ions o helical coiled hea exchange s (c 1, c 2, c 3 and c 4) in which
p essu ized wa e en e s a 300 ba and 350 °C. The ou le condi ions o each o he cooling luid s eams (c ou )
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a e se o achie e 600 °C and a maximum p essu e loss o 20 ba , o allow in eg a ion wi h supe c i ical s eam
cycles [41] (see Figu e 1 and Figu e 2). Thus, he simula ions will p o ide as esul s he equi ed cooling luid
mass lows. Hea exchange sec ions 1 and 2 p esen a coun e -cu en low, while sec ion 3 and 4 a co-cu en
low wi h espec o he in e nal ca bona o low di ec ion. En ained low con igu a ion wi h ex e nal cooling
is chosen o keep echnical complexi y low, which in u n would help educing cos s. O he cooling op ions
mo e complex a e ou o he scope o his pape (e.g., in e nal helical coils wi h a iable su ace a ea along
he axis o he eac o ).
Figu e 1. Concep ual design o he powe p oduc ion using a ca bona o in a sola powe plan (c s ands o
cooling luid).
Figu e 2. Concep ual design o he modelled ca bona o (c s ands o cooling luid).
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To al CaO and CO2 inle mass low a es a e 73.41 kg/s and 57.62 kg/s, espec i ely, and a e assumed o en e
o he ca bona o a 800 °C. These mass lows co espond o he ou le o a calcine ope a ing a ull-load wi h
a ne he mal powe inpu o 100 MW h, in which 100% calcina ion is achie ed (Figu e 3).
Figu e 3. Concep ual design o he ene gy s o age p ocess using a calcine in a sola powe plan .
The a e age so ben con e sion in he ca bona o is assumed o be 13.3%, which co esponds o a ma e ial
wi h a maximum esidual con e sion o abou 9-12% ha has been cycled 20-30 imes in a e age [37].
Mo eo e , he solids a e assumed o ha e a pa icle diame e o 60 mic ons. Thus, he ou le mass lows will
be 17.31 kg/s o CaCO3, 63.71 kg/s o CaO, and 50.00 kg/s o CO2. The gas is sepa a ed om he solids, cooled
in o de o be eci cula ed o he ca bona o using a blowe , and hea ed again p io en e ing he ca bona o ;
hus, 86.7% o he inle CO2 ci cula es in a closed loop. The solid s eam is cooled and s o ed o be la e used
in he calcine , whe e he 100 MW h sola inpu is in es ed o hea he ma e ial om oom empe a u e and
o calcine he 100% o he CaCO3 p esen in he solids mix u e.
Th ee di e en con igu a ions (Figu e 4) ha e been p oposed and modelled o assess he beha io o he
ca bona ion eac ion, he equi ed size o he ca bona o and he po en ial o he mochemical ene gy s o age.
 Con igu a ion 1 is a single eac o whe e he o al inle mass lows a e in oduced. This se up aims o
simplici y o ope a ion and educ ion o cos s.
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 Con igu a ion 2 consis s o wo ca bona ion eac o s ope a ing in pa allel and inle mass lows a e
equally di e ed among hem. The objec i e is o educe he eleased hea in each ca bona o and he
equi ed sizes o ca bona o s.
 Con igu a ion 3 ope a es wo ca bona o eac o s connec ed in se ies wi h in e media e cooling. The
objec i e is o a oid he inhibi ion o he eac ion along he ca bona o s. The sensible hea is emo ed
h ough exchange s speci ically designed o ha pu pose ins ead o h ough he helical coils a ound
he ca bona o s.
Hea will be e acua ed om h ee main sou ces: (i) he ca bona ion eac o s h ough he ou supe icial
helical coiled hea exchange s, 𝑄󰇗𝑐 , (ii) he solid –solid hea exchange a he ou le o he eac o , 𝑄󰇗𝑠, and (iii)
he gas-gas hea exchange a he ou le o he eac o , 𝑄󰇗𝐶𝑂2.
Figu e 4. Case s udies o he h ee p oposed ca bona o con igu a ions.
3. Me hodology
To analyze he empe a u e, con e sion, esidence imes and hea exchanges o each con igu a ion, a numbe
o simula ions has been pe o med. The ca bona o model conside s he speci ic geome y, hea ans e
mechanisms and calcina ion kine ics; hus, ob aining he empe a u e p o iles along he ca bona o unde
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Since he con ec i e coe icien inside he helical pipe is se e al o de s o magni ude g ea e han inside he
ca bona o , he empe a u e o he ca bona o ou e wall is assumed o be equal o he empe a u e o he
cooling luid inside he helical pipe o each cell. Thus, he ollowing ene gy balance on he cooling luid is
compu ed (30):
𝐶𝑝𝑐𝑓·𝑛󰇗𝑐𝑓·(𝑇𝑜𝑤,𝐿𝑖−1−𝑇𝑜𝑤,𝐿𝑖)=𝑞󰇗𝐿𝑖
′·(𝐿𝑖−𝐿𝑖−1)
(30)
whe e 𝐶𝑝𝑐𝑓 and 𝑛󰇗𝑐𝑓 a e he speci ic hea and he mole low o he cooling luid. I should be no ed ha (30)
is alid o hea exchange s in which he cooling luid lows om bo om o op (coun e -cu en , HEX sec ions
1 and 2), and he e o e i is hea ed om posi ion 𝐿𝑖 o 𝐿𝑖−1, wi h he hea p oduced inside he ca bona o
om posi ion 𝐿𝑖−1 o 𝐿𝑖. In case o e alua ing a co-cu en hea exchange (HEX sec ions 3 and 4), he ene gy
balance is gi en by (31), whe e he cooling luid lows om op o bo om.
𝐶𝑝𝑐𝑓·𝑛󰇗𝑐𝑓·(𝑇𝑜𝑤,𝐿𝑖−𝑇𝑜𝑤,𝐿𝑖−1)=𝑞󰇗𝐿𝑖
′·(𝐿𝑖−𝐿𝑖−1)
(31)
Thus, he empe a u e along he ca bona o can be compu ed by knowing he ini ial empe a u e o he
cooling luid.
4. Resul s and discussion
In his sec ion, he me hodology desc ibed abo e is applied o h ee po en ial ca bona o schemes (Figu e 4).
The s udy assesses he size equi emen s and echnical pe o mance o each con igu a ion. As s a ed, he scale
o he sys em is 100 MW h o use ul he mal powe inside he calcine .
Mo eo e , in subsec ion 4.1 he model is compa ed wi h expe imen al esul s om li e a u e, and in
subsec ion 4.2 he in luence o he pa icle diame e is p esen ed.
4.1. Compa ison o model esul s wi h expe imen al da a om li e a u e
The expe imen al esul s o an en ained low ca bona o om Plou e al. [45] a e used o alida e he model
p esen ed in his a icle. The eac o o Plou e al. is a 24 me e spi al-shaped s ainless s eel ube, wi h an
ex e nal diame e o 3/8” (inne diame e o 7.54 mm). The gas eloci y used du ing he expe imen s a oids
sal a ion condi ions wi hin he en ained low egime (i.e., a oids alling o pa icles). The eac o is kep

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iso he mal a 650 °C along he whole pa h. Th ee di e en ma e ials we e analysed: wo ypes o high-pu i y
calcined lime and one cemen aw meal. The esul s o he ma e ial agged as “Lime #1” a e used in his s udy
o compa ison as i has a simila alue o 𝑋𝑘 (i.e., con e sion a he end o he eac ion con olled phase) and
𝑡0 (i.e., he ime aken o each a 𝑋𝑘/2 con e sion) han he ma e ial assumed in he simula ions o his s udy.
Lime #1 has 𝑋𝑘=0.10 and 𝑡0 abou 2 seconds, while he ma e ial used in ou simula ions has 𝑋𝑘=0.13 and
𝑡0=1.5 seconds. These a e ypical con e sions o highly deac i a ed ma e ials.
Figu e 5 shows he CO2 cap u e e iciency, which is de ined as he CO2 cap u ed e sus he maximum possible
acco ding o he equilib ium. The expe imen s we e ca ied ou wi h a gas eloci y o 13.5 m/s a 650 °C and
1 ba (abou 2.4·10−4 kg/s). The gas is composed o 10% CO2 and 90% ai . The mass a io be ween he solid
and he gas was a ied be ween 0.125 and 0.400 by modi ying he mass o CaO en e ed in he eac o .
Figu e 5. CO2 cap u e e iciency achie ed in he en ained low eac o o Plou e al. [45] and in he
simula ions o his s udy unde he same se up, as a unc ion o he solid/gas mass a io.
The esul s show a good ag eemen wi h he expe imen s o Plou e al. o Lime #1. The esidence ime hey
measu ed is 1.8 seconds, while he esidence ime calcula ed by he simula ion is 1.78 seconds o he gas and
1.77 seconds o he solids.
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4.2. In luence o he diame e o pa icles in he esidence ime o he solids
One o he main di e ences ha a ise when using calcium looping as he mochemical ene gy s o age ins ead
o using i as ca bon cap u e me hod is he size o pa icles needed. In case o CaL-CSP applica ions, he p ope
diame e o pa icles is o ens o mic ons (~60 μm). This size o pa icles may ema kably modi y he esidence
ime o he solids inside he ca bona o wi h espec o o he applica ions such as CaL o ca bon cap u e
(~300 μm) (Figu e 6). Wi h 60 mic ons as base case scena io, a a ia ion in he diame e o [-42%,+32%] (i.e.,
pa icles be ween 35 μm and 79 μm) could be assumed keeping he a ia ion o he esidence ime o he
solids below ±5%, o a ca bona o diame e o 7 me e s. In he case o ca bona o has a lowe diame e , he
allowable span o a ia ion in he size o he pa icles inc eases, as can be seen in Figu e 6.
Figu e 6. Va ia ion o he esidence ime o he solids s. he diame e o he pa icles.
4.3. Ideal case – Iso he mal eac o
The ideal case o an iso he mal eac o is p esen ed in his sec ion o con ex ualize he eac o unde s udy.
The eac o is kep a 800 °C (inle empe a u e o eac an s). The hea emo al equi ed o ope a e unde his
condi ion is p esen ed in Figu e 7. An ideal hea exchange should accomplish wi h his hea emo al p o ile
along he eac o (Figu e 7, le ). The o al hea emo al is p esen ed in he igh g aph o Figu e 7, which also
co esponds wi h he e olu ion o he eac ion.
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Figu e 7. Hea emo al p o ile (le ) and o al emo ed he mal powe o iso he mal ope a ion ( igh ) s.
eac o leng h and in e nal adius dimensions.
These g aphs can be used o unde s and how a om a e he solu ion p oposed om he ideal sys em.
4.4. Con igu a ion 1: One single ca bona o
The i s con igu a ion aims a pe o ming he ca bona ion in one single eac o . Howe e , he leng hs equi ed
o achie e high con e sions may be no easonable because o he la ge mass lows o eac an s (Figu e 8).
When diame e s be ween 7 m and 4 m a e conside ed, ca bona o s ha a e be ween 37 m and 56 m in leng h
a e equi ed o each 12% con e sion. Mo eo e , o inc ease his alue up o 13.2% (i.e., he 99% o he
achie able con e sion) i mus be leng hen he eac o abou 15 – 17 m. Thus, o a ca bona o o 7 m in
diame e , a o al leng h o 52 m would be needed.
Figu e 8. Final con e sion s. eac o ’s o al leng h and in e nal adius dimensions (Con igu a ion 1).
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The main eason o he equi emen o excessi ely long eac o s is he insu icien hea emo al. The
un emo ed he mal powe apidly hea s he mass lows inside he eac o up o he equilib ium empe a u e
(Figu e 9). Hence, a e he i s me e s he con e sion g ow hs slowly and linea ly wi h he hea emo al.
Wi hin his egime, he con e sion only inc eases be ween 0.076 and 0.116 pe cen age poin s pe me e o
eac o depending on i s diame e .
Figu e 9. Tempe a u es and con e sion p o iles s. axial posi ion (L=52m, =3.5m, Con igu a ion 1).
The exo he mal powe p oduced du ing he ca bona ion is linea ly dependen on he eac an s con e sion.
Thus, he majo elease o hea akes place a he beginning o he eac o . In his s udy (sys em scale o 100
MW h o ne sola inpu in he calcine ), he o al eleased he mal powe due o ca bona ion is 28.4 MW
when he con e sion eaches 12%, while i inc eases o 31.1 MW a 13.2% con e sions (Figu e 10). Howe e ,
he emo ed he mal powe only amoun s o he 35.2% – 36.6% o he ci ed alue in eac o s sized o 12%
con e sion (i.e., 10.0 – 10.9 MW). This pe cen age inc eases o abou he 45.0% – 51.8% (i.e., 14.0 – 16.1 MW)
o eac o s long enough o each 13.2% con e sion. The hea emo ed by he cooling sys em con inues
g owing linea ly o g ea e leng hs e en hough he ca bona ion eac ion s ops, since he eac o empe a u e
is educed. This e ec is pa ially no iceable in Figu e 9, a he end o he eac o .
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Figu e 10. To al exo he mal powe om ca bona ion (le ) and o al emo ed he mal powe by cooling luid
( igh ) s. eac o ’s o al leng h and in e nal adius dimensions (Con igu a ion 1).
In o de o eco e he es o he hea , he mix u e o gas and solids should be cooled a e exi ing he
ca bona o . This could be pe o med by sepa a ing bo h phases in a cyclone and passing hem h ough gas-
gas and gas-solid hea exchange s o hea an ex a amoun o supe c i ical s eam ( om 350 °C o 600 °C), as
depic ed in Figu e 4. In his s udy, he CO2 is cooled down o 800 °C and eci cula ed o he ca bona o inle .
The e o e, he a ailable he mal powe om his gas anges om 7.8 MW o 8.2 MW a eac o s sized o 12%
con e sions (Figu e 11). This ep esen s he 27% – 29% o he exo he mal hea coming om he eac ion.
Besides, he solids a e cooled o 450 ºC, which p o ides an a ailable he mal powe be ween 36.8 MW and
38.3 MW, o eac o s sized o each 12% eac an ’s con e sion (Figu e 11).

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Figu e 11. A ailable he mal powe om CO2 (le ) and solids ( igh ) s. eac o o al leng h and in e nal
adius dimensions (Con igu a ion 1).
In summa y, he o al eco e ed he mal powe amoun s o 55.5 – 56.5 MW (i.e., 56% o he ne sola inpu
in he calcine ) o eac o s ha achie e 12% con e sion. This alues inc eases o 58.3 – 59.6 MW when
eac o s a e sized o 13.2% con e sion, which is no a signi ican inc ease conside ing he addi ional leng h
equi ed.
4.5. Con igu a ion 2: Two ca bona o s in pa allel
The second p oposed con igu a ion p esen s wo ca bona o eac o s ope a ing in pa allel whe e inle mass
low a es o eac an s a e equally di e ed among hem. The aim is o assess hea ans e mechanisms when
low a es a e educed and he subsequen in luence on he equi ed leng hs and diame e s o achie e
accep able so ben con e sion. Con e sions abo e 12% a e achie ed o ca bona o leng hs be ween 20 m
and 39 m o diame e s be ween 7 m and 3 m. The leng hs equi ed o achie e hese con e sions a e s ill high,
bu become mo e easonable o eac o s o 6 and 7 me e s in diame e (Figu e 12). I he maximum so ben
capaci y o a cycled ma e ial is o be eached, 13.3%, he ca bona o leng h mus be inc eased in abou 10
me e s; i.e. a 7 m diame e ca bona o would equi e a o al ca bona o leng h o 30 m.
Figu e 12. Final con e sion s. eac o o al leng h and in e nal adius dimensions (Con igu a ion 2).
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As al eady men ioned, he hea eleased du ing he ca bona ion eac ion ollows a linea ela ion wi h he
so ben con e sion. Du ing he i s me e s o he ca bona o , he la ge amoun o hea is eleased since he
eac ion a e is enhanced by high eac an s concen a ions and mode a e empe a u es. The o al hea om
ca bona ion amoun s o 14.1 MW when he so ben con e sion is 12%. This alue is inc eased up o 15.6 MW
i 13.2% con e sion is achie ed (Figu e 13).
Figu e 13. To al exo he mal powe om ca bona ion (le ) and o al emo ed he mal powe by cooling luid
( igh ) s eac o o al leng h and in e nal adius dimensions (Con igu a ion 2).
The eco e ed hea conside ing he design o he cooling sys em and he p o ile o hea eleased by
ca bona ion amoun s o he 36.0% – 38.0% o he ca bona ion hea in eac o s sized o 12% con e sion (i.e.,
5.1 – 5.4 MW). The eco e ed hea is inc eased up o 7.1 – 7.8 MW which co esponds o a 45.8 – 50.4% o
he ca bona ion hea eleased when so ben con e sion in he eac o achie es 13.2%. As men ioned in
sec ion 4.3, he hea eco e ed wi h he cooling luid is inc eased o la ge leng hs o he ca bona o e en
when maximum ca bona ion con e sion has been eached. This is due o he g adual cooling o he ca bona o
in he las me e s. Figu e 13 illus a es his phenomenon and he alue o eco e ed hea as a unc ion o
eac o dimensions.
The amoun o hea which canno be emo ed om he ca bona o apidly hea s he mass lows inside he
eac o up o he equilib ium empe a u e and he ca bona ion eac ion is a ou ed in he h ee ini ial me e s
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o he ca bona o (Figu e 14). A e his i s s age, he con e sion a e d ama ically diminishes and he
con e sion g ow h becomes slow and linea wi h hea emo al. The speci ic con e sion inc emen du ing his
lineal s age anges be ween 0.122 and 0.220 pe cen age poin s pe me e o eac o . Again, speci ic hea
emo al pe uni leng h is insu icien o inc ease eac ion a e and long eac o s a e equi ed o con ol he
esidence ime and he con e sion o he so ben .
Figu e 14. Tempe a u es and con e sion p o iles s. axial posi ion (L=30m, =3.5m, Con igu a ion 2)
The hea no eco e ed in he ca bona o i sel h ough he cooling sys em lea es he eac o wi h he mix u e
o gas and solids as sensible hea . This ene gy can be eco e ed by means o cooling hese s eams a e exi ing
he ca bona o . Solid and gas a e sepa a ed in wo cyclones and, hen, each s eam is di ec ed o a gas-gas
and a gas-solid hea exchange o inc ease he empe a u e o an ex a amoun o supe c i ical s eam. CO2
s eam is cooled down o 800 °C and he a ailable hea in he gas-gas hea exchange anges om 4.0 MW o
4.1 MW o eac o s wi h 12% inal so ben con e sion (Figu e 15) which ep esen s he 28.1% - 29.0% o he
ca bona ion eac ion. Solids a e cooled down o 450 °C and he a ailable hea in he gas-solid hea exchange
a ies om 17.9 MW o 18.1MW, o eac o s wi h a 12% o solid so ben con e sion (Figu e 15).
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Figu e 15. A ailable he mal powe om CO2 (le ) and solids ( igh ) s. eac o ’s o al leng h and in e nal
adius dimensions (Con igu a ion 2).
The o e all esul s ob ained o his second con igu a ion (Table 1), e.g. a ailable hea s om ca bona o and
hea exchange s and so ben con e sion, a e nea o hose ob ained o Con igu a ion 1. Also, he dimensions
o he wo eac o s in pa allel a e o he same o de o magni ude when added and compa ed o he single
eac o con igu a ion.
Table 1. Leng h equi ed, and emo ed he mal powe by cooling luid and a ailable he mal powe in he
p oduc s in Con igu a ion 1 and 2 (ca bona o s sized o 12% con e sion).
Con igu a ion 1
Con igu a ion 2 (only 1 eac o )
[m]
𝑋𝑓 [%]
𝐿 [m]
𝑄󰇗𝑜𝑢𝑡[MW]
𝑄󰇗𝐶𝑂2[MW]
𝑄󰇗𝑠 [MW]
𝐿 [m]
𝑄󰇗𝑜𝑢𝑡[MW]
𝑄󰇗𝐶𝑂2[MW]
𝑄󰇗𝑠 [MW]
2.0
0.12
56
10.6
8.0
38.1
32
5.3
4.0
18.0
2.5
0.12
48
10.4
8.1
38.2
27
5.3
4.1
18.1
3.0
0.12
42
10.3
8.2
38.3
23
5.2
4.1
18.1
3.5
0.12
37
10.1
8.2
38.3
20
5.1
4.1
18.1
4.6. Con igu a ion 3: Two ca bona o s in se ies wi h in e media e cooling
The hi d con igu a ion p esen s wo eac o s ope a ing in se ies wi h a cooling s age be ween hem (Figu e
2). The aim is o ca bona e he ma e ial only du ing he apid egime in which eac ion is no ye inhibi ed. To
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Lis o igu es
Figu e 1: Concep ual design o he powe p oduc ion using a ca bona o in a sola powe plan
(c s ands o cooling luid).
Figu e 2: Concep ual design o he modelled ca bona o (c s ands o cooling luid).
Figu e 3: Concep ual design o he ene gy s o age p ocess using a calcine in a sola powe
plan .
Figu e 4: Case s udies o he h ee p oposed ca bona o con igu a ions.
Figu e 5: CO2 cap u e e iciency achie ed in he en ained low eac o o Plou e al. [45] and in
he simula ions o his s udy unde he same se up, as a unc ion o he solid/gas mass a io.
Figu e 6: Va ia ion o he esidence ime o he solids s. he diame e o he pa icles.
Figu e 7: Hea emo al p o ile (le ) and o al emo ed he mal powe o iso he mal ope a ion
( igh ) s. eac o ’s leng h and in e nal adius dimensions.
Figu e 8: Final con e sion s. eac o ’s o al leng h and in e nal adius dimensions
(Con igu a ion 1).
Figu e 9: Tempe a u es and con e sion p o iles s. axial posi ion (L=52m, =3.5m,
Con igu a ion 1).
Figu e 10: To al exo he mal powe om ca bona ion (le ) and o al emo ed he mal powe
by cooling luid ( igh ) s. eac o ’s o al leng h and in e nal adius dimensions (Con igu a ion
1).
Figu e 11: A ailable he mal powe om CO2 (le ) and solids ( igh ) s. eac o ’s o al leng h
and in e nal adius dimensions (Con igu a ion 1).
Figu e 12: Final con e sion s. eac o ’s o al leng h and in e nal adius dimensions
(Con igu a ion 2).
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Figu e 13: To al exo he mal powe om ca bona ion (le ) and o al emo ed he mal powe
by cooling luid ( igh ) s eac o ’s o al leng h and in e nal adius dimensions (Con igu a ion
2).
Figu e 14: Tempe a u es and con e sion p o iles s. axial posi ion (L=30m, =3.5m,
Con igu a ion 2)
Figu e 15: A ailable he mal powe om CO2 (le ) and solids ( igh ) s. eac o ’s o al leng h
and in e nal adius dimensions (Con igu a ion 2).
Figu e 16: Tempe a u es and con e sion p o iles ( i s s age: up, second s age: down) s. axial
posi ion ( =1.5 m, Con igu a ion 3)
Lis o ables
Table 1: Leng h equi ed, emo ed he mal powe by cooling luid and a ailable he mal powe
in he p oduc s in Con igu a ion 1 and 2 (ca bona o s sized o 12% con e sion).
Table 2: Sizes o ca bona o s, inal con e sion and he mal hea s o Con igu a ion 3.