TY - JOUR
T1 - Monte Carlo parametric modeling for predicting biomass calorific value
AU - Christoforou, Elias A.
AU - Fokaides, Paris A.
AU - Kyriakides, Ioannis
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Due to the nonlinear relationship between the calorific value and the elemental concentration of biomass, methods such as linear regression, widely used in the literature to model this relationship, produce models that fail to provide well-grounded results. In this study, a novel approach, based on Monte Carlo parametric modeling, for calculating the calorific value of biomass from measurements provided by elemental analysis, is presented. Olive husk, a biomass source widely used in the Mediterranean basin, was the subject under investigation. A comprehensive analysis of the thermal properties of olive husk was conducted. The elemental analysis, as well as the calorific value, the moisture content the sampling and the preparation of the examined biomass were performed using the appropriate CEN standards and procedures. Based on the Monte Carlo parametric modeling, the parameters of an exponential model linking the elemental analysis and the calorific value of olive husk were estimated. This study is anticipated to provide further insight to the discussion on models for predicting the calorific value of biomass, by introducing a novel mathematical approach.
AB - Due to the nonlinear relationship between the calorific value and the elemental concentration of biomass, methods such as linear regression, widely used in the literature to model this relationship, produce models that fail to provide well-grounded results. In this study, a novel approach, based on Monte Carlo parametric modeling, for calculating the calorific value of biomass from measurements provided by elemental analysis, is presented. Olive husk, a biomass source widely used in the Mediterranean basin, was the subject under investigation. A comprehensive analysis of the thermal properties of olive husk was conducted. The elemental analysis, as well as the calorific value, the moisture content the sampling and the preparation of the examined biomass were performed using the appropriate CEN standards and procedures. Based on the Monte Carlo parametric modeling, the parameters of an exponential model linking the elemental analysis and the calorific value of olive husk were estimated. This study is anticipated to provide further insight to the discussion on models for predicting the calorific value of biomass, by introducing a novel mathematical approach.
KW - Biomass
KW - Calorific value
KW - Elemental analysis
KW - Monte Carlo methods
KW - Olive husk
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85027922147&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10973-014-4027-5
DO - 10.1007/s10973-014-4027-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85027922147
SN - 1388-6150
VL - 118
SP - 1789
EP - 1796
JO - Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
JF - Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
IS - 3
ER -