Gasification of wood pellets in a bench-scale updraft gasifier
| Autor: | George K. Ngusale, Yong-hao Luo, Rui-zhi Zhang, Ren-hao Yin, Wan-li Zhao |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Engineering
Waste management Wood gas generator Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry 020209 energy Fossil fuel Pellets Energy Engineering and Power Technology Biomass 02 engineering and technology Raw material Pulp and paper industry Updraft gasifier Fuel Technology Nuclear Energy and Engineering Bench scale 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering business |
| Zdroj: | Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects. 38:1875-1881 |
| ISSN: | 1556-7230 1556-7036 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15567036.2014.1002954 |
| Popis: | Biomass gasification is proving to be an alternative technology to the use of fossil fuels for energy production. The article considers the bench-scale, air-blown updraft gasification of biomass wood pellets. The objective of the study was to understand the characteristics of evolved gases from the gasifier that was built and assembled at the University Laboratory. Wood pellets of diameter 5 mm, length between 5 and 20 mm constitute the feedstock used. The experimental investigation reveals the major gases produced are CO2, CO, and H2, while CH4 and other hydrocarbons are minor. However, the gasifier used is initially preheated to a temperature of about 800°C. This is indicated by the thermo-couple readings (T1–T8) with T6 as the standard thermo-couple. When T6 attains a steady state at 800°C, the gasifier is turned into a self-sustaining gasification condition. The entire experiment takes about four (4) hours to complete and this gives an understanding of evolved gases from the entire gasificatio... |
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