[Gasification] PERFORMANCE STUDIES ON DOWNDRAFT GASIFIER WITH BIOMASS ENERGY SOURCES AVAILABLE IN REMOTE VILLAGES

[Tom Miles]

PERFORMANCE STUDIES ON DOWNDRAFT GASIFIER WITH BIOMASS ENERGY SOURCES
AVAILABLE IN REMOTE VILLAGES 

V. ChristusJeya Singh, S. Joseph Sekhar and K. Thyagarajan

DOI : 10.3844/ajassp.2014.611.622

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volume 11, Issue 4

Pages 611-622

Abstract 

Increasing global concern over the environmental issues and depletion of
fossil fuels, significant interest has been shown by the researchers to
develop alternate energy technologies like biomass, biogas, solar to meet
the future energy demand. The prediction of the performance of different
biomass energy sources in gasifiers is needed for the implementation of this
technology to fulfil the need of decentralized heat and power applications,
relevant to remote villages. This study presents the theoretical and
experimental studies conducted on a 50 kW downdraft biomass gasifier with
various biomass materials such as wood, coconut shell, rubber seed kernel
and coir pith which are generally available in villages. Two-zone kinetic
equilibrium model approach is used to predict the composition and
temperature of the producer gas. The influence of equivalence ratio on the
reaction temperature, quality of producer gas and gasifier conversion
efficiency are discussed. The experimental and theoretical studies show that
the rubber seed kernel can be effectively used as a feedstock of the biomass
gasifier to meet the rural energy demand.

Singh, V.C., S.J. Sekhar and K. Thyagarajan, 2014. Performance studies on
downdraft gasifier with biomass energy sources available in remote villages.
Am. J. Applied Sci., 11: 611-622.

http://thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/ajassp.2014.611.622

 

 

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