Abstract
ABSTRACT This research work depicts the results obtained during the experiment performed for walnut shell gasification process. In order to carry out the gasification process, a downdraft gasifier has been installed in a Thermal Engineering Laboratory of National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India for the purpose of generating a combustible gas popularly known as “Producer gas.” The walnut shells have been gasified with air used as a gasifying agent. In this experimental work equivalence ratio Φ varied from 0.170 to 0.251; subsequently, feedstock consumption rate also varied from 68 to 77 kg/h. Results publicized that at an equivalence ratio Φ of 0.251, cold gas efficiency and calorific value of producer gas has its maximum value of 83.07% and 7.59 MJ/Nm3, respectively. The percentage of methane (CH4) in producer gas reached its maximum value of 7.04% at Φ equals to 0.251. Further, oxidation zone temperature varied in between 700 and 1000°C during this study.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
