Analysis on the Use of Briquettes as an Alternative to Improve the Generation of Thermal Energy in the Locality of Aripuana-Brazil
The city of Aripuana is one of the largest wood producer in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Wood residues are used in the electricity generation at three thermoelectric plants in this region. However, the plants have high costs in transporting the wood residues (due to poor road conditions). Hence...
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| author | Haylemar de Nazaret Cardenas-Rodriguez Rosa Martins Levy Ely Lacerda Oliveira Erik Leandro Bonaldi Frederico de Oliveira Assuncao Germano Lambert-Torres Helcio Francisco Villa-Nova Wilson Cesar Sant’Ana Luiz Eduardo Borges-da-Silva Clodoaldo Barboza Bomfin Jamil Haddad |
| author_facet | Haylemar de Nazaret Cardenas-Rodriguez Rosa Martins Levy Ely Lacerda Oliveira Erik Leandro Bonaldi Frederico de Oliveira Assuncao Germano Lambert-Torres Helcio Francisco Villa-Nova Wilson Cesar Sant’Ana Luiz Eduardo Borges-da-Silva Clodoaldo Barboza Bomfin Jamil Haddad |
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| description | The city of Aripuana is one of the largest wood producer in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Wood residues are used in the electricity generation at three thermoelectric plants in this region. However, the plants have high costs in transporting the wood residues (due to poor road conditions). Hence, this paper compares the energy performance of wood residues in natura and compacted as briquettes by calculating the heating value and determining the influence of moisture content on the energy characteristics of wood residues. The goal is to demonstrate the viability of using briquettes in order to improve thermoelectric generation. The wood residues from this region are affected by the high humidity of the biome. An alternative to improve the use of energy contained in the wood residues is to produce briquettes with lower humidity. This allows one to maintain high levels of heat energy in a lower volume, facilitating handling and storage. The results show that the use of briquettes improved the performance of thermoelectric plants, generating 1 MW of electricity power with less than 1 ton of briquettes. This contributes to the preservation of the environment, reducing operating costs, transportation and storage of the raw materials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-102131090b504a2093e2993d74329d032023-11-22T16:03:09ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-10-011419635510.3390/en14196355Analysis on the Use of Briquettes as an Alternative to Improve the Generation of Thermal Energy in the Locality of Aripuana-BrazilHaylemar de Nazaret Cardenas-Rodriguez0Rosa Martins1Levy Ely Lacerda Oliveira2Erik Leandro Bonaldi3Frederico de Oliveira Assuncao4Germano Lambert-Torres5Helcio Francisco Villa-Nova6Wilson Cesar Sant’Ana7Luiz Eduardo Borges-da-Silva8Clodoaldo Barboza Bomfin9Jamil Haddad10Gnarus Institute, Itajuba 37500-052, MG, BrazilEnergética SUAPE II S.A., Cabo de Santo Agostinho 54590-000, PE, BrazilGnarus Institute, Itajuba 37500-052, MG, BrazilGnarus Institute, Itajuba 37500-052, MG, BrazilGnarus Institute, Itajuba 37500-052, MG, BrazilGnarus Institute, Itajuba 37500-052, MG, BrazilPro-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pos-Graduacao (PRPPG), Itajuba Federal University, Itajuba 37500-903, MG, BrazilGnarus Institute, Itajuba 37500-052, MG, BrazilPro-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pos-Graduacao (PRPPG), Itajuba Federal University, Itajuba 37500-903, MG, BrazilGuaçu Geração de Energia S.A., Aripuanã 78325-000, MT, BrazilGnarus Institute, Itajuba 37500-052, MG, BrazilThe city of Aripuana is one of the largest wood producer in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Wood residues are used in the electricity generation at three thermoelectric plants in this region. However, the plants have high costs in transporting the wood residues (due to poor road conditions). Hence, this paper compares the energy performance of wood residues in natura and compacted as briquettes by calculating the heating value and determining the influence of moisture content on the energy characteristics of wood residues. The goal is to demonstrate the viability of using briquettes in order to improve thermoelectric generation. The wood residues from this region are affected by the high humidity of the biome. An alternative to improve the use of energy contained in the wood residues is to produce briquettes with lower humidity. This allows one to maintain high levels of heat energy in a lower volume, facilitating handling and storage. The results show that the use of briquettes improved the performance of thermoelectric plants, generating 1 MW of electricity power with less than 1 ton of briquettes. This contributes to the preservation of the environment, reducing operating costs, transportation and storage of the raw materials.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/19/6355briquettesheating valuemoisture contentwood residue |
| spellingShingle | Haylemar de Nazaret Cardenas-Rodriguez Rosa Martins Levy Ely Lacerda Oliveira Erik Leandro Bonaldi Frederico de Oliveira Assuncao Germano Lambert-Torres Helcio Francisco Villa-Nova Wilson Cesar Sant’Ana Luiz Eduardo Borges-da-Silva Clodoaldo Barboza Bomfin Jamil Haddad Analysis on the Use of Briquettes as an Alternative to Improve the Generation of Thermal Energy in the Locality of Aripuana-Brazil Energies briquettes heating value moisture content wood residue |
| title | Analysis on the Use of Briquettes as an Alternative to Improve the Generation of Thermal Energy in the Locality of Aripuana-Brazil |
| title_full | Analysis on the Use of Briquettes as an Alternative to Improve the Generation of Thermal Energy in the Locality of Aripuana-Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Analysis on the Use of Briquettes as an Alternative to Improve the Generation of Thermal Energy in the Locality of Aripuana-Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis on the Use of Briquettes as an Alternative to Improve the Generation of Thermal Energy in the Locality of Aripuana-Brazil |
| title_short | Analysis on the Use of Briquettes as an Alternative to Improve the Generation of Thermal Energy in the Locality of Aripuana-Brazil |
| title_sort | analysis on the use of briquettes as an alternative to improve the generation of thermal energy in the locality of aripuana brazil |
| topic | briquettes heating value moisture content wood residue |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/19/6355 |
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