Development of a non-thermal gliding-arc discharge reactor for biomass tar treatment

Non-thermal plasma technology is an interesting method for removalof tar from gasified biomass. In this study, AC gliding-arc reactors with a reverse vortex flow configuration were developedfor biomass tar treatment. Successful generation of plasma discharge was obtained at high volume flo...

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Main Authors: Kittikorn Sasujit, Natthawud Dussadee, Nakorn Tippayawong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Khon Kaen University 2019-06-01
Series:Engineering and Applied Science Research
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Online Access:https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/easr/article/view/163895/135508
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Natthawud Dussadee
Nakorn Tippayawong
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description Non-thermal plasma technology is an interesting method for removalof tar from gasified biomass. In this study, AC gliding-arc reactors with a reverse vortex flow configuration were developedfor biomass tar treatment. Successful generation of plasma discharge was obtained at high volume flowsof treated gas. Preliminary experimental results showed that the onset of electric discharge occurred at about 10 kV. A large numberof plasma discharges was evident. For our developed prototype, electric power input, total gas feed rate, and variouscarrier gases(Air, N2, N2+C10H8) were adjusted to investigate their effects on the dischargephenomena.The reverse vortex flow gliding arc discharges showed high residence timesfor potential chemical reactions inside the reactor. From preliminary tests, maximum removal efficiency of a representative tar compoundof more than 93%was found, atanenergy utilization efficiencyof about 30 g/kWh.
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spelling doaj.art-2a691dbe594346cd9d7afcc650a8232d2022-12-22T03:56:17ZengKhon Kaen UniversityEngineering and Applied Science Research2539-61612539-62182019-06-0146217618210.14456/easr.2019.20Development of a non-thermal gliding-arc discharge reactor for biomass tar treatmentKittikorn SasujitNatthawud DussadeeNakorn TippayawongNon-thermal plasma technology is an interesting method for removalof tar from gasified biomass. In this study, AC gliding-arc reactors with a reverse vortex flow configuration were developedfor biomass tar treatment. Successful generation of plasma discharge was obtained at high volume flowsof treated gas. Preliminary experimental results showed that the onset of electric discharge occurred at about 10 kV. A large numberof plasma discharges was evident. For our developed prototype, electric power input, total gas feed rate, and variouscarrier gases(Air, N2, N2+C10H8) were adjusted to investigate their effects on the dischargephenomena.The reverse vortex flow gliding arc discharges showed high residence timesfor potential chemical reactions inside the reactor. From preliminary tests, maximum removal efficiency of a representative tar compoundof more than 93%was found, atanenergy utilization efficiencyof about 30 g/kWh.https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/easr/article/view/163895/135508Non-thermal plasmaReverse vortex flowGliding arcTar removal
spellingShingle Kittikorn Sasujit
Natthawud Dussadee
Nakorn Tippayawong
Development of a non-thermal gliding-arc discharge reactor for biomass tar treatment
Engineering and Applied Science Research
Non-thermal plasma
Reverse vortex flow
Gliding arc
Tar removal
title Development of a non-thermal gliding-arc discharge reactor for biomass tar treatment
title_full Development of a non-thermal gliding-arc discharge reactor for biomass tar treatment
title_fullStr Development of a non-thermal gliding-arc discharge reactor for biomass tar treatment
title_full_unstemmed Development of a non-thermal gliding-arc discharge reactor for biomass tar treatment
title_short Development of a non-thermal gliding-arc discharge reactor for biomass tar treatment
title_sort development of a non thermal gliding arc discharge reactor for biomass tar treatment
topic Non-thermal plasma
Reverse vortex flow
Gliding arc
Tar removal
url https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/easr/article/view/163895/135508
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