Sensitivity Analysis of Different Parameters on the Performance of a CHP Internal Combustion Engine System Fed by a Biomass Waste Gasifier
The present paper presents a study of biomass waste to energy conversion using gasification and internal combustion engine for power generation. The biomass waste analyzed is the most produced on Italian soil, chosen for suitable properties in the gasification process. Good quality syngas with up to...
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| description | The present paper presents a study of biomass waste to energy conversion using gasification and internal combustion engine for power generation. The biomass waste analyzed is the most produced on Italian soil, chosen for suitable properties in the gasification process. Good quality syngas with up to 16.1% CO⁻4.3% CH<sub>4</sub>⁻23.1% H<sub>2</sub> can be produced. The syngas lower heating value may vary from 1.86 MJ/ Nm<sup>3</sup> to 4.5 MJ/Nm<sup>3</sup> in the gasification with air and from 5.2 MJ/ Nm<sup>3</sup> to 7.5 MJ/Nm<sup>3</sup> in the gasification with steam. The cold gas efficiency may vary from 16% to 41% in the gasification with air and from 37% to 60% in the gasification with steam, depending on the different biomass waste utilized in the process and the different operating conditions. Based on the sensitivity studies carried out in the paper and paying attention to the cold gas efficiency and to the LHV, we have selected the best configuration process for the best syngas composition to feed the internal combustion engine. The influence of syngas fuel properties on the engine is studied through the electrical efficiency and the cogeneration efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48b992018651464e9739a02840db6dc22022-12-22T02:53:24ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732019-02-0112468810.3390/en12040688en12040688Sensitivity Analysis of Different Parameters on the Performance of a CHP Internal Combustion Engine System Fed by a Biomass Waste GasifierMauro Villarini0Vera Marcantonio1Andrea Colantoni2Enrico Bocci3Department of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE), Tuscia University, Via San Camillo de Lellis, 01100 Viterbo, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE), Tuscia University, Via San Camillo de Lellis, 01100 Viterbo, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE), Tuscia University, Via San Camillo de Lellis, 01100 Viterbo, ItalyDepartment of Nuclear, Subnuclear and Radiation Physics, Marconi University, 00193 Rome, ItalyThe present paper presents a study of biomass waste to energy conversion using gasification and internal combustion engine for power generation. The biomass waste analyzed is the most produced on Italian soil, chosen for suitable properties in the gasification process. Good quality syngas with up to 16.1% CO⁻4.3% CH<sub>4</sub>⁻23.1% H<sub>2</sub> can be produced. The syngas lower heating value may vary from 1.86 MJ/ Nm<sup>3</sup> to 4.5 MJ/Nm<sup>3</sup> in the gasification with air and from 5.2 MJ/ Nm<sup>3</sup> to 7.5 MJ/Nm<sup>3</sup> in the gasification with steam. The cold gas efficiency may vary from 16% to 41% in the gasification with air and from 37% to 60% in the gasification with steam, depending on the different biomass waste utilized in the process and the different operating conditions. Based on the sensitivity studies carried out in the paper and paying attention to the cold gas efficiency and to the LHV, we have selected the best configuration process for the best syngas composition to feed the internal combustion engine. The influence of syngas fuel properties on the engine is studied through the electrical efficiency and the cogeneration efficiency.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/4/688biomass wastegasificationpower generationinternal combustion engineCHPAspen Plus |
| spellingShingle | Mauro Villarini Vera Marcantonio Andrea Colantoni Enrico Bocci Sensitivity Analysis of Different Parameters on the Performance of a CHP Internal Combustion Engine System Fed by a Biomass Waste Gasifier Energies biomass waste gasification power generation internal combustion engine CHP Aspen Plus |
| title | Sensitivity Analysis of Different Parameters on the Performance of a CHP Internal Combustion Engine System Fed by a Biomass Waste Gasifier |
| title_full | Sensitivity Analysis of Different Parameters on the Performance of a CHP Internal Combustion Engine System Fed by a Biomass Waste Gasifier |
| title_fullStr | Sensitivity Analysis of Different Parameters on the Performance of a CHP Internal Combustion Engine System Fed by a Biomass Waste Gasifier |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sensitivity Analysis of Different Parameters on the Performance of a CHP Internal Combustion Engine System Fed by a Biomass Waste Gasifier |
| title_short | Sensitivity Analysis of Different Parameters on the Performance of a CHP Internal Combustion Engine System Fed by a Biomass Waste Gasifier |
| title_sort | sensitivity analysis of different parameters on the performance of a chp internal combustion engine system fed by a biomass waste gasifier |
| topic | biomass waste gasification power generation internal combustion engine CHP Aspen Plus |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/4/688 |
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