Analysis of the Efficiency of a Batch Boiler and Emissions of Harmful Substances during Combustion of Various Types of Wood
In the paper, the authors focused on the environmental problems of pollution emissions caused by households using batch boilers fired with solid fuels. The aim of this study is to analyse the course of changes in the actual efficiency and emission of a solid fuel updraft boiler, the most popular typ...
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| author | Grzegorz Pełka Mateusz Wygoda Wojciech Luboń Przemysław Pachytel Artur Jachimowski Marcin Paprocki Paweł Wyczesany Jarosław Kotyza |
| author_facet | Grzegorz Pełka Mateusz Wygoda Wojciech Luboń Przemysław Pachytel Artur Jachimowski Marcin Paprocki Paweł Wyczesany Jarosław Kotyza |
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| description | In the paper, the authors focused on the environmental problems of pollution emissions caused by households using batch boilers fired with solid fuels. The aim of this study is to analyse the course of changes in the actual efficiency and emission of a solid fuel updraft boiler, the most popular type of batch boilers used in Poland in recent years. The subject of analysis is the comparison of the values of atmospheric emissions of harmful substances depending on the type of wood burnt in the boiler. The investigation comprises the combustion characteristics of three types of woody biomass (in billets), i.e., pine, birch, and beech. Based on the carried out research of all billets, the beech has the lowest values of CO (3497 mg/m<sup>3</sup>) and particulate matter (116.9 mg/m<sup>3</sup>). Despite this, obtained results exceed the current permissible limits based on the standard PN:EN 303-5:2012. The highest efficiency (54.13%) was obtained for birch billets, the lowest for pine (45.13%). The research has shown that the real heating efficiency during the combustion of wood, irrespective of the type of wood being burnt, is low. To summarise, the outdated installations contribute to air pollution several times higher, which indicates the need to replace inefficient heat sources using solid fuels with modern equipment that meets the most stringent standards. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6d9884a4be8c4566a25234284c7f24d92023-11-22T18:08:45ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-10-011420678310.3390/en14206783Analysis of the Efficiency of a Batch Boiler and Emissions of Harmful Substances during Combustion of Various Types of WoodGrzegorz Pełka0Mateusz Wygoda1Wojciech Luboń2Przemysław Pachytel3Artur Jachimowski4Marcin Paprocki5Paweł Wyczesany6Jarosław Kotyza7Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Cracow, PolandDepartment of Product Technology and Ecology, College of Management and Quality Sciences, Cracow University of Economics, ul. Rakowicka 27, 31-510 Cracow, PolandFaculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Cracow, PolandFaculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Cracow, PolandDepartment of Product Technology and Ecology, College of Management and Quality Sciences, Cracow University of Economics, ul. Rakowicka 27, 31-510 Cracow, PolandDepartment of Product Technology and Ecology, College of Management and Quality Sciences, Cracow University of Economics, ul. Rakowicka 27, 31-510 Cracow, PolandDepartment of Product Technology and Ecology, College of Management and Quality Sciences, Cracow University of Economics, ul. Rakowicka 27, 31-510 Cracow, PolandFaculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Cracow, PolandIn the paper, the authors focused on the environmental problems of pollution emissions caused by households using batch boilers fired with solid fuels. The aim of this study is to analyse the course of changes in the actual efficiency and emission of a solid fuel updraft boiler, the most popular type of batch boilers used in Poland in recent years. The subject of analysis is the comparison of the values of atmospheric emissions of harmful substances depending on the type of wood burnt in the boiler. The investigation comprises the combustion characteristics of three types of woody biomass (in billets), i.e., pine, birch, and beech. Based on the carried out research of all billets, the beech has the lowest values of CO (3497 mg/m<sup>3</sup>) and particulate matter (116.9 mg/m<sup>3</sup>). Despite this, obtained results exceed the current permissible limits based on the standard PN:EN 303-5:2012. The highest efficiency (54.13%) was obtained for birch billets, the lowest for pine (45.13%). The research has shown that the real heating efficiency during the combustion of wood, irrespective of the type of wood being burnt, is low. To summarise, the outdated installations contribute to air pollution several times higher, which indicates the need to replace inefficient heat sources using solid fuels with modern equipment that meets the most stringent standards.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/20/6783emissioncombustiondustefficiencywoodboiler |
| spellingShingle | Grzegorz Pełka Mateusz Wygoda Wojciech Luboń Przemysław Pachytel Artur Jachimowski Marcin Paprocki Paweł Wyczesany Jarosław Kotyza Analysis of the Efficiency of a Batch Boiler and Emissions of Harmful Substances during Combustion of Various Types of Wood Energies emission combustion dust efficiency wood boiler |
| title | Analysis of the Efficiency of a Batch Boiler and Emissions of Harmful Substances during Combustion of Various Types of Wood |
| title_full | Analysis of the Efficiency of a Batch Boiler and Emissions of Harmful Substances during Combustion of Various Types of Wood |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of the Efficiency of a Batch Boiler and Emissions of Harmful Substances during Combustion of Various Types of Wood |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of the Efficiency of a Batch Boiler and Emissions of Harmful Substances during Combustion of Various Types of Wood |
| title_short | Analysis of the Efficiency of a Batch Boiler and Emissions of Harmful Substances during Combustion of Various Types of Wood |
| title_sort | analysis of the efficiency of a batch boiler and emissions of harmful substances during combustion of various types of wood |
| topic | emission combustion dust efficiency wood boiler |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/20/6783 |
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