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Effect of biomass composition on combustion characteristics and energy quality

  • I. Barmina
  • , A. Lickrastina
  • , M. Zake
  • , A. Arshanitsa
  • , V. Solodovnik
  • , G. Telysheva
  • University of Latvia
  • Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

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Abstract

The main aim of this study is to provide the experimental research of the combustion characteristics for the different types of the biomass pellets during their thermo chemical conversion with estimation the correlations between the main characteristics of pelletized plant biomass and combustion characteristics. The experiments include first, the preparation of the pelletized biomass samples of different origin with certain elemental composition, heating values, moisture content, bulk and energetic density, and second, kinetic study of the combustion characteristics with local measurements of the temperature and composition of the flame reaction zone and heat production rates at different stages of the thermo chemical conversion of pelletized biomass and different air supply rates into the combustor to obtain optimal combustion conditions of plant biomass. Correlations between the main characteristics of pelletized samples and combustion/emission characteristics of pelletized biomass fuel have been derived and analyzed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number355
Pages (from-to)486-491
Number of pages6
JournalRenewable Energy and Power Quality Journal
Volume1
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2012

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Biomass pellets
  • Combustion characteristics
  • Elemental composition
  • Heat production rate
  • Heating values

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