Design and development of downdraft gasifier to generate producer gas

Roslee, Darbi and Sabudin, Sulastri and Noor Ariffin, Nadhirah Aqilah and Jamari, Fathin Nadhirah and Mohideen Batcha, Mohd Faizal (2018) Design and development of downdraft gasifier to generate producer gas. The International Journal of Integrated Engineering, 10 (5). pp. 148-155. ISSN 2229-838X

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Abstract

The drive towards renewable energy become intense nowadays due to the increasing price of fossil fuels and depletion of their sources. Among promising resource of renewable energy is the biomass. In Malaysia, oil palm biomass are available in large quantity and suitable for conversion into value added bio-fuels. In this study, an-innovative small-scale downdraft gasifier was designed, development and tested for biomass gasification. The gasifier operates at flowrate less than 0.1 m3/s with a capacity of 5 KW. During testing and commissioning of the gasifier, the maximum efficiency of the gasifier was found to be about 71% when firing empty fruit bunch pellets. This gasifier has potentials to be up scaled for actual use either for domestic or industrial use.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Design; biomass gasifier; producer gas; efficiency
Subjects:	T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery > TJ807-830 Renewable energy sources
Divisions:	Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering > Department of Manufacturing Engineering
Depositing User:	Miss Afiqah Faiqah Mohd Hafiz
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2021 03:02
Last Modified:	22 Nov 2021 03:02
URI:	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/3779

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