This paper is published in Volume-4, Issue-3, 2018
Area
Renewable Energy
Author
Sinhal Samirkumar Narendrabhai, Mohammad Husain Shaikh, Patel Sachin
Org/Univ
Chhotubhai Gopalbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India
Pub. Date
26 May, 2018
Paper ID
V4I3-1624
Publisher
Keywords
Downdraft gasifier, Biomass pallets, Gasification, Substitute of fossil fuel, Syngas.

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Sinhal Samirkumar Narendrabhai, Mohammad Husain Shaikh, Patel Sachin. Design, development and experimental studies of downdraft gasifier, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Sinhal Samirkumar Narendrabhai, Mohammad Husain Shaikh, Patel Sachin (2018). Design, development and experimental studies of downdraft gasifier. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 4(3) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Sinhal Samirkumar Narendrabhai, Mohammad Husain Shaikh, Patel Sachin. "Design, development and experimental studies of downdraft gasifier." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 4.3 (2018). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

Fossil fuels are the major source of energy but the quantities of these are limited and use of these causes greenhouse effect by net addition of CO2 to earth atmosphere and also there is an issue of scarcity of fossil fuels (i.e. Petrol, LPG, and CNG) in the world. Especially in developing country like India, fossil fuel price is also very high. So, current objective is to find a substitute for a fossil fuel. Before the existence of fossil fuel, biomass was the only source of energy which was understood by mankind and utilized as a fuel. Gasification of biomass allows overcoming these issues. Energy extraction from biomass with considering environmental aspect is a challenge. Gasification is thermochemical process which converts biomass into synthesis gas (“syngas”). Syngas mainly comprises of Hydrogen (H2) and Carbon Monoxide (CO), which has the capability to further burnout and releases energy. Syngas can be used for power production, heating application, and liquid fuel production. There are several reactors available for gasification process; present study is focused on downdraft gasifier reactors. It is focused on the production of syngas and effect of various parameters like equivalence ratio, the moisture content of biomass wood used on a composition of syngas. Therefore, the intention is to produce a substitute gaseous fuel syngas from biomass by using fixed bed downdraft gasifier.