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Design and Performance Analysis of a Producer Gas Cleaning System for a Downdraft Gasifier Processing Segregated Dry Municipal Solid Waste and Biomass

Authors
R. Ravi Kumar1, 2, *, Narsimhulu Sanke1, A. Seshu Kumar3
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Engineering (Autonomous), Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maturi Venkata Subba Rao (MVSR) Engineering College, Hyderabad, Telangana, 501510, India
3Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, Telangana, India
*Corresponding author. Email: ravirachamala@gmail.com
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R. Ravi Kumar
Available Online 9 November 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-252-1_98How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Downdraft gasifier; producer gas cleaning; impurities; mechanical filtration; Syngas
Abstract

This study presents the design and performance analysis of a producer gas cleaning system for a downdraft gasifier used to process Segregated Dry Municipal Solid Waste (SDMSW) and biomass. The cleaning system is critical to remove impurities such as particulate matter, tars, and other pollutants from the producer gas, which can negatively impact the efficiency and longevity of the gasifier, as well as damage downstream equipment. The cleaning system was designed to include several stages, such as mechanical filtration, adsorption, and catalytic oxidation. The performance of the cleaning system was evaluated using a combination of SDMSW and biomass as feedstock, and the results showed that the cleaning system was able to effectively remove impurities from the producer gas, resulting in an improvement in the efficiency and longevity of the downdraft gasifier. This study provides valuable insights for the optimization of downdraft gasifier systems using SDMSW and biomass as feedstock, and highlights the importance of an effective producer gas cleaning system in the overall performance and cost-effectiveness of this technology. The gas cleaning system was utilized to test the producer gas by gas chromatography. Results from the analysis show a mass flow of 783 kg/hr, a lower heating value of 4.58 MJ/Nm3, a specific heat of 1.11 kJ/kg K, and a cold gas efficiency of 79.7%. Additionally, the system was able to reduce tar and ash by 50 kg/hr and 5.5 kg/hr respectively.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering (ICETE 2023)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
9 November 2023
ISBN
10.2991/978-94-6463-252-1_98
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-252-1_98How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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