THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Yijun Z. Hao

,

Dongdong Feng

,

Shaozeng Sun

,

Jiyi Luan

,

Hongwei Che

CHARACTERISTICS OF RICE HUSK GASIFICATION IN CYCLONE PYROLYSIS-SUSPENDED COMBUSTION SYSTEM

ABSTRACT
The cyclonic gasification technology could realize self-separation of syngas and residual carbon, simplifying the purification system. In cyclone pyrolysis-suspension combustion system, bottom air was fed into carbon-rich area of gasifier. Due to the high height/diameter ratio and uneven temperature distribution in cyclone gasifier, the primary/secondary/bottom air rates were 30%, 20%, and 50%, respectively. Effects of gasification intensity and air equivalent ratio on rice husk gasification performance were explored. The results show that for cyclone pyrolysis-suspension combustion, the optimum gasification intensity is 885.24 kg/m2h. Strengthening the subregion of air supplement could cause a gradual increasing of temperature along the axis of gasifier. The syngas yield was independent of gasification intensity, but increased from 0.98 Nm3/kg at ER = 0.23 to 1.38 Nm3/kg at ER = 0.32. At ER = 0.26~0.29, the gasification performance is best, with gas heat value of 4.99~5.37 MJ/Nm3, cold gasification efficiency of 48.25~49.67% and tar content of 5.38~5.75 g/Nm3.
KEYWORDS
biomass, Cyclone pyrolysis, Suspended combustion, Gasification intensity, Air equivalent ratio
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2017-08-01
PAPER REVISED: 2017-09-28
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2017-10-01
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2017-12-23
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI170801256Z
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2018, VOLUME 22, ISSUE Supplement 2, PAGES [S439 - S447]
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