Thermodynamics analysis of refinery sludge gasification in adiabatic updraft gasifier

Ahmed, R. and Sinnathambi, C.M. and Eldmerdash, U. and Subbarao, D. (2014) Thermodynamics analysis of refinery sludge gasification in adiabatic updraft gasifier. The Scientific World Journal, 2014. ISSN 1537744X

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Abstract

Limited information is available about the thermodynamic evaluation for biomass gasification process using updraft gasifier. Therefore, to minimize errors, the gasification of dry refinery sludge (DRS) is carried out in adiabatic system at atmospheric pressure under ambient air conditions. The objectives of this paper are to investigate the physical and chemical energy and exergy of product gas at different equivalent ratios (ER). It will also be used to determine whether the cold gas, exergy, and energy efficiencies of gases may be maximized by using secondary air injected to gasification zone under various ratios (0, 0.5, 1, and 1.5) at optimum ER of 0.195. From the results obtained, it is indicated that the chemical energy and exergy of producer gas are magnified by 5 and 10 times higher than their corresponding physical values, respectively. The cold gas, energy, and exergy efficiencies of DRS gasification are in the ranges of 22.9-55.5, 43.7-72.4, and 42.5-50.4, respectively. Initially, all 3 efficiencies increase until they reach a maximum at the optimum ER of 0.195; thereafter, they decline with further increase in ER values. The injection of secondary air to gasification zone is also found to increase the cold gas, energy, and exergy efficiencies. A ratio of secondary air to primary air of 0.5 is found to be the optimum ratio for all 3 efficiencies to reach the maximum values. © 2014 Reem Ahmed et al.

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Uncontrolled Keywords: adiabaticity; air; ambient air; article; atmospheric pressure; biomass; cold; energy; gas; gasification; sludge; thermodynamics; chemistry; sewage, gas; sewage, Gases; Sewage; Thermodynamics
Depositing User: Mr Ahmad Suhairi UTP
Date Deposited: 09 Nov 2023 16:17
Last Modified: 09 Nov 2023 16:17
URI: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/id/eprint/5421

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