10.5071/19THEUBCE2011-OA8.1
Shivapuji, A.M.
A.M.
Shivapuji
Dasappa, S.
S.
Dasappa
Experimental Studies on Multi-Cylinder Natural Gas Engine Fueled with Producer Gas
ETA-Florence Renewable Energies
2011
Conference paper
Biomass
2011
en
978-88-89407-55-4
7 Pages
application/pdf
Proceedings of the 19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 6-10 June 2011, pp. 974-980
Biomass gasification a thermochemical conversion process, with near zero net carbon emission has a significant potential to displace fossil fuel use especially in various modes of power generation. The current study presents the results from investigations carried out on a sixcylinder natural gas engine rated at 55.0 kW fueled using producer gas as a fuel. The peak load on the engine was 29 kW at 24 Deg BTDC ignition setting. At 29 kW, the pressure trace yielded a peak pressure of 35 atmospheres and the indicated power was 42 kW. A specific biomass consumption of 1.35 kg/kWh of electricity was recorded with brake thermal efficiency of 23% and an overall biomass to electricity efficiency of 18%. Measured exhaust composition without a catalytic converter revealed 0.22 g/MJ NOx, 0.017 g/MJ HC meeting the international specifications for stationary power generation systems, while CO was found to be 4.9 g/MJ which is higher than the norm.
Proceedings of the 19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 6-10 June 2011, Berlin, Germany, pp. 974-980