Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10395664 | Bioresource Technology | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The emergence of biomass based energy warrants the evaluation of syngas from biomass gasification as a fuel for personal power systems. The objectives of this study were to determine the performance and exhaust emissions of a commercial 5.5Â kW generator modified for operation with 100% syngas at different syngas flows and to compare the results with those obtained for gasoline operation at same electrical power. The maximum electrical power output for syngas operation was 1392Â W and that for gasoline operation was 2451Â W. However, the overall efficiency of the generator at maximum electrical power output for both the fuels were found to be the same. The concentrations of CO and NOx in the generator exhaust were lower for the syngas operation, respectively by 30-96% and 54-84% compared to the gasoline operation. However, the concentrations of CO2 in the generator exhaust were significantly higher by 33-167% for the syngas operation.
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Authors
Ajay Shah, Radhakrishnan Srinivasan, Suminto D. Filip To, Eugene P. Columbus,