The Effect of Air Equivalent Ratio on Combustion and Gasification Process Characteristics of Oil Palm Biomass in Fluidized Bed Reactor

Authors

  • Wasu Suksuwan Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
  • Mohd Faizal Mohideen Batcha Center for Energy and Industrial Environment Studies, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Johor, Malaysia
  • Arkom Palamanit Energy Technology Program, Department of Specialized Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
  • Maizirwan Mel Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University, Malaysia
  • Makatar Wae-hayee Energy Technology Research Center, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.99.2.108118

Keywords:

Combustion, gasification, numerical studies, mixed palm cake

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of air equivalent ratios (ERs) (0.1-5) on the temperature distribution in the fluidized bed reactor during gasification and combustion process. The cylindrical reactor with the diameter of 20 cm and height of 150 cm was used in this study. The conical shape connector was installed at the bottom of the reactor for different air supplying patterns, including tangential flow and up-flow. The mixed oil palm cake was used as a feedstock. The temperature distribution in the reactor during combustion and gasification process was observed by applying the numerical calculation using ANSYS software (Ver.19.0, Fluent) with 3D model. The effect of air supplying patterns and air equivalent ratios were then investigated. The results showed that the temperature distribution obtained from simulation was not consistent with the experiment results for an up-flow air supplying method. In the case of tangential air inlet, the results from simulation were similar to the experimental results. Consequently, these results will be the guideline for further studies of biomass gasification and combustion using fluidized bed gasifier with different inlet air patterns and ERs.

Author Biographies

Wasu Suksuwan, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand

wasu.ssw@gmail.com

Mohd Faizal Mohideen Batcha, Center for Energy and Industrial Environment Studies, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Johor, Malaysia

mfaizal@uthm.edu.my

Arkom Palamanit, Energy Technology Program, Department of Specialized Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand

arkom.p@psu.ac.th

Maizirwan Mel, Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University, Malaysia

maizirwan@gmail.com

Makatar Wae-hayee, Energy Technology Research Center, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand

wmakatar@eng.psu.ac.th

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Published

2022-09-15

How to Cite

Wasu Suksuwan, Mohd Faizal Mohideen Batcha, Arkom Palamanit, Maizirwan Mel, & Makatar Wae-hayee. (2022). The Effect of Air Equivalent Ratio on Combustion and Gasification Process Characteristics of Oil Palm Biomass in Fluidized Bed Reactor. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 99(2), 108–118. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.99.2.108118

Issue

Vol. 99 No. 2: November (2022)

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