NDLI: Waste newspaper gasification

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Hill, K. Colton, J. Parry, J. Omer, L. Clegg, F.
Copyright Year	2000
Description	Author affiliation: Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT, USA (Hill, K.)
Abstract	An experimental study was conducted to verify the feasibility of converting waste newspaper into a combustible gas. The gasification process was selected as the focus of this study because of its portability. Based on available information written about Swedish wood and charcoal gas generators used during World War II, a downdraft, fixed-bed, Imbert-style gas generator was chosen. Using Swedish as well as contemporary documents as a guide, a gas generator was designed to produce enough combustible gas to run a ten-horsepower internal combustion engine, although this study did not attempt to integrate the gas generator and the engine. Output gas quality was assessed by providing an ignition source to the gas generator exhaust and visually monitoring the gas flammability. Gas chromatograph samples were taken at different operating conditions to find the composition and higher heating values of the output gas for comparison. The exhaust gas produced was found to be combustible and the resulting flame was self-sustaining. However, the gas generator could not maintain conditions required for the continuous production of combustible gases for longer than approximately twenty seconds. The best higher heating value was found to be 149 Btu/ft/sup 3/. The study concludes with recommendations for improvement of this process.
Starting Page	1410
Ending Page	1417
File Size	674496
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	1563473755
DOI	10.1109/IECEC.2000.870958
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2000-07-24
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	AIAA
Subject Keyword	Fuels Heating Internal combustion engines Fires Gases Biomass Performance analysis Temperature Vehicles Biochemical analysis
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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