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Experimental investigation on emission and combustion characteristics of an industrial burner using biogas co-fired with diesel and biodiesel

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Productivity and efficiency in sugar industry operations
Renewable energy in sugar industry

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to use biogas produced in industrial wastewater treatment plants to generate energy by co-combustion with diesel fuel or biodiesel to avoid the unstable flow rate of biogas and the variable methane ratio, which determines the biogas energy content. An experimental analysis was conducted in this study to determine the combustion and emissions performance of a 350 KW industrial burner fuelled with three different percentages of biogas: Biogas1 (CH4 75%, CO2 25%), Biogas2 (CH4 70%, CO2 30%), and Biogas3 (CH4 60%, CO2 40%) co-combusted with diesel or waste cooking oil biodiesel. Practical tests have demonstrated that in comparison to biogas and diesel fuel, the CO emission level of co-combustion biogases and biodiesel for B1000Biogas1, B100Biogas2, and B100Biogas3 was reduced by 60%, 50%, and 42%, while NOx emission increased by 52%, 47%, and 43%, along with the maximum flame temperature, by 9%, 10%, and 12%, respectively. The flame structures of the fuels in the swirl burner were investigated using flame pictures and contour temperature. The flame color for biodiesel and biogas was more brilliant and intense than for diesel and biogas. All the fuel test results demonstrate that inert CO2 in biogas composition has a substantial influence on the chemical reactions occurring in the flame and pollutant emissions due to its dilution effect and slowing oxidation reaction. The higher inert CO2 gas ratio in biogas caused a reduction in reaction intensity, which resulted in a weaker, unstable flame and also decreased flame temperature and NOx emissions.

DOI

10.21608/esugj.2022.164403.1025

Keywords

Biogas, Diesel, Biodiesel, emission, Temperature

Authors

First Name

Medhat

Last Name

Elkelawy

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Affiliation

Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Egypt

Email

medhatelkelawy@f-eng.tanta.edu.eg

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First Name

Ali

Last Name

Abdel-Rahman

MiddleName

Kamel

Affiliation

Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Assuit University, Egypt

Email

ali.kamel@ejust.edu.eg

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Abou-elyazied

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Affiliation

Faculty of Agriculture, Horticulture Department, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Email

ahmed_abdelhafez2@agr.asu.edu.eg

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First Name

Saad

Last Name

El-malla

MiddleName

Mostafa

Affiliation

Faculty of Sugar and Integrated Industries Technology, Assuit University, Egypt

Email

saad_pg1230149@sit.aun.edu.eg

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Volume

19

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36549

Issue Date

2022-12-01

Receive Date

2022-09-21

Publish Date

2022-12-10

Page Start

29

Page End

43

Print ISSN

2636-2694

Online ISSN

2636-283X

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https://esugj.journals.ekb.eg/article_273288.html

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https://esugj.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=273288

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Original Research Articles.

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2,178

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Publication Title

Egyptian Sugar Journal

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https://esugj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Experimental investigation on emission and combustion characteristics of an industrial burner using biogas co-fired with diesel and biodiesel

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Created At

23 Jan 2023