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Adding gas from biomass to the gas grid - SGC

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fixed bed <strong>gas</strong>ification: BIONEERProcess name: BIONEERManufacturerFoster Wheeler Energia OyOrigin:FinlandCapacity:5 MWthDescription:Updraft fixed-bed• pressure Atmospheric• reactants AirStatus: 10 plants successful in operation since 1982Efficiency: 95 - 97%fixed bed <strong>gas</strong>ification: EISENMANNProcess name: Eisenmann rotary drum <strong>gas</strong>ificationDescription:rotary drum <strong>gas</strong>ifier• pressure atmospheric• temperature 400 - 450 °C• reactants noneThis process uses a rotary drum for <strong>the</strong> <strong>gas</strong>ification <strong>biomass</strong> or o<strong>the</strong>r organic materials. In this reac<strong>to</strong>r <strong>the</strong><strong>biomass</strong> is converted in<strong>to</strong> lean <strong>gas</strong>. The energy for drying, heating and endo<strong>the</strong>rmic <strong>gas</strong>ification is providedby a hot <strong>gas</strong> recirculation system. A part of <strong>the</strong> required energy is obtained <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> reaction of <strong>the</strong> organicmaterial reacts with <strong>the</strong> oxygen entrained with <strong>the</strong> <strong>biomass</strong>.A fan extracts <strong>the</strong> process <strong>gas</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> reac<strong>to</strong>r. The dust particles entrained <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> reac<strong>to</strong>r with <strong>the</strong>exhaust process <strong>gas</strong> are separated out by a cyclone. A part of <strong>the</strong> exhaust process <strong>gas</strong> is transferreddirectly <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> combustion chamber, while <strong>the</strong> remaining is heated <strong>to</strong> max. 650 °C by a <strong>gas</strong> burner in a <strong>gas</strong>heater and <strong>the</strong>n returned <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>gas</strong>ification reac<strong>to</strong>r. This recirculation system is also used at start up <strong>to</strong> heat<strong>the</strong> plant <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> required operating temperature.The inclination and speed of <strong>the</strong> drum reac<strong>to</strong>r can be varied. The level, dwell time and circulation of <strong>the</strong>material in <strong>the</strong> reac<strong>to</strong>r are controlled via <strong>the</strong> inclination, speed, shape and arrangement of <strong>the</strong> guide vanes.Material and process air flow concurrently through <strong>the</strong> reac<strong>to</strong>r.The temperature of <strong>the</strong> exhaust <strong>gas</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> reac<strong>to</strong>r and of <strong>the</strong> return <strong>gas</strong> is measured and controlledcontinuously. The temperature in <strong>the</strong> reac<strong>to</strong>r is set <strong>to</strong> a value between 400 and 450 °C. The rotating drumreac<strong>to</strong>r is installed in a static housing with external insulation.Generated <strong>gas</strong> is used mainly in a spark-ignition <strong>gas</strong> engine for generating electricity. The exhaust <strong>gas</strong> willpass a heat exchanger and <strong>the</strong> recovered heat will be used for drying <strong>the</strong> <strong>biomass</strong> feed.page: 124

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