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Impact of porous materials on the performance of a biogas porous burner

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Combustion in porous burners (PBs) highly rely on the material of the media. Current study conducts an experimental exploration on various kinds of porous material and their feasibility on being used in a PB. The in-house developed PB is double layered, consisting of preheat zone (PZ) and combustion zone (CZ). The materials used in PZ and CZ for study are alumina, silicon carbide, zirconia, and mild steel. Moreover, the effect of varying shapes (square and circular), porosity (7 to 90%), and thickness also have been investigated. The effect of using different materials along with the above mentioned parameters has been analyzed based on the lean stable combustion range, temperature distribution, and exhaust gas emissions (CO and NOx) of the PB. Locally available biogas was used as the fuel for combustion. The methane and carbon dioxide composition of the biogas varied between 43–56% and 34–38%, respectively. The porous materials were tested in the firing rate of 5 to 10 kW. The investigation showed that the combination of silicon carbide as CZ and alumina as PZ delivered the most favorable results. This pair was able to provide lean combustion limits (equivalence ratio, 0.75–0.97) and significantly low exhaust emissions. The minimum values of exhaust CO and NOx were as low as 101 ppm and 3.4 ppm, respectively.

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Abbreviations

Al2O3 :

Alumina

CH4 :

Methane

CO:

Carbon monoxide

CO2 :

Carbon dioxide

CZ:

Combustion zone

d :

Diameter of the porous ceramic

LCFG:

Low calorific fuel gas

LCFGWO:

Low calorific fuel gas without oxygen

LCV:

Low calorific value (J/kg)

LHV:

Lower heating value (J/kg)

MFM:

Mass flow meter

NG:

Natural gas

NOx :

Nitrous oxides

P i :

Input power (kW)

PB:

Porous burner

ppm:

Parts per million

RZ:

Reaction zone

SiC:

Silicon carbide

T :

Temperature (°C)

t :

Thickness

ϕ :

Equivalence ratio

ε :

Porosity (%)

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This work was supported by Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), Govt. of India [Project Number: IMPRINT – 6727].

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    Sangjukta Devi

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    Niranjan Sahoo

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, 517619, India

    Palanisamy Muthukumar

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Devi, S., Sahoo, N. & Muthukumar, P. Impact of porous materials on the performance of a biogas porous burner. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-05240-3

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