Open AccessCO-FIRING COAL: FEEDLOT AND LITTER BIOMASS FUELS
Author(s) -
K. Annamalai,
John M. Sweeten,
Sayeed Mukhtar
Publication year - 2001
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/785176
Subject(s) - litter , biomass (ecology) , coal , combustion , waste management , environmental science , task (project management) , combustor , poultry litter , engineering , chemistry , ecology , biology , organic chemistry , systems engineering , nutrient
The following are proposed activities for quarter 2 (9/15/00-12/14/00): (1) Conduct TGA and fuel characterization studies--Task 1; (2) Perform re-burn experiments--Task 2; (3) Fabricate fixed bed gasifier/combustor--Task 3; and (4) Modify the 3D combustion modeling code for feedlot and litter fuels--Task 4. The following were achieved During Quarter 2 (9/15/00-12/14/00): (1) The chicken litter has been obtained from Sanderson farms in Denton, after being treated with a cyclonic dryer. The litter was then placed into steel barrels and shipped to California to be pulverized in preparation for firing. Litter samples have also been sent for ultimate/proximate laboratory analyses.--Task 1; (2) Reburn-experiments have been conducted on coal, as a base case for comparison to litter biomass. Results will be reported along with litter biomass as reburn fuel in the next report--Task 2; (3) Student has not yet been hired to perform task 3. Plans are ahead to hire him or her during quarter No. 3; and (4) Conducted a general mixture fraction model for possible incorporation in the code