Research Article
Influence of Fuel Moisture Content and Reactor Temperature on the Calorific Value of Syngas Resulted from Gasification of Oil Palm Fronds
Table 2
Operation parameters and results for a typical gasification test operation.
| | Type of feedstock | OPF |
| | Total operation time (min) | 118 | | Moisture content (% wet basis) | 22 | | Initial weight of feed (kg) | 12 | | Inlet air flow rate (lpm) | 180 | | Air fuel ratio (kg air/kg fuel) | 2.07 | | Equivalence ratio (ER) | 0.44 | | Average oxidation zone temperature (°C) | 778 | | Average reduction zone temperature (°C) | 510 | | Average pyrolysis zone temperature (°C) | 456 | | Average drying zone temperature (°C) | 222 | | Estimated gas yield (lpm) | 281.2 | | Average calorific value of syngas (MJ/Nm3) | 4.95 | | Weight of ash and char (g) | 620 | | Amount of tar produced (g) | 107.8 | | Gasification efficiency (%) | 70.54 | | Mass conversion efficiency (%) | 93.94 |
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