%0 Journal Article
%T An Investigation on Performance of a Horizontal Entrained Flow Gasifier
%A Isack A. Legonda
%J Journal of Power and Energy Engineering
%P 28-37
%@ 2327-5901
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jpee.2018.63003
%X A novel study on biomassair gasification using a horizontal entrained-flow gasifier has been conducted. The use of a horizontal entrained-flow gasifier reactor was employed to assess the effect of the gasifier reactor orientation on the gasification process. The gasification experiments were conducted at 800¡æ and equivalence ratio of 0.23 while maintaining gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 8000 h<sup>-1</sup>. Preparation and characterisation of wood powder were performed using classical methods. The research findings showed that maximum fuel conversion and cold gas efficiency using a horizontal entrained-flow gasifier were 99% and 70% respectively compared to 91% and 62% respectively of the vertical design. Moreover, the gasifier length can also be reduced from the common 1000 - 2000 mm to 500 mm. In general, the results of this study suggest that there exists a sensitivity to the gasifier orientation on the overall gasification process.
%K Gasification
%K Entrained-Flow
%K Syngas
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=83427