Performance evaluation of

producer gas production system

Principle

• Gasification is a thermo-chemical process in which,

biomass is thermally degraded with restricted amount of
air/ oxygen up to 900°C to yield a mixture of combustible
gases consisting of carbon monoxide, hydrogen and traces
of methane called producer gas.
• The reactor where the gasification takes place is called as
gasifier.
• The producer gas can be used for both thermal and power
applications.
GASIFIER UNIT
Lab scale Gasifier unit
 Working Procedure

1. Performance of the gasifier by water boiling method.

2. Assemble the gasifier system with burner.
3. Thermocouples (1200°C) are fixed in drying zone, pyrolysis
zone, reduction zone and oxidation zone to measure the
zone temperatures.
4. Place a known quantity of charcoal in the gasifier and
ignite it.
5. After the charcoal becomes red hot, load the briquettes /
biomass through the top opening of the gasifier and cover
with lid.
6. Use blower to supply required quantity of air.
7. Once the gas composition is favorable for combustion, the gas will
burn in the flare.
8. Once the flame is stabilized in the burner, remove the torch.
9. Periodically load the feed stock for continuous generation of
producer gas.
10. While stopping the gasifier, the following procedure has to be
adapted.
i. Allow the gas to burn as long as the gas induced for briquettes
ii. Shut down the blower to cut the oxygen supply.
iii. Open the gasifier bottom lid and discharge the ash, burnt
feedstock and charcoal after sufficient cooling.
 Observation

• Mass of water taken, M (kg) • Calorific value of fuel, CV

• Initial temperature of water, T1(°C) • Fuel (kCal/kg)

• Final temperature of water, T2 (°C) • Mass of charcoal used, w(kg)

• Rise in temperature of water ΔT=T2-
• Calorific value of charcoal,
T1 (°C)
CVch(kCal/kg)
• Weight of water evaporated, Δm(kg)
• Latent heat of evaporation,L(kCal/kg)
• Mass of fuel taken, m(kg)
• Specific heat of water, Cp(kCal/kg °C)
Calculation & Result