Effect of Air-vapor Flow Rate on Syngas Production Compositions of Updraft Horse Manure Gasification

Authors

  • Rudy Sutanto Mechanical Department, Mataram University, Jl. majapahit no. 62, Mataram, NTB, 83125, Indonesia
  • Pandri Pandiatmi
  • Ida Bagus Alit
  • Mirmanto Mirmanto

Keywords:

Updraft gasification, biomass, horse manure, air-vapor

Abstract

Utilizing biomass as an alternative energy source is needed. This is due to fossil fuels that begin to thin out in line with technological developments. Biomass can be converted into syngas using gasification processes with a device called gasifier. Experiments producing syngas from horse manure were conducted using an updraft gasifier. The aim of this study is to know the effect of air flow rate mixed with vapour on the syngas composition. The air flow rates used were ranging from 10 l/min to 30 l/min. The results show that the gas resulted in the experiment is CO, H2, and CH4, and the best quality of syngas happened at air flow rate of 30 l/min and vapor flow of 0.024 l/min with CH4 0.18%, H2 37.34%, CO 6.93%.

 

Author Biography

Rudy Sutanto, Mechanical Department, Mataram University, Jl. majapahit no. 62, Mataram, NTB, 83125, Indonesia

I am one of senior lecturers at the Mataram University. My interest researches are renewable energy, heat transfer, microchannels, energy recovery, fluid mechanics, heating and cooling system.

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Sutanto, R., Pandiatmi, P., Alit, I. B., & Mirmanto, M. (2017). Effect of Air-vapor Flow Rate on Syngas Production Compositions of Updraft Horse Manure Gasification. Asian Journal of Applied Sciences, 5(3). Retrieved from https://ajouronline.com/index.php/AJAS/article/view/4832

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Vol. 5 No. 3 (2017): June 2017

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