Influence of Type of Burner on NOx Emission Characteristics from Combustion of Palm Methyl Ester
Palm methyl ester (PME) is one of the alternative
biomass fuels to liquid fossil fuels. To investigate the combustion
characteristics of PME as an alternative fuel for gas turbines, combustion experiments using two types of burners under atmospheric
pressure were performed. One of the burners has a configuration
making strong non-premixed flame, whereas the other has a
configuration promoting prevaporization of fuel droplets. The results
show that the NOx emissions can be reduced by employing the latter burner without accumulation of soot when PME is used as a fuel. A
burner configuration promoting prevaporzation of fuel droplets is
recommended for PME.
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[1] C. Y. May, M. A. Hgan, C. K. Weng, Y. Basiron , "Palm diesel: An option
for greenhouse gas mitigation in the energy sector," Journal of Oil Palm Research, vol. 17, pp. 47-52, 2005.
[2] Y. Basiron, "Palm oil production through sustainable plantations," Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol., vol. 109, pp. 289-295, 2007.
[3] Y. C. Lin, W. J. Lee, H. C. Hou, "PAH emissions and energy efficiency of
palm-biodiesel blends fueled on diesel generator," Atmospheric Environment, vol. 40, pp. 3930-3940, 2006.
[4] S. C. A. de Almeida, C. R. Belchior, M. V. G. Nascimento, L. S. R. Vieira,
G. Fleury, "Performance of a diesel generator fuelled with palm oil," Fuel,
vol. 81, pp. 2097-2102, 2002.
[5] P. Wibulswas, S. Chirachakhrit, U. Keochung, J. Tiansuwan, "Combustion of blends between plant oils and diesel oil," Renewable
Energy, vol. 16, pp. 1098-1101, 1999.
[6] M. A. Kalam, H. H. Masjuki, "Biodiesel from palmoil - an analysis of its
properties and potential," Biomass and Bioenergy, vol. 23, pp. 471-479,2002.
[7] G. Tashtoush, M. I. Al-Widyan, A. O. Al-Shyoukh, "Combustion performance and emissions of ethyl ester of a waste vegetable oil in a
water-cooled furnace," Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 23, pp. 285-293, 2003
[8] C. D. Rakopoulos, K. A. Antonopoulos, D. C. Rakopoulos, D. T.
Hountalas, E. G. Giakoumis, "Comparative performance and emissions
study of a direct injection Diesel engine using blends of Diesel fuel with
vegetable oils or bio-diesels of various origins," Energy Conversion and
Management, vol. 47, pp. 3272-3287, 2006.
[9] N. U. Soriano Jr., V. P. Migo, M. Matsumura, "Ozonized vegetable oil as
pour point depressant for neat biodiesel," Fuel, vol. 85, pp. 25-31, 2006.
[10] N. Hashimoto, Y. Ozawa, N. Mori, I. Yuri, T. Hisamatsu, "Fundamental combustion characteristics of palm methyl ester (PME) as alternative fuel for gas turbines," Fuel, vol. 87, pp. 3373-3378, 2008.
[11] R. Wang, P. Cadman, "Soot and PAH production from spray combustion
of different hydrocarbons behind reflected shock waves," Combustion
and Flame, vol. 112, pp. 359-370, 1998.
[12] F. Cignoli, S. De Iuliis, G. Zizak, "Soot load versus aromatic concentration in diesel oil premixed flames," Fuel, vol. 80, pp. 945-955.
2001.
[13] S. Gordon, B. J. McBridge, "Computer program for calculation of
complex chemical equilibrium compositions and applications," NASA
RP-1311, 1994.
[14] K. K. Rink, A. H. Lefebvre, "The influences of fuel composition and spay
characteristics on nitric oxide formation," Combustion Science and Technology, vol. 68, pp. 1-14.
@article{"International Journal of Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Sciences:63551", author = "Nozomu Hashimoto and Hiroyuki Nishida and Yasushi Ozawa and Tetsushiro Iwatsubo and Jun Inumaru", title = "Influence of Type of Burner on NOx Emission Characteristics from Combustion of Palm Methyl Ester", abstract = "Palm methyl ester (PME) is one of the alternative
biomass fuels to liquid fossil fuels. To investigate the combustion
characteristics of PME as an alternative fuel for gas turbines, combustion experiments using two types of burners under atmospheric
pressure were performed. One of the burners has a configuration
making strong non-premixed flame, whereas the other has a
configuration promoting prevaporization of fuel droplets. The results
show that the NOx emissions can be reduced by employing the latter burner without accumulation of soot when PME is used as a fuel. A
burner configuration promoting prevaporzation of fuel droplets is
recommended for PME.", keywords = "Palm methyl ester (PME), biodiesel fuel, gas turbine, spray combustion, NOx emission.", volume = "3", number = "10", pages = "595-5", }
