Research Article
Computer Simulation of the Mass and Energy Balance during Gasification of Sugarcane Bagasse
Table 5
A comparison of the simulated results from this study with experimental data from the literature.
| | Parameter | Range | Conversion efficiency (%) |
| This study | Moisture content | 1.14% | 66 | 15% | 58 | 25% | 50 | Particle diameter | 6 cm | 65 | 20 cm | 58 | 30 cm | 51 | Temperature of input air | 27°C | 57 | 627°C | 59 | 1227°C | 61 | Throat diameter | 10 cm | 65 | 30 cm | 62 | 50 cm | 58 | Throat angle | 25° | 65 | 40° | 62 | 90° | 57 |
| Mamphweli, 2010 [19] | Moisture content | 15% | 73 |
| Basu et al., 2009 [25] | Particle diameter | 250–1500 μm | 72–85 |
| Basu et al., 2009 [25] | Temperature of input air | 400–680°C | 60–70 |
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Gunarathne et al., 2013 [26] | Throat diameter | 125 mm | 71.66 | 150 mm | 72.79 | 175 mm | 72.66 |
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