Modeling Performance of High-Temperature Biomass Gasification Process

Table 6

The effects of preheated air temperature on lower heating value (LHV_gas) and cold gas efficiency 𝜂_cold (%).

		Product gas heating values (kJ/kg) and cold gas efficiency 𝜂cold (%)
Biomass material		Rice husks		Sugarcane baggase		Palm stem
		800°K	1400°K	800°K	1400°K	800°K	1400°K
ER	0.3	4278	2402	5343	5482	5309	5446
	0.35	3185	1466	4535	4606	4505	4574
	0.4	2129	782	3857	3876	3833	3850
𝜂cold (%)	0.3	39.1	69.5	63.1	64.7	62.9	64.6
	0.35	28.2	56.8	58.8	59.7	58.7	59.5
	0.4	15.2	41.4	54.5	54.8	54.3	54.0