Review Article

Assessment of the Potential of Biomass Gasification for Electricity Generation in Bangladesh

Table 7

Plant technical details [7].

ParametersDescription

Gasifier typeDowndraft (250 kW)
Rated gas flow625 Nm3/hr (up to total 250 kW capacity)
Rated biomass consumption Up to 300 kg/hr (for total 250 kW capacity)
Gasification temperature 1050°C–1100°C
Gasification efficiency Up to 75%
Temperature of gas at gasifier outlet 250 to 400°C
Biomass feeding Manual
Desired operation Continuous (minimum 300 days/yr)
Typical auxiliary power consumption Up to 11 kW
Typical gas composition CO-20.62%, H2-10.62%, CO2-13.61%, CH4-Up to 4%, N2-52.62%
Gas purifications unitCoarse filter, sawdust fine filters, fabric safety filter (5 micron particulate size), wet scrubbers
Engine300 kW capacity dual fuel generator (producer gas to diesel ratio is 70 : 30)