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Commercially available wood-gasification equipment suited for retrofit to a natural-gas space heater
Abstract
The results of an investigation of commercially available wood gasification and wood combustor equipment suited for retrofit to the present space heating system of the headquarters and offices of the Community Action Committee of Pike County, Inc. are summarized. The 21,310 square foot former school facility is presently heated by a dual Series 41 June Air natural gas fired hot air system. Each burner unit has a 1.7 million Btu/h maximum input. However, one unit is generally adequate to meet heating loads and the other is maintained as a backup unit. It is proposed to retrofit one heater to use wood residue in the form of chips, blocks, or sawdust and shavings as a fuel source. The annual average heat demand is about 1300 million Btu. The present cost of fuel is about $9000/y and the gasification retrofit is projected to save approximately $5000/y in fuel cost.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Community Action Committee of Pike County, Inc., Piketon, OH (USA); Hoover (Paul S.), Bumsville, NC (USA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5355486
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/R5/10324-1
ON: DE82016821
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-81R510324
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS; COMBUSTORS; RETROFITTING; WOOD; GASIFICATION; COMBUSTION; ECONOMICS; HEATING SYSTEMS; SPACE HEATING; WOOD WASTES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; HEATING; OXIDATION; SOLID WASTES; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; WASTES; 140504* - Solar Energy Conversion- Biomass Production & Conversion- (-1989); 090400 - Solid Waste & Wood Fuels- (-1989); 090122 - Hydrocarbon Fuels- Preparation from Wastes or Biomass- (1976-1989)
Citation Formats
Hoover, P S. Commercially available wood-gasification equipment suited for retrofit to a natural-gas space heater. United States: N. p., 1982.
Web.
Hoover, P S. Commercially available wood-gasification equipment suited for retrofit to a natural-gas space heater. United States.
Hoover, P S. 1982.
"Commercially available wood-gasification equipment suited for retrofit to a natural-gas space heater". United States.
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title = {Commercially available wood-gasification equipment suited for retrofit to a natural-gas space heater},
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abstractNote = {The results of an investigation of commercially available wood gasification and wood combustor equipment suited for retrofit to the present space heating system of the headquarters and offices of the Community Action Committee of Pike County, Inc. are summarized. The 21,310 square foot former school facility is presently heated by a dual Series 41 June Air natural gas fired hot air system. Each burner unit has a 1.7 million Btu/h maximum input. However, one unit is generally adequate to meet heating loads and the other is maintained as a backup unit. It is proposed to retrofit one heater to use wood residue in the form of chips, blocks, or sawdust and shavings as a fuel source. The annual average heat demand is about 1300 million Btu. The present cost of fuel is about $9000/y and the gasification retrofit is projected to save approximately $5000/y in fuel cost.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
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