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Development of a small scale BIGGT power plant. Technical report

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OSTI ID:675911
Cratech, Inc. is progressing on a 3-phase plan to develop a one ton per hour (tph) biomass-fueled integrated-gasifier gas turbine (BIGGT) power plant. The goal is to develop economical, small scale (1--20 MWe) power plants for entities worldwide that desire to use a variety of biomass resources for fuel including those with high ash content and prone to slagging. Phase 1 included design, fabrication and operation of a 0.5 tph air-blown pressurized fluidized bed gasification unit complete with a hot gas cleanup system. The unit was fueled with cotton gin trash (CGT), a biomass resource that is high in ash and very prone to slagging. The system demonstrated production of a gas from CGT that can be maintained at a minimum chemical heating value of 130 Btu/SCF, at an outlet temperature of 1265 {+-} 15 F with a maximum particle content of 6.4 ppmw of 2.8 microns maximum particle size.
Research Organization:
Cratech, Inc., Tahoka, TX (United States)
OSTI ID:
675911
Report Number(s):
AD-A--351368/XAB; CONF-9410176--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English