Abstract
Two successive laboratory-scale, downdraft gas producers were fabricated and tested. Agricultural and food processing residues including walnut shells, corn cobs, tree prunings, and cotton gin waste, were converted to a low Btu producer gas. The performance of 2 spark ignition engines, when running on producer gas, was highly satisfactory. The ability of the producer to maintain a continuous supply of good quality gas was determined largely by firebox configuration. Fuel handling and fuel flow control problems tended to be specific to individual types of residues. During each test run, air input, firebox temperature, fuel consumption rate, and pressure differential across the producer were monitored. An overall conversion efficiency of 65% was achieved.
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Williams, R O.
Generation of low-Btu fuel gas from agricultural residues experiments with a laboratory scale gas producer.
United States: N. p.,
1977.
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Williams, R O.
Generation of low-Btu fuel gas from agricultural residues experiments with a laboratory scale gas producer.
United States.
Williams, R O.
1977.
"Generation of low-Btu fuel gas from agricultural residues experiments with a laboratory scale gas producer."
United States.
@misc{etde_5038133,
title = {Generation of low-Btu fuel gas from agricultural residues experiments with a laboratory scale gas producer}
author = {Williams, R O}
abstractNote = {Two successive laboratory-scale, downdraft gas producers were fabricated and tested. Agricultural and food processing residues including walnut shells, corn cobs, tree prunings, and cotton gin waste, were converted to a low Btu producer gas. The performance of 2 spark ignition engines, when running on producer gas, was highly satisfactory. The ability of the producer to maintain a continuous supply of good quality gas was determined largely by firebox configuration. Fuel handling and fuel flow control problems tended to be specific to individual types of residues. During each test run, air input, firebox temperature, fuel consumption rate, and pressure differential across the producer were monitored. An overall conversion efficiency of 65% was achieved.}
place = {United States}
year = {1977}
month = {Jan}
}
title = {Generation of low-Btu fuel gas from agricultural residues experiments with a laboratory scale gas producer}
author = {Williams, R O}
abstractNote = {Two successive laboratory-scale, downdraft gas producers were fabricated and tested. Agricultural and food processing residues including walnut shells, corn cobs, tree prunings, and cotton gin waste, were converted to a low Btu producer gas. The performance of 2 spark ignition engines, when running on producer gas, was highly satisfactory. The ability of the producer to maintain a continuous supply of good quality gas was determined largely by firebox configuration. Fuel handling and fuel flow control problems tended to be specific to individual types of residues. During each test run, air input, firebox temperature, fuel consumption rate, and pressure differential across the producer were monitored. An overall conversion efficiency of 65% was achieved.}
place = {United States}
year = {1977}
month = {Jan}
}