Syngas production in downdraft biomass gasifiers and its application using internal combustion engines

Renewable Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Martínez, Juan Daniel ^a,b   Mahkamov, Khamid ^c   Andrade, Rubenildo V ^b   Silva Lora, Electo E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA   (Colombia)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ITAJUBÁ   (Brazil)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Downdraft gasifier; Internal combustion engine; Producer gas

Indexed keywords

AIR/FUEL EQUIVALENCE RATIO; AUTO-IGNITION DELAY; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; ENERGY DENSITY; FLAME SPEED; GASIFICATION PROCESS; GASIFIERS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION; KNOCK TENDENCY; PRODUCER GAS; RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; SMALL SCALE; SPARK IGNITION; SYNGAS PRODUCTION;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT; COMBUSTION KNOCK; ELECTRIC SPARKS; FUEL ADDITIVES; GAS ENGINES; GASIFICATION; HEAT ENGINES; SYNTHESIS GAS;

IGNITION;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMBUSTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GAS PRODUCTION; MOISTURE CONTENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 80052547653     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.07.035     Document Type: Review

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