Abstract
This work focuses on the energy and economic evaluation of a power generation system composed of a downdraft gasifier and gas microturbine. The gasification process was studied using wood pellets as fuel, while the influence of two gasification agents (air and oxygen-enriched air) on parameters, such as low heating value (LHV), composition, and yield of syngas, were analyzed. The syngas produced from oxygen-enriched air gasification in a downdraft gasifier had an LHV higher than 8 MJ/Nm3, being suitable to be supplied in the gas microturbine. Subsequently, syngas use in the gas microturbine was evaluated, and the results demonstrated that microturbine efficiency dropped from 33.00% to 21.35%, while its power decreased from 200 kW to 81.35 kW. The power generation system was modeled using Aspen Plus® v 11.0 software and validated using results obtained from published experimental studies. Accordingly, the integrated generation system presented an overall efficiency of 11.82% for oxygen-enriched air gasification cases. On the other hand, an economic assessment through risk analysis using Monte Carlo simulations was performed using Crystal Ball® v11.1.2.4.850 software. The economic results indicated that the implementation of a generation system was economically unfeasible, however, if the electricity rate price was increased by 63%, the proposed configuration could be feasible.
Funder
Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel
Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development
PRH of the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels
Research Supporting Foundation of Minas Gerais State
Federal University of Itajubá
Federal University of Latin American Integration
Subject
Process Chemistry and Technology,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous),Bioengineering
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