Thermodynamic Modelling of Biomass Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (Bigcc) Power Generation System
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2011-11
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Addis Ababa University
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An attractive and practicable possibility of biomass utilization for energy production is
gasification integrated with a combined cycle. This technology seems to have the possibility to
reach high efficiencies based on a fundamentally clean and renewable fuel.
Biomass Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (BIGCC) systems replace the traditional
combustor with a gasifier and gas turbine. Exhaust heat from the gas turbine is used to produce
steam for a conventional steam turbine. The gas and steam turbines operate together as a
combined cycle.
This paper investigates the ultimate potential for application of Biomass Integrated Gasification
Combined Cycle (BIGCC) to biomass based power systems. It describes the elements of the
gasification system and the methods to model the components of BIGCC system
thermodynamically.
A computer program using MATLAB is used to estimate the syngas composition of the
gasification system using a down draft gasifier and wood as input. It predicts the effects of
moisture content, temperature, pressure, and air to fuel ratio on syngas composition.
This study also includes the economic importance of Biomass Integrated Gasification Combined
Cycle (BIGCC) system over conventional bio-fuelled power plants
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Thermal Engineering stream