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Fluidized bed combustion of residues from oranges’ plantations and processing

Vamvouka Despoina, Sfakiotakis Stylianos, Kotronakis Emmanouil

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/13DA1BD5-05A8-4C6E-A6E9-9E3C950DD67F-
Identifierhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148112000948-
Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2012.01.083-
Languageen-
Extent7 pagesen
TitleFluidized bed combustion of residues from oranges’ plantations and processingen
CreatorVamvouka Despoinaen
CreatorΒαμβουκα Δεσποιναel
CreatorSfakiotakis Stylianosen
CreatorΣφακιωτακης Στυλιανοςel
CreatorKotronakis Emmanouilen
CreatorΚοτρωνακης Εμμανουηλel
PublisherElsevieren
Content SummarySome of the major agricultural residues of Mediterranean countries, orange tree pruning, leaves and peels and their blends, were evaluated for heat production. The experiments were conducted in a lab-scale fluidized bed facility. Temperature distributions along the reactor and flue gas emissions were measured at different excess air ratios, fuel feed rates and fuel mixing ratios. The combustion performance of the residues was studied in terms of emissions and efficiency. The results showed that a higher excess air ratio or feed rate improved combustion efficiency. Flue gas emissions were not significantly affected, when the excess air factor λ varied between 1.4 and 1.7. CO emissions were found to increase with volatiles and ash contents of the fuels. A large amount of volatiles was burnt in the freeboard. SO2 emissions were negligible, while NOx emissions were generally high. Of the biomass fuels tested, orange tree pruning offered the higher efficiency and was the most environmentally friendly.en
Type of ItemPeer-Reviewed Journal Publicationen
Type of ItemΔημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτέςel
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2015-11-15-
Date of Publication2012-
SubjectResidues from oranges’ plantations and processingen
SubjectFluidized beden
SubjectCombustionen
SubjectEmissionsen
Bibliographic CitationD. Vamvouka, S. Sfakiotakis and M. Kotronakis, "Fluidized bed combustion of residues from oranges’ plantations and processing", Renew. Energy, vol. 44, pp. 231-237, Aug. 2012. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2012.01.083 en

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