Combustion of olive tree pruning pellets versus sunflower husk pellets at industrial boiler. Monitoring of emissions and combustion efficiency

Kougioumtzis, Michael-Alexandros; Kanaveli, Ioanna- Panagiota; Karampinis, Emmanouil; Grammelis, Panagiotis; Kakaras, Emmanuel

dc.contributor.author	Kougioumtzis, Michael-Alexandros	en
dc.contributor.author	Kanaveli, Ioanna- Panagiota	en
dc.contributor.author	Karampinis, Emmanouil	en
dc.contributor.author	Grammelis, Panagiotis	en
dc.contributor.author	Kakaras, Emmanuel	en
dc.date.accessioned	2021-03-11T13:18:14Z
dc.date.available	2021-03-11T13:18:14Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/53031
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.26240/heal.ntua.20729
dc.relation	eu-repo/727961/EC/H2020
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού 3.0 Ελλάδα	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/gr/	*
dc.subject	olive tree pruning pellets	en
dc.subject	emissions monitoring	en
dc.subject	combustion efficiency	en
dc.subject	industrial boiler	en
dc.title	Combustion of olive tree pruning pellets versus sunflower husk pellets at industrial boiler. Monitoring of emissions and combustion efficiency	en
heal.type	conferenceItem
heal.classification	Solid biofuels	en
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	ntua	el
heal.publicationDate	2019-09-23
heal.abstract	The aim of the present paper is to compare the combustion behaviour of two solid biofuels suitable for industrial applications: olive tree pruning (OTP) pellets and sunflower husk pellets. The combustion was performed in operating conditions at two industrial fixed bed biomass boilers (1.16 MWth capacity each) used for greenhouse heating. Combustion tests were performed at the industrial boiler for two consecutive days. During the first day, the OTP pellets were combusted and monitored for emissions, whereas in the second day the reference fuel that is normally used in the plant (sunflower husk pellets) was monitored. OTP pellets were found to exhibit a slightly worse combustion behavior, leading to a decrease of 3.6 percentage points of the boiler efficiency compared to sunflower husk pellets. Lower emissions of CO and NOx were also observed for OTP pellets, while the ash formation exhibited signs of reduced slagging. Dust emissions were high for both fuels, indicating that particle emission abatement equipment should be installed at the facility.	en
heal.sponsor	The research leading to this publication has received funding from the European Union Horizon Programme (H2020), under grant agreement no 727961, AGROinLOG (Integrated Biomass Logistics Centres for the Agroindustries).	en
heal.fullTextAvailability	false
heal.conferenceName	XXIV International Symposium on Combustion Processes, September 23-25,2019, Wroclaw, Poland	en
heal.conferenceItemType	full paper