Cofiring of wood: Fuel handling and combustion

Timo Järvinen, Eija Alakangas

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    Abstract

    New types of solid biofuels are penetrating into the fuel market. Solid biofuels are initially being utilised in existing power plants. At the moment the typical method is cofiring or cocombustion. Especially, the handling and feeding of the new fuel types into the boiler is often problematic, because of the variation in particle size, flow and handling properties, heat value, density, chemical composition and ash behaviour. The lack of available design parameters or planning instructions for handling operations of the new fuels is obvious. It is therefore necessary, to develop and promote the cofiring of biomass in different existing plants and new power plants. This presupposes in most cases retrofits to FB or grate boilers and a separate gasifier connected to the main boiler or new boilers. Demonstration plants, the development of facilities and equipment and research work are most important in this field.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationNordic Treasure Hunt
    Subtitle of host publicationExtracting Energy from Forest Residues
    Place of PublicationEspoo
    PublisherVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
    Pages75-86
    ISBN (Electronic)951-38-5709-3
    ISBN (Print)951-38-5708-5
    Publication statusPublished - 2000
    MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
    EventNordic Treasure Hunt: Extracting Energy from Forest Residue: International Wood Energy Workshop - Jyväskylä, Finland
    Duration: 30 Aug 200030 Aug 2000

    Publication series

    SeriesVTT Symposium
    Number208
    ISSN0357-9387

    Workshop

    WorkshopNordic Treasure Hunt: Extracting Energy from Forest Residue
    Country/TerritoryFinland
    CityJyväskylä
    Period30/08/0030/08/00

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