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A transparent quartz reactor has allowed observations on the process of gasification of biomass within an open-core gasifier. This has enabled the individual stages in the gasification process to be qualitatively and quantitatively described. Results achieved using the gasifier are presented which show the effects of insulating the reactor on the performance of the gasifier. Insulation has the effect of improving the heating value of the product gas by 33%, and the cold gas efficiency of the gasifier is improved from 46.7% to 63.5%. The results are compared to those obtained using an equilibrium model for an ideal gasifier.
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Milligan, J.B., Evans, G.D., Bridgwater, A.V. (1993). Results From a Transparent Open-Core Downdraft Gasifier. In: Bridgwater, A.V. (eds) Advances in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1336-6_14
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