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This article presents the design principles for a biomass fluidized bed gasifier pilot plant. The fluidized bed gasifier has a nominal capacity of 400 kg of biomass per hour. The design procedure was based on an empirical model developed on the basis of an extensive experimental programme. The empirical model predicts the most important parameters for the performance of the gasifier such as heating value of the gas, thermal efficiency, operating temperature, heat of reaction and gas composition.
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Maniatis, K., Vassilatos, V., Kyritsis, S. (1993). Design of a Pilot Plant Fluidized Bed Gasifier. In: Bridgwater, A.V. (eds) Advances in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1336-6_31
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