Independent Power Plant Using Wood Waste

Abstract

A 1 MWe power plant using waste wood fuel is to be installed at a U.S. Marine Corps base, which will supply all wood from a landfill site. The core energy conversion technology is a down-draft gasifier supplying approximately 150 Btu/scf gas to both spark ignition and diesel dual-fuel engine-generator sets. Features of the plant design include: (1) grinding wood fuel from a wide range of waste resources, (2) specialized screening for fines removal, (3) complete tar and other waste product control without landfill disposal, and (4) use of process beat for bulk fuel drying, gasifier air pre-beating, and wastewater evaporation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA350521

Entities

People

  • Carol R. Purvis
  • John G. Cleland

Organizations

  • RTI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pollution
  • Combustion
  • Conversion
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Energy
  • Energy Conversion
  • Engine Generator Sets
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fuels
  • Generators
  • Heat Energy
  • Ignition
  • Liquids
  • Spark Ignition
  • Turbines
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Waste Products

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Forest Ecology