Agro-pellets for domestic heating boilers: Standard laboratory and real life performance

V.K. Verma, S. Bram, F. Delattin, P. Laha, I. Vandendael, A. Hubin and J. De Ruyck

Applied Energy, 2012, vol. 90, issue 1, 17-23

Abstract: One multi-fuel domestic pellet boiler (40kW) was tested under standard laboratory conditions while fired with eight different biomass pellets and two boilers (35kW) were tested in real life conditions while fired with DINplus certified wood pellets. The agro-pellets include apple pomace (Malus domestica), reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea), pectin waste from citrus shells (Citrus reticulata), sunflower husk (Helianthus annuus), peat, wood and two types of wheat straw pellets (Triticum aestivum). The measurements comprised of carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx), particle mass concentration (by DINplus sampling methods) and combustion efficiency.

Keywords: Multi-fuel boiler; Agro-pellets; Real life performance; Standard laboratory performance; Dust (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.12.079

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