Experimental Gasifier and I.C.Engine Tests with Different Biomass Materials

Abstract

With the recent price increases and unavailability of fossil fuels, there has been a shift toward alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal. However, these energy resources have not proven to be a cost-effective alternative for agricultural applications. Biomass products are non-toxic, biodegradable, made from renewable resources, and emit very little net greenhouse gases like CO2, SO2, and NO into the sky.
The urgent need for a suitable biomass material fuel for current internal combustion engines is becoming increasingly apparent these days, as petroleum sources are rapidly depleting on the planet's surface. With its appropriateness as a replacement fuel for current internal combustion engines, biomass fuel is one such possibility. It is therefore interesting to learn about the performance of IC engines using various biomass materials as a fuel. Experimental work is being done on a four stroke three cylinder petrol engine utilizing various mixtures of wood and vegetable waste material as an alternative fuel for an IC engine in this study. Thermal efficiency and power are somewhat greater when mixes of 50 percent wood and 50 percent vegetable waste material are used, as opposed to 75 percent wood and 25 percent vegetable waste material and 100 percent wood, according to experimental findings. When compared to other samples, the Brake Specific Fuel Consumption is much lower when employing mixes of 50% wood and 50% vegetable waste material. So, in a Gasifier, up to 50% Biomass material fuel mixes may replace wood without requiring any engine modifications. As a result, these vegetable waste mixes might be used as wood fuel alternatives.