Paper Title
Gasification Characteristics of an Updraft Double Gas Outlet Gasifier Using Rubber Wood as a Fuel
Abstract
Gasification system is one example of the utilization of biomass for energy. It converts solid fuel into gasification
combustible gas like CO, H2, and CH4 because of the reaction occurring in the gasification reactor to be used later as an
energy source. This research will test the updraft gasification system by modifying it into a system with two outputs, namely
in the area of the gasifier as a conventional system and the area under the gasifier in an effort to reduce the tar content in gas
can burn. This study uses a blower with a flow rate of 108 lpm and the results of testing will be compared with the
conventional system in order to get the characteristics of the test. The results of these tests indicate that the gas could be
burned out of both pieces of pipe flow with LHV value of each is 4.470 MJ/m3
for the top and bottom area of 4.082 MJ/m3
for which the fuel gas composition coming out of the upper area and below the percentage value that is approximately the
same for CO 22.695% to 20.805%, H2 gas of 9.835% versus 9.05%, and CH4 gas at 2.66% versus 2.38%. While the value
obtained from the conventional system is 4.473 MJ/m3
with gas composition of CO, H2, and CH4 at 21.92%, 10.51%, and
2.74% respectively. Cold gas efficiency for systems with two output areas has a higher value than the conventional system is
53.087% to 46.519%.
Keywords- Gasification, Rubber Wood, Double Gas Outlet and Syngas