Abstract

MATHEU-MUNIZ, Eduardo Miguel et al. Gasification system for the treatment of forest waste in rural tourist communities. Ingeniería Mecánica [online]. 2023, vol.26, n.2, pp. 68-76.  Epub Feb 10, 2024. ISSN 1815-5944.

In the last decade, there has been a notable increase in the world production of synthesis gas from biomass gasification; this process constitutes a way for energy utilization from the thermochemical conversion of forest residues. The objective was to carry out an energy analysis using a residual forest biomass gasification system at the Las Terrazas eco-tourist complex in order to obtain useful energy. A model was developed in the SuperPro Designer software for the gasification of this type of biomass resource, which allows for predicting the evolution of the composition of the lean gas as a function of temperature and the elemental composition of the forest biomass. For the gas produced by gasification, a calorific value of 5.87 MJ/m3 is obtained. In the power block, consisting of a gas turbine with a coupled electric generator, electricity generation is achieved with a capacity to generate. With the waste heat from the turbine's exhaust gases, it is proposed to generate 0.5 kg/s as steam for cooking food and for the sanitary water system of various service facilities of the eco-tourist complex.

Keywords : forest biomass; syngas; power cycle; combined heat and power cycle.

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