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A comparative study of the combustion properties of normal biogas-air mixture and oxygen enriched biogas-air
Estudio comparativo entre las propiedades de combustión de la mezcla biogás-aire normal y biogás-aire enriquecido con oxígeno
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https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v31n1.20561Keywords:
biogas, oxygen enrichment, greenhouse gas, combustion property. (en)biogás, aire enriquecido, gases de efecto invernadero, propiedades de combustión. (es)
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Research into renewable energy as energy alternatives and decreasing greenhouse gases from organic waste decomposition make biogas a promising alternative for fossil fuel substitution and an energy source from recovery of organic waste in urban, rural and agroindustrial areas.
This paper presents a sensitivity analysis of oxygen-enriched biogas combustion properties ranging from 22% to 35%. Results showed that properties such as deflagration speed, adiabatic flame temperature, dew temperature and CO2 and H2O percentage increased when oxygen percentage in air was increased. On the other hand, properties such as minimum ignition energy, stoichiometric air volume and dry fume volume decreased when the O2 percentage in air was higher than 21%.
La búsqueda de alternativas energéticas de origen renovable y la disminución de gases de efecto invernadero provenientes de la descomposición de desechos orgánicos hacen del biogás una prometedora alternativa para la sustitución de combustibles fósiles y para la valorización energética de residuos orgánicos en zonas urbanas, rurales y agroindustriales. En el presente trabajo se realizó un análisis de sensibilidad de las propiedades de combustión del biogás con enriquecimiento de aire con oxígeno en un rango entre 22 y 35% O2. Los resultados indican que la velocidad de deflagración laminar, la temperatura de llama adiabática, el porcentaje en volumen de CO2, la temperatura de rocío y el porcentaje de H2O se incrementaron cuando el porcentaje de oxígeno en el aire fue mayor que 21% O2, mientras que propiedades como el volumen de aire estequiométrico, volumen de humos húmedos, volumen de humos secos y la energía mínima de ignición, disminuyeron.
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