| Author | Bhattacharya, Sankar Prasad |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. ET-88-5 |
| Subject(s) | Wood waste
Briquets (Fuel)
|
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Batch carbonization of sawdust briquettes were carried out
in a brick kiln of 2 m3 capacity to study the mass and energy
balance of kiln operation , effect of stacking arrangement, stack
extension, fin al temperature , heating rate and other opera ting
conditions on yield, quality and physical properties of charcoal
produced.
Also, a co ntinuous sawdust carboniser wa s designed ,
fabricat ed and operated with sun- dried sawdust and effect of
residence time and metal temperature on yield, production rate
and quality of charcoal was studied.
Sized dry sawdust briquettes were carbonized
furnace at twenty-eight various combinations
temperature and holding time; yield and quality
charcoal was assessed.
in a Muffle
of fin al
of resultant
Experiment was conducted to find the development of
longitudinal strain in sawdust briquette heated in a Muffle
furnace. It was observed that briquettes first expand before
finally shrinking down.
A simple mathematical model was formulated to predict the
evolution of centre temperature and weight loss history in heated
briquette cylinder. Model results were found to have qualitative
agreement with experimental results. |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Technology (ET) |
| Chairperson(s) | Bhattacharya, Sribas C.
|
| Examination Committee(s) | Mora, Jean-Claude ;Prida Wibulswas |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Norway |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 |
