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MODIFICATION OF PERFORATED PLATE IN FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTOR TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AIR SUPPLY IN THE COMBUSTION
Erdiwansyah Erdiwansyaha,d
, Mahidin Mahidinb, Husni Husinb, Muhammad Faisalc, Usman Usmanc, Muhtadin
Muhtadinc, Asri Ganib,*, Rizalman Mamate
a Doctoral Program, School of Engineering, Post Graduate Program, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23111, Indonesia
b Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23111, Indonesia
c Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universitas Abulyatama Aceh, Aceh Besar 23372, Indonesia
d Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Serambi Mekkah, Banda Aceh 23245, Indonesia
e Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600, Malaysia
* Corresponding author. Email: asri_gani@unsyiah.ac.id
Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer 2022, 18, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.5098/hmt.18.25
Abstract
The modification of the perforated plate applied in this study aims to provide sufficient air access into the combustion chamber. Burning experiments
were carried out with three different types of fuel (such as palm kernel shell (PKS), oil palm midrib (OPM), and empty fruit bunches (EFB). The
purpose of the experiment with the modification of the perforated plate is to investigate the combustion temperature and the rate of heat transfer in
the boiler. The fluidized-bed combustor (FBC) combustion chamber is used as the combustion chamber. Experimental results were obtained at four
different points using a Digital Thermometer with a thermocouple. The experimental results show that the highest heat transfer rate is obtained from
PKS fuel of 8.258 W/m for the M-1 measurement point. The measurement results on the M-2 highest heat transfer rate were recorded from OPM fuel
of 7.392 W/m. The highest combustion temperature is obtained from OPM fuel, which is 884o
C for the M-1 measurement point. The combustion
temperature of the PKS combustion process is slightly higher at 896o
C. However, the combustion temperature produced during the combustion of
PKS shows a less good trend than OPM. Overall, the fuel used in this test can be completely burned and unsaturated by providing sufficient air
supply into the combustion chamber. Modification of the perforated plate with the addition of air supply in the combustion chamber is a novelty
found in this study.
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Erdiwansyah, E., Husin, H., Faisal, M., Usman, U., , M. et al. (2022). MODIFICATION OF PERFORATED PLATE IN FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTOR TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AIR SUPPLY IN THE COMBUSTION.
Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, 18(1), 1–6.