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dc.contributor.authorSaenger, M.-
dc.contributor.authorHartge, E.U.-
dc.contributor.authorWerther, J.-
dc.contributor.authorOgada, T.-
dc.contributor.authorSiagi, Z.-
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-08T09:57:29Z-
dc.date.available2020-12-08T09:57:29Z-
dc.date.issued2001-05-
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0960-1481(00)00106-3-
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3780-
dc.description.abstractCombustion mechanisms of two types of coffee husks have been studied using single particle combustion techniques as well as combustion in a pilot-scale fluidised bed facility (FBC), 150 mm in diameter and 9 m high. Through measurements of weight-loss and particle temperatures, the processes of drying, devolatilisation and combustion of coffee husks were studied. Axial temperature profiles in the FBC were also measured during stationary combustion conditions to analyse the location of volatile release and combustion as a function of fuel feeding mode. Finally the problems of ash sintering were analysed. The results showed that devolatilisation of coffee husks (65–72% volatile matter, raw mass) starts at a low temperature range of 170–200°C and takes place rapidly. During fuel feeding using a non water-cooled system, pyrolysis of the husks took place in the feeder tube leading to blockage and non-uniform fuel flow. Measurements of axial temperature profiles showed that during under-bed feeding, the bed and freeboard temperatures were more or less the same, whereas for over-bed feeding, freeboard temperatures were much higher, indicating significant combustion of the volatiles in the freeboard. A major problem observed during the combustion of coffee husks was ash sintering and bed agglomeration. This is due to the low melting temperature of the ash, which is attributed to the high contents of K2O (36–38%) of the coffee husks.en_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesRenewable Energy;Volume 23, Issue 1-
dc.subjectCoffee husksen_US
dc.subjectN2Oen_US
dc.subjectAsh problemsen_US
dc.subjectNOx emissionsen_US
dc.subjectCombustion mechanismsen_US
dc.titleCombustion of coffee husksen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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