Short Summary
Controlling
Fouling with Rice Straw Blends in Biomass Boilers
Charles E. Lesher
00-20
EISG Project Title: Controlling Fouling with Rice Straw Blends in Biomass Boilers
EISG Grant Number: 00-20
PIER Area: Renewable Energy Technologies
Principal Investigator: Charles E. Lesher
Contact Information: (530) 752-9779 lesher@geology.ucdavis.edu
Organization: UC Davis
Grant Amount: $73,858
Grant Term: 18 months
Project Description:
The purpose of this project is to research the feasibility of developing a test plan which will determine the allowable additions of rice straw to wood based fuels in order to minimize alkali volatilization and thus to restrict fouling potential. These results will be tested in a fluidized bed combustor.
Proposed Outcomes:
· Quantification of fouling potential of rice straw fuel blends
· Determination of optimal rice straw fuel blends for reducing fouling
· To demonstrate that a minimum addition of 10% rice straw can be accomplished without a
proportional increase in fouling rate
Anticipated Benefits:
· Increased fuel flexibility for fluidized bed combustor
· Reduced maintenance costs