Agrowaste or biomass boilers are used in Tirupur Textile industries, since gas is not available in the area. To thoroughly address important aspects in relation to boiler fuel optimisation, we organised a workshop on biomass boilers. First a general introduction on steam and biomass boilers was given by Mr. Anton Kaasjager of TNO. An important aspect addressed here was the moisture content of the biomass. If the moisture content is high, part of the energy is wasted in the evaporation process. If at all possible, it can be worthwhile to look into drying the biomass before feeding it to the boiler and to look at possibilities for covered biomass storage in the monsoon season.
Two experts from KARA, a European company specialised in biomass boilers, addressed issues like:
- boiler design in relation to capacity, type of biomass and moisture content of the biomass
- possibility to design boilers with sloping furnace floor or moving furnace floor
- automatic control systems enabling the boiler managers to better maintain the required steam pressure
The people present in the workshop actively participated in the discussions, asked whichever questions they had and in this way contributed tremendously to the succes of the workshop.
The presentations of the workshop are available through the below links:
1. Introduction into steam and biomass boilers (Anton Kaasjager TNO)
2. Biomass boilers (KARA)
Please do not hesitate to contact the project team, if you have any questions about this workshop!
conquest@satyam.net.in: Mr. B.N. Sandeep or Mr. Manavalan
weerdesteijn.m@crem.nl: Ms. Marieke Weerdesteijn
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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