Biomass for dual-fuel syngas diesel power plants. Part I: The effect of preheating on characteristics of the syngas gasification of municipal solid waste and wood pellets

Indonesia has the potential to develop biomass, such as MSW and wood pellets, a source of energy. Syngas from biomass gasification can be used fuel for dual-fuel diesel engines in order transition We investigated pellets using downdraft reactor with capacity 130–144 kg determine properties produced syngas use engines. Four days are dedicated process preheating sunlight. The experiment was designed an equivalent ratio 0.22 oxidation zone temperature between 700 900 degrees Celsius. According experimental results, average lower heating value by air 5.85 MJ/Nm3, cold gas efficiency 56.6%, carbon conversion 94.77%. pellet 5.95 67.7%, 94.28%. Solar been shown increase calorific syngas.