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Corn Stover and Wheat Straw Combustion in a 176-kW Boiler Adapted for Round Bales

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  • René Morissette

    (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Soils and Crops Research and Development Centre, 2560 Hochelaga Blvd., Quebec City, QC G1V 2J3, Canada)

  • Philippe Savoie

    (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Soils and Crops Research and Development Centre, 2560 Hochelaga Blvd., Quebec City, QC G1V 2J3, Canada)

  • Joey Villeneuve

    (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Soils and Crops Research and Development Centre, 2560 Hochelaga Blvd., Quebec City, QC G1V 2J3, Canada)

Abstract

Combustion trials were conducted with corn stover (CS) and wheat straw (WS) round bales in a 176-kW boiler (model Farm 2000). Hot water (80 °C) stored in a 30,000-L water tank was transferred to a turkey barn through a plate exchanger. Gross calorific value measured in the laboratory was 17.0 and 18.9 MJ/kg DM (dry matter) for CS and WS, respectively. Twelve bales of CS (1974 kg DM total, moisture content of 13.6%) were burned over a 52-h period and produced 9.2% ash. Average emissions of CO, NO x and SO 2 were 2725, 9.8 and 2.1 mg/m 3 , respectively. Thermal efficiency was 40.8%. For WS, six bales (940 kg DM total, MC of 15%) were burned over a 28-h period and produced 2.6% ash. Average emissions of CO, NO x and SO 2 were 2210, 40.4 and 3.7 mg/m 3 , respectively. Thermal efficiency was 68.0%. A validation combustion trial performed a year later with 90 CS bales confirmed good heating performance and the potential to lower ash content (6.2% average).

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  • René Morissette & Philippe Savoie & Joey Villeneuve, 2013. "Corn Stover and Wheat Straw Combustion in a 176-kW Boiler Adapted for Round Bales," Energies, MDPI, vol. 6(11), pages 1-15, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:6:y:2013:i:11:p:5760-5774:d:30148
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    1. Taheripour, Farzad & Tyner, Wallace E. & Fiegel, Julie, 2013. "Development of Corn Stover Biofuel: Impacts on Corn and Soybean Markets and Land Rotation," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C. 148851, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    2. René Morissette & Philippe Savoie & Joey Villeneuve, 2011. "Combustion of Corn Stover Bales in a Small 146-kW Boiler," Energies, MDPI, vol. 4(7), pages 1-10, July.
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