2002 Volume 64 Issue 3 Pages 79-85
In the utilization of the dual fueled cogeneration system (CGS) operated with Biogas and gas oil, the CGS has a problem that its thermal efficiency is decreased under dual fuel operation in lower loads. It is supposed that the causes of the problem are the emission of unburned methane that loses energy of biogas, and the decline of combustion speed which decreases conversion efficiency from heat to mechanical power. To solve these problems, the CGS was remodeled with the intake air heating and the exhaust gas re-circulation (EGR) to improve methane combustion. The test results indicate that the intake air heating is effective on improvement of combustion and on reduction of unburned methane emissions although it increases NOx emissions. EGR also accelerates combustion of methane due to intake air temperature higher, and reduces NOx emissions because it decreases O2 concentration of charge. Therefore, it is concluded that EGR is the effective remodeling for dual fueled CGS operated with biogas and gas oil.
