Abstract
Micro scale RDF gasifier in which the superheated steam is used as gasifying agent was developed and the feasibility of the syngas as fuel for micro co-generation was verified. The thermal cracking experiment of RDF was conducted with the temperature range from 500 to 700 degrees C. Then the gasification experiments of the RDF were carried out with a bench scale reactor of the packed-bed type. Furthermore, the heat and mass transfer analysis model of the system was constructed and examined. From both the experimental and theoretical work, first, the pyrolysis characteristics of the RDF within the temperature range from 573 K to 853 K were revealed. Moreover, the production rates of pyrolysis gas under different experiment condition of superheated steam were determined and compared with the calculation results. And the ingredient of the pyrolysis gas was analyzed. After all, the pyrolysis gas which is generated from the RDF by thermal cracking was showed that it can fully use as gas fuel.
