Development of Charcoal Briquette Produced from Small Fragments Charcoal of Thong Saen Khan Community Biomass Power Plant Using Solid Alcohol to Ignite and Combust Charcoal Briquette

Authors

  • Russamee Sitthikhankaew School of Renewable Energy and Smart Grid Technology, Naresuan University
  • Korawit Pumpuang Materials Engineering Division, Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University
  • Sakda Sangsuwan Materials Engineering Division, Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University
  • Sakunchat Kunphet Materials Engineering Division, Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University
  • Narumon Seeponkai Materials Engineering Division, Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University
  • Prathung Moraray Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/rmutlengj.2020.10

Keywords:

Biomass Power Plant, Charcoal Briquette, Combustion, Ignition, Solid Alcohol

Abstract

Charcoal fragments of Thong Saen Khan Community Biomass Power Plant are small in size. When ignited, it can not ignite and combust continuously in household furnace. The objective of this research is to develop small charcoal fragments of Thong Saen Khan Community Biomass Power Plant with increased ignition and combustion. The small fragments charcoal be done by cutting and milling and densification process to produce cylindrical charcoal briquette. In addition, the development focuses on charcoal briquette production process by mixing with solid alcohol (2.16 %, 4.48 %, 7.04 % and 10.00 % by weight) or alcohol dip coating, compared with charcoal briquette without mixed with solid alcohol. The result shows that solid alcohol mixing process and alcohol dip coating provide better results (the duration of ignition and combustion of charcoal briquette until the whole of charcoal briquette turned red) than non-mixing solid alcohol. The thermal energy generated by combustion reaction of 200 grams charcoal briquette when used as fuel in household furnace. It was found that the second formula of the charcoal briquette, which was mixed with solid alcohol 2.16 % by weight, gave the highest thermal energy as 303,000 calories. In addition, the highest water temperature in the pot (87 ºC) was achieved in 20 minute of combustion time. While the total combustion time until the charcoal briquette extinguished was 96 minutes. The second formula of the charcoal briquette was the most suitable to be used as a biomass fuel in household stoves.

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Published

2020-12-28

How to Cite

Sitthikhankaew, R. ., Pumpuang, K. ., Sangsuwan, S. ., Kunphet, S. ., Seeponkai, N. ., & Moraray, P. . (2020). Development of Charcoal Briquette Produced from Small Fragments Charcoal of Thong Saen Khan Community Biomass Power Plant Using Solid Alcohol to Ignite and Combust Charcoal Briquette. RMUTL Engineering Journal, 5(2), 26–35. https://doi.org/10.14456/rmutlengj.2020.10

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020): July - December

Section

Research Article