Industry 4.0
Vol. 7 (2022), Issue 5, pg(s) 174-177

DOMINANT TECHNOLOGIES IN “INDUSTRY 4.0”

Energy utilization of high-water content biomass in albanian rural areas

  • 1 Department of Energy Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering – Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania

Abstract

The use of renewable sources for energy purposes is very important from the global environmental perspective. Biomass is part of this group of fuels. This article focuses on the characteristics of wet biomass, a typical fuel source in the Albanian rural areas and not only. Thus, the most significant factor of biomass combustion is its moisture content in natural conditions. This property significantly influences the burning quality of biomass. Drying of this fuel using conventional methods or energy intensity processes aims to decrease the moisture content in biomass and meantime increase of its calorific value. The techniques of drying wet biomass vary significantly. Energy utilization of wet biomass is the main goal of this paper, considering it an important fuel source especially during winter season in Albanian rural areas. The variation of heating value to moisture content and other significant parameters have been investigated.

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