This laboratory is used for teaching and R&D within biomass combustion and gasification.
Equipment:
Biofuel boiler for firewood, wood pellets, grain, and wood chips. CN25 boiler assembled with CN250 stoker with oxygen control and a 250 liter fuel tank. Manufactured by CN maskinfabrik A/S.
Biomass gasifier from Victory gasworks (fixed bed downdraft) with a 3 cylinder Kubota natural gas engine coupled with a 5 kW DC power generator
Wood pellet stove, 6 kW Wodtke Smart, with electric ignition, hopper capacity 25 kg. Manufactured by Wodtke
Fireplace, 2.5 meters wide, for testing include biomass cooking stoves for developing regions
Dryer for wood and straw
Briquette press, 45 mm pellets. Comafer Mythos
Hammer Mill, ARP-Safe Model 100 (located in room C1 100)
Gas and oil furnaces, 100 kW, for teaching, with see-through glass and adjustable fuel and air nozzles. Older model from the company P.A. Hilton Engineers Ltd. (located in room C1 100)
Analytical equipment:
Heated muffle furnace for measuring the ash content, -1100ºC, Nabertherm LT 40/11/330
Adiabatic bomb calorimeter for measuring the calorific value, Sanyo Gallenkamp
Drying oven for measurement of moisture content, Termaks