Summaries of research reports (English - 144 Kb)

The Swedish National Energy Administration

RESEARCH PROGRAMME

Small scale combustion of biofuel

This document contains summaries of research reports in English as follows (1-18), as well as summaries in English of ongoing projects (2.1 - 2.22).

For further inforation contact Irene Wrande Swedish National Energy Administration - email: irene.wrande@energimyndigheten.se

1. Reports

1. STEM's research program Small scale combustion of biomass - Summary and assessment Lennart Gustavsson

2. Small scale pellet combustion and the environment Albert Bachs

3. An analysis of the best existing technology for biomass fired heating plants between 0. 5 and 10 MW, Mats- Lennart Karlsson, Lennart Gustavsson, Dan Martensson and Bo Leckner

4. An analysis of the best existing technology for wood fired central heating Monica Axell, L Gustavsson, Henrik Persson and Bo Leckner

5. Burningpellets in ordinary wood fired boilers, Bengt-Erik Lofgren, Olof Arkelov and Christer Johansson

6. Test rig for studies to determine parameters and components appropriate to wood-fired domestic boilers Monica Axell, Lennart Gustavsson and Bo Leckner

7. Developing a system for the certification of quality Lennart Gustavsson, Henrik Persson, Albert Bachs, Jan-Erik Dahlstrom and Bengt-Erik Lofgren

8. Reduction of emissions from small scale biofuel combustion with catalysts Magnus Berg, Patrik Gustavsson and Niklas Berge

9. Catalytic methods for the limitation of harmful emissionsfrom the burning of biofuel Tihamer Hargitai, Frednk A Silversand and Johan Janner

10. Combustion control in pellets burner Tommy Blohm

11. Computerised design tools for more environmentally friendly biomass boilers and stoves. Roger Hermansson and Magnus Lundqvist

12. Flues for pellet burners Monica Axell

13. CFX a tool for designing future furnaces and stoves with less impact on the environment Bjorn Kellstrom

14. Nitrogen oxide emission from small-scale biomass boiler Daniel Olsson

15. Combustion tests with different pellets diameters Albert Bachs

16. P-marking system , a quality marking system for pellet stoves Lennart Gustavsson

17. Mathematical modelling of combustion related processes occurring in small-scale, log-fired boilers Jenny Larfeldt and Bo Leckner

18. Recycling flue gas in pellets burner Bengt-Erik Lofgren and Tommy Blohm

2. Summaries of ongoing projects in English

2.1 Flue gas condensation in a domestic boiler burning wood logs or pelletised wood - a prestudy Niklas Berge

2.2 Catalytic abatement of emissions from small-scale combustion of biofuels Emilia Bjornbo and Magali Ferrandon

2.3 Development of catalysts for abatement of the emissions from small-scale combustion of wood Magnus Berg

2.4 Catalytic abatement of emissions from small-scale combustion of biofuels Tihamer Hargitai and Fredrik Silversand

2.5 Catalytic abatement of emissions from small-scale combustion of biofuels Mikael Ohlsson and Sven Jaras

2.6 Particle emissions from biomass combustion Claes Tulhn, Johan Johansson, Mattias Johansson and Pernilla Svedberg

2.7 Methods for approximate determination of emissionsfrom wood-fired domestic boilers and stoves Lennart Gustavsson, Mattias Viktorsson and Mathias Johanssonon

2.8 Combustion of pellets: Experimental study Claes Tullin, Jorgen Andreasson and Henrik Persson

2.9 Combustion process in a biomass fuel bed Monica Axell, Marie Ronnback, Lennart Gustavsson and Henrik Persson

2.10 Solid-fuel combustion systems Rasmus Friberg

2.11 Modelling of single fuel particles for use in small-scale combustors Bo Leckner

2.12 CFD modelling in small-scale biomass-fired boilers Anders Lonnermark

2.13 Simulation of biomass combustion in a Furnace N. Griselin, X.S. Bai and L. Fuchs

2.14 Computerised design tools for more environmentally friendly biomass boilers and stoves Magnus Lundqvist

2.15 Influence of the furnace on the emission from small pellet burners Jenny Larfeldt

2.16 The pellet size influences of the combustion in small scale burners and stoves Albert Bachs

2.17 Pyrolysis Model Michel Belais, Truls Liljedahl and Krister Sjostrom

2.18 Comparative tests of wood stoves according to a proposed CEN-standard and Swedish regulations Lennart Gustavsson and Mattias Viktorsson

2.19 Emissions of organic bound carbon (OGC) from typical traditional tiled stoves Lennart Gustavsson and Mattias Viktorsson

2.20 Methods for measuring small flue gas flows Lennart Gustavsson, Magnus Jonsson and Henrik Persson

2.21 P-marking, quality marking system, for small wood chip combustion equipment Lennart Gustavsson and Henrik Persson

2.22 Swedish participation in International Energy Agency (IEA) - Biomass Combustion Claes Tullin and Lennart Gustavsson