Substitution of Natural Gas by Biomethane: Operational Aspects in Industrial Equipment

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dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Felipe Solferini de
dc.contributor.authorReis, Luiz Carlos Bevilaqua dos Santos
dc.contributor.authorLacava, Pedro Teixeira
dc.contributor.authorAraújo, Fernando Henrique Mayworm de [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho Jr, João Andrade de [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionAeronautics Institute of Technology
dc.contributor.institutionRio de Janeiro State University
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-29T13:38:19Z
dc.date.available2023-07-29T13:38:19Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-01
dc.description.abstractGlobal gas markets are changing as natural gas (NG) is replaced by biomethane. Biomethane is produced by upgrading biogas, which can have a molar concentration of methane to over 98%. This renewable energy has been injected into the pipeline networks of NG, which offers the possibility to increase its usage in industrial and residential applications. However, the expectation of the increase in biomethane proportion on the NG grids could increase the fluctuations on the composition of the NG–biomethane mixture in amplitude and frequency. In this context, the injection of biomethane into the existing network of NG raises a discussion about the extent to which variations in gas quality will occur and what permissible limits should exist, as variations in combustion characteristics can affect the operation of the combustion processes, with consequences for consumers, distributors and gas producers. This study describes a gas quality analysis with regard to the use of biomethane in industrial equipment, mixed or not mixed with NG, taking into account the indicators for gas interchangeability and provides a discussion on the necessary gas quality level to be achieved or maintained for efficient combustion in equipment originally designed to operate with NG. NG and biomethane real data collected for 92 consecutive days in 2022 and provided by two different companies in Brazil were used for this study. It is shown that the maximum deviation of the Wobbe Index (WI) of 5%, which is allowed for industrial plants, does not work for the operation of furnaces at temperatures of 1200 °C or more. In addition, it is shown that the WI, as defined in relation to the calorific value of the fuel, may allow inappropriate substitution of fuel gases, which is likely to reduce the range of blending of biomethane in NG pipelines. The results can be assessed to analyze how the addition of biomethane to NG grids will impact the WI and the equipment operation parameters such as the air-to-gas ratio, products-to-gas ratio, adiabatic flame temperature and furnace temperature.en
dc.description.affiliationLaboratory of Combustion Propulsion and Energy Division of Aeronautics Aeronautics Institute of Technology
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Mechanics and Energy Faculty of Technology Rio de Janeiro State University, Campus of Resende
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Chemistry and Energy Faculty of Engineering and Sciences São Paulo State University, Campus of Guaratinguetá
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartment of Chemistry and Energy Faculty of Engineering and Sciences São Paulo State University, Campus of Guaratinguetá
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en16020839
dc.identifier.citationEnergies, v. 16, n. 2, 2023.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/en16020839
dc.identifier.issn1996-1073
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85146613658
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/248235
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofEnergies
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectbiomethane
dc.subjectindustrial combustion
dc.subjectindustrial furnaces
dc.subjectnatural gas quality
dc.titleSubstitution of Natural Gas by Biomethane: Operational Aspects in Industrial Equipmenten
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-1780-0576[1]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-6696-5030[4]
unesp.departmentFísica e Química - FEGpt

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