Utilization of wood waste and estimation of energy potential for power generation in University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines: a system proposal

Date

4-2013

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering

Major Course

Major in Agricultural and Bio-Process Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Elepano, Arnold R.

Committee Member

Ignacio,Ma. Cristine Concepcion D. Kevin F. Yaptenco

Restrictions

Restricted: Not available to the general public and to those bound by the confidentiality agreement. Access is available only after consultation with author/thesis adviser.

Abstract

The volume of wood wastes from the pruning operations of PPMSO and the theoretical energy potential of the wood wastes that can be collected in UPLB campus was determined. the actual volume collected per day during pruning activities ranges from 0.5-1m3. Since the volume of wood wastes generated from the pruning activities of PPMSO is not enough for an electrical power plant, the theoretical volume of the wood wastes that can be recovered was estimated. Moreover, a standard operating procedure for the pruning activities was recommended to have the highest quality of fuel for generating electricity from the power plant. The theoretical volume of wood wastes that can be recovered from campus was developed by mapping the species suitable for regular pruning activities and then dividing the campus into zones for the purpose of scheduling the pruning operations. Afterwards, the collected wood wastes undergoes pre-processing techniques such as sorting, chipping, transporting, screening, drying, and storing before it is fed into the conversion system. The conversion technology chosen was gasification having an efficiency of 60% while the plant cycle for power generation was the Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) yielding 47% efficiency. The system was designed for a 250 kW IGC power plant. The needed collection to power the plant was 2600.94kg/day for a total area of 50.39 ha. The collection of wood wastes requires at least 11 labors, one truck container, and 6.72 L of gasoline every pruning operation this was doubled since the pruning operation is scheduled every other day. The storage facility was designed to have a capacity of 7,802.82 kg/week with a floor area of 5.04m3. On the other hand, based on the pruning schedule developed, the amount of theoretical wood wastes that can be collected in the campus was 615.46kg/day. Since the wood wastes recovered goes through pre-processing techniques, the amount of wood wastes left to undergo the conversion technology is 555.36kg/day. The latter amount can power approximately a 60kW power plant given that the overall thermal efficiency of the system was assumed to be 78.33%.

Language

English

Location

UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology

Call Number

LG 993 2013 A2 R83

Document Type

Thesis

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