KEMA - Spontaneous heating of biomass

home

company profile

news

events

careers

contact

training

sitemap

links

Rate this page

choose language


	Consulting Services > Power generation > Sustainable and distributed energy > Bio-energy > Self-heating of biomass


	Consulting Services

Cross sector services

Markets and regulation

Emission verification

Power generation

Sustainable and distributed energy

Wind energy

Bio-energy

Environmental services

Bio-energy scan

Co-firing of biomass

Technology development

Self-heating of biomass

Research & development

Biofuels

Sustainable energy options

Energy from water

Gas fired power plants

Coal fired power plants

Environment

Energy from waste

Non-destructive testing and plant monitoring

Inspections and failure analysis

Materials and fluids

Process, surface & waste water

Management support services

Asset management

Lifetime management

Regulatory and public policy management

Markets/Services management

IT / Automation / Infrastructure services

Training

Innovative projects

Transmission and distribution

IT Consulting

Demand side

Public Infrastructure, Transportation, Safety


	Spontaneous heating of biomass Introduction, publications

Spontaneous heating of biomass When storing large amounts of biomass, either of vegetable or animal origin, there is a serious threat of oxidative self-heating (spontaneous heating) of the material stored. Through desk studies, experimental work and real life data collection, KEMA has gained substantial knowledge and experience regarding the process of self-heating, the influence of material properties and storage conditions as well as the possibilities to avoid or control this phenomenon. KEMA is very active and is expanding its activities relating to this topic.

Spontaneous combustion reactor KEMA possesses an adiabatic test reactor – with a height of 2 meters and an internal diameter of 0.5 meter - in which heat development within a fuel storage can be simulated and monitored. Parameters that can be varied and investigated are: fuel type moisture content particle size storage density amount and type of ventilation in the storage During this process the temperature (at different positions in the storage), the pressure drop and the composition of the outlet gas are constantly monitored.

Temperature of stored biomass Schematic overview of the temperature (rise) verus time of stored biomass.

KEMA publications on self-heating of biomass

Spontaneous heating during the storage of biomass (Broei bij de opslag van biomassa). Presentation at the SenterNovem seminar "Gasification" on 9 June 2004 in Sittard, the Netherlands. The presentation is only available in Dutch.

Spontaneous heating of biomass. Paper and presentation at the Biomass Conference in Rome, May 2004.

Spontaneously heating biomass (Broeiende biomassa). Publication in the magazine Energietechniek, June 2003. The publication is only available in Dutch.

Spontaneous heating during the storage of biomass (Broei bij de opslag van biomassa). Publication in the magazine Dialoog, February 2003. The publication is only available in Dutch.

Spontaneous heating of biomass.

Poster presented at the Biomass Conference in Amsterdam, May 2003.For more information please contact us.

	[download] Broei bij de opslag van biomassa Senter/Novem 9 juni 2004 (.pdf 2.644 kb)
	[download] Spontaneous combustion of biomass (.pdf 383 kb)
	[download] Spontaneous heating of biomass presentation (.pdf 2.580 kb)
	[download] Broeiende biomassa (.pdf 2.152 kb)
	[download] Broei bij de opslag van biomassa (.pdf 1.133 kb)
	[download] Spontaneous heating of biomass poster (.pdf 1.236 kb)

Spontaneous heating during the storage of biomass

KEMA's presentation during the SenterNovem seminar on 9 June 2004 in Sittard

Spontaneous heating of biomass

Get all the details of the presented paper at the Biomass Conference in Rome, May 2004.