Vol. 5 (4) : July-August 2014 issue
Green Farming Vol. 5 (4) : 670-674 ; July-August, 2014
Optimization of physical and thermal properties of a biomass briquettes fuel made from carbonized cashew nut shell and rice husk
C.B. KHOBRAGADEa1*, Y.P. KHANDETODa2, A.G. MOHODa3 and DEEPAK KUMARb4*
aDeptt. of Electrical & Other Energy Sources, College of Agri. Engg. & Technology, Dr. B.S.K.K.V, Dapoli - 415 712 (M.S.) bIndian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016
Designation : 1,4Ph.D. Scholar *(khobragadechetan@gmail.com) *(deepak.civil.iitdelhi@gmail.com), 2Professor & Head, 3Assoc. Professor
Subject : Agriculture Engineering, Farm Machinery, Energy & Power and Process Engineering
Paper No. : P-1605
Total Pages : 5
Received : 05 March 2014
Revised accepted : 26 July 2014
First Page
Citation :
C.B. KHOBRAGADE, Y.P. KHANDETOD, A.G. MOHOD and DEEPAK KUMAR. 2014. Optimization of physical and thermal properties of a biomass briquettes fuel made from carbonized cashew nut shell and rice husk. Green Farming Vol. 5 (4) : 670-674 ; July-August, 2014
ABSTRACT
Biomass of agricultural waste is one of the major sources of fuel in our country. Thus, to increase the calorific value of biomass briquetting is done. In this study, cashew nut shells, rice husk and dry dung were used as raw material to produce a biomass briquette fuel. Waste flour was used as a binding agent for this briquette fuel. For making this briquette fuel, different proportion of all the three raw materials was experimented. Total twenty samples having different composition of all the raw material has been prepared and experimented. For all the twenty samples physical and thermal properties was determined. Bulk density, shatter index, resistance to water, durability index, compressive strength and calorific values are the physical and thermal properties which were tested in this study. It was found that the briquetting sample containing 55% cashew nut shell, 8% rice husk char, 27% dry dung and 10% waste flour has optimal values of physical and thermal properties by using Design expert version. Thus, this composition of carbonized cashew nut shell, carbonized rice husk and dry dung is best for briquetting biomass fuel.
Key words :
Briquettes, Bulk density, Calorific value, Carbonized cashew nut shell, Carbonized rice husk, Design expert, Durability index, Shatter index.