SC (Solidago canadensis L.) was digested with CS (cattle slurry). The process stability, methane production by anaerobic digestion, and the efficiency of organic matter removal were measured. The maximum methane production of 143.7 L/kg volatile solids was obtained at a SC:CS ratio of 1:3 and a...

This paper evaluates three lignite-fired OPSB (open pulverizing system boiler) processes, named OPSB-A, OPSB-B and OPSB-C, corresponding to three options of drying agents used for the pulverizing systems. OPSB-B is similar to our previous work [18] on drying agent composition. Performances of...

The increase of vegetable planting area lead to the large amounts of VPW (vegetable processing wastes). Effects of V% (VPW proportion) and I% (inoculum proportion) on water free anaerobic co-digestion of VPW with CS (cattle slurry) for methane production was investigated. The results showed that...

This paper advances a novel lignite-fired power generation process based on a OPSB (boiler with an open pulverizing system) and the recovery of water from mill-exhaust after the comprehensive analysis of the open pulverizing system used for high-moisture coals and heat/water recovery from boiler...

In order to study factors affecting lean combustion limit, an experimental study was carried out on a spark- ignited engine fueled with compressed natural gas and hydrogen blends. Effects of ignition timing, hydrogen fraction, engine speed, throttle opening, coolant and oil temperature were...

The experiments were performed using a modified six-cylinder turbocharged direct injection diesel engine with diesel of different distillation ranges to investigate the effects of (exhaust gas recirculation) EGR on engine performance and emission characteristics of low-temperature combustion...

In order to investigate the effects of altitude on the brake thermal efficiency of heavy-duty diesel engines, an experimental study on a heavy-duty diesel engine operating at various altitudes was conducted. Tests were conducted in low and moderate load and speed conditions. Brake thermal...

The combustion and emissions of n-butanol/biodiesel dual-fuel injection were investigated on a diesel engine based on experiments and simulations. n-Butanol was injected into the intake port, while soybean biodiesel was directly injected into the cylinder. Three different premixed ratios (rp)...