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Applicant:
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna 
Author:
Sunil, Rahul Sinha, Chaitanya Bathina, Birendra K. Rajan, Anurag Agarwal, Ajay D. Thakur, Rishi Raj 
Corresponding Authors:
Ajay D. Thakur, Rishi Raj 
DOI #:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.06.186 
Title:
Design, fabrication, and performance evaluation of a novel biomass-gasification-based hot water generation system 
Journal:
Energy 
Year:
2019 
Volume:
185 
Page:
148 
Keywords:
Biomass, Gasification, Hot water generator, Heat recovery, Helical coil heat exchanger 
Abstract:
Design and development of a novel 22 kWth hot water generation system comprising a biomass-gasification unit in the core and an integrated fire-tube water heat exchanger in the annulus is reported. Producer gas from the gasifier is combusted in a burner and the resulting hot flue gases are routed back through the helical tube to heat the water contained within the annular shell. This allows recovery of the thermal energy typically lost from the outer surface of a conventional gasification system. The simple design improvisation leads to a doubling of the overall efficiency () compared to a standard system with physically separated gasifier and heat exchanger units (). The developed system holds promise in domestic and industrial water heating applications. Overall, this integrated design presents an efficient and environment-friendly waste-to-value concept and proposes a meaningful use of the underutilized 36 EJ/annum potential of biomass from crop residue globally. 
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