2 Philippine Case Studies - What could be an "ideal" Fuel Conversion Design?

[manilaman]

Case Study # 1:
Philippine Steel Tower Fabrication Plant with its Diesel-fired open-top Galvanizing Kettle (1.5M depth x 1M width x 7M length - with a maintaining temperature of about 400 degree Centigrade) uses up about 15,000 liters of Diesel monthly operating 24x7 weekly. The Plant is located about 10 kms away from Landfills; about 5 kms away from Livestock Farms and from 2 Feedmills; about 100 meters from an Industrial Sawmill. Given the location & the land area of the Plantsite, we do not find advisable the use of Sun & Wind. Instead, we plan to convert from the present use of "dirty" Diesel to our envisioned "renewable" Alternative Energy Mix (AEM) of probably BioMass(Sawdust & other Biodegrable Waste) + BioGas(Methane). Is it cheap to clean (if necessary) Methane Gas drawn from Landfills &/or Livestock Farms? Is it cheap to compress and to store Methane Gas in a Tanker Truck - if technically feasible? Is it cheap to convert "raw" Sawdust into a BioMass with a higher BTU - if technically feasible? Is our envisoned AEM technically probable and economically viable? Could Heat Recovery System be adapted to a Hot-Dip Open-Bath Cooking Kettle?

Case Study # 2:
A rural-based Industrial Plant (using up 1 million liters of Bunker and 36 thousand liters of Diesel a month located along the Pacific coastline with lots of Sun, Wind, Wave and with a By-product Waste of "Spent Earth" with about 20% Oil content) is seriously considering the swift from Fossil fuel to BioMass Farm Waste - i.e. Rice Hull, Coconut Husk w/ Shell, etc. Further to an Offer-to-Convert from a Filipino Specialist Company of BioMass-fired Boilers, this prospect Client is eagerly inclined to take advantage of cutting its Fuel Cost estimated to go down to 1/30th vs it's present Delivered Cost of Fossil Fuel. We contend however that (given the Plantsite's location) 100% free clean energy from our envisioned Alternative Energy Mix (AEM: 33% Sun + 33% Wind + 33% Wave + 1 % Spent Earth) might be the "ideal" solution towards a Cost Cutting & Clean Environment. Is our proposed AEM Technically feasible and Economically viable? Are technologies presently available to enable the Power Plant Conversion operational within 6 months from approval of our AEM Proposal?

[Karl]

This site may contain some useful information regarding the technical aspects of the first proposal

Bioenergy Conversion Factors

The second one seems to be focussed more on the use of geo-energy, and location and availability (as they pertain to the geographical or environmental conditions) will be an important factor.

[manilaman]

Karl, Thanks for your passing on info BioEnergy Conversion Factors. Although not an Engineer myself, I find this a useful guide. May I invite you to visit these site (CR4 - Comment: Re: What makes an "Ideal Design" for a rural-based Philippine Industrial Plant? ) - and give your comment? I await. Thanks.