PDU-scale CFB gasification test rig

The  test rig at VTT is used in RD&D projects for circulating fluidised bed gasification, including:

• Gas cooling and filtration
• Heavy metal and chlorine removal
• R&D in other high temperature processes (combustion, calcination)   

Feedstocks used in PDU-tests:

• Wood waste, straw, coal and peat
• Mixed plastics, RDF, demolition wood and industrial waste feedstocks

Technical information

• Inside diameter: 0.15 m
• Reactor height: 7.9 m
• Temperature: 600 - 1000 ?C
• Gas velocity: 1 - 5 m/s
• Pressure: 1 bar (abs)
• Max. fuel feeding: 80 kg/h
• Fuel capacity: 350 kW
• Gas cleaning: cyclones, ceramic/bag filters, catalytic decomposition

Additional information
Esa Kurkela
Development Manager
VTT, Finland
Tel. +358 20 722 5596
esa.kurkela@vtt.fi

Matti Nieminen
Customer Manager
VTT, Finland
Tel. +358 20 722 6587
matti.nieminen@vtt.fi