Fatty acid distillate as an alternative boiler fuel

This paper investigated the use of fatty acid distillate (FAD) produced as a by-product of edible oil refining as a fuel source for boilers. Using a diesel heater to model the combustion chamber of a fire tube boiler showed that diesel blends with FAD up to 60% could be used with different levels of...

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Autores principales: Ahmer Ali Siyal, Aaron Low, Rashid Shamsuddin
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:afc1fd8182a5423dbe51830023bfbef02021-11-28T04:34:29ZFatty acid distillate as an alternative boiler fuel2352-484710.1016/j.egyr.2021.11.141https://doaj.org/article/afc1fd8182a5423dbe51830023bfbef02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484721012889https://doaj.org/toc/2352-4847This paper investigated the use of fatty acid distillate (FAD) produced as a by-product of edible oil refining as a fuel source for boilers. Using a diesel heater to model the combustion chamber of a fire tube boiler showed that diesel blends with FAD up to 60% could be used with different levels of preheating. A small to medium sized edible oil refinery was used to generate an economic model. It was estimated that an edible oil refinery of this size required a boiler able to supply 3 GJ/h of energy. In this situation, the FAD produced could provide approximately 57% of the yearly energy requirements for the boiler. An economic analysis revealed that using FAD (42 MJ/kg) as fuel will increase its value from New Zealand Dollar ($) 0.425/kg to approximately $1.30–1.55/kg depending on the cost of standard boiler fuel. Running the boiler on LPG ($30/GJ) or diesel ($37.7/GJ) was estimated to cost $960,000 and $1,200,000 respectively per year. If all the FAD was used as alternative fuel to provide 57% of the yearly energy, then up to $700,000 could be saved each year.Ahmer Ali SiyalAaron LowRashid ShamsuddinElsevierarticleEdible oil refiningAlternative boiler fuelsFatty acid distillateEnergyCost estimationElectrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineeringTK1-9971ENEnergy Reports, Vol 7, Iss , Pp 8688-8698 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Edible oil refining
Alternative boiler fuels
Fatty acid distillate
Energy
Cost estimation
Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TK1-9971
spellingShingle Edible oil refining
Alternative boiler fuels
Fatty acid distillate
Energy
Cost estimation
Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TK1-9971
Ahmer Ali Siyal
Aaron Low
Rashid Shamsuddin
Fatty acid distillate as an alternative boiler fuel
description This paper investigated the use of fatty acid distillate (FAD) produced as a by-product of edible oil refining as a fuel source for boilers. Using a diesel heater to model the combustion chamber of a fire tube boiler showed that diesel blends with FAD up to 60% could be used with different levels of preheating. A small to medium sized edible oil refinery was used to generate an economic model. It was estimated that an edible oil refinery of this size required a boiler able to supply 3 GJ/h of energy. In this situation, the FAD produced could provide approximately 57% of the yearly energy requirements for the boiler. An economic analysis revealed that using FAD (42 MJ/kg) as fuel will increase its value from New Zealand Dollar ($) 0.425/kg to approximately $1.30–1.55/kg depending on the cost of standard boiler fuel. Running the boiler on LPG ($30/GJ) or diesel ($37.7/GJ) was estimated to cost $960,000 and $1,200,000 respectively per year. If all the FAD was used as alternative fuel to provide 57% of the yearly energy, then up to $700,000 could be saved each year.
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author Ahmer Ali Siyal
Aaron Low
Rashid Shamsuddin
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Aaron Low
Rashid Shamsuddin
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title Fatty acid distillate as an alternative boiler fuel
title_short Fatty acid distillate as an alternative boiler fuel
title_full Fatty acid distillate as an alternative boiler fuel
title_fullStr Fatty acid distillate as an alternative boiler fuel
title_full_unstemmed Fatty acid distillate as an alternative boiler fuel
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