Wood Pellet Boiler Test Results - Morrin UCD

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This data set contains a summary of tests performed on a 20kW wood pellet boiler performed primarily to measure NOx and PM emission factors, but also to examine the boiler performance and efficiency at all operating modes. A total of 21 tests were performed on this boiler and details of each individual test are also included in the dataset. Six different operating modes were examined. Power Level 5 (PL5) represented operation at the nominal boiler output and was the design condition with corresponding low emission levels. PL4-PL1 were operating modes at reduced output, the aim of which is to modulate heat output to match demand in a boiler installed in a house. Combustion conditions moved away from optimum settings and PM rose accordingly. The startup phase lasted approx 10-15 minutes and this is the subject of a separate test series. Finally a summary of all of the relevant parameters is included in a separate spreadsheet.

Within each of these individual results files there are 7 broad segments. The first part contains details of the PM mass measurements that were carried out; recorded mass increased of the PM substrates, experiment notes, atmospheric conditions, etc. Part 2 gives details of the fuel consumption data for each test while Part 3 contains the results from the LabVIEW Data Acquisition System that was used to record all operating parameters used to measure boiler performance, e.g. water flow and return temperatures, water flow rate, flue temperature, ambient temperature, boiler heat output, etc. Part 4 contains results from the Testo 350 M/XL gas analyser which was used to measure NOx concentration as well as O2, CO, CO2 and H2. In addition this part also includes details of all calculations performed on this data to calculate the various emission factors in a variety of units. In part 5 the PM data captured by the low pressure impactor is inverted to find the PM mass size distribution and emission factor in a variety of units. An uncertainty analysis of all measurements, and a calculation to determine how each individual error propagates through the measurement train to yield an overall uncertainty is included in Part 6. Finally a summary of the relevant parameters is given in Part 7.

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Mr. Stephen Morrin
Fingleton White & Co

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Att 1    Morrin_091116_1_WPB_Cold_Start_Test_Part_5.xls   (3.69 Mb)
Att 2    Morrin_091117_WPB_Cold_Start_Test_Part_6.xls   (3.22 Mb)
Att 3    Morrin_091118_1_WPB_Cold_Startup_Part_7.xls   (3.2 Mb)
Att 4    Morrin_090903_WPB_Cold_Startup_part_2.xls   (3.5 Mb)
Att 5    Morrin_091113_1_WPB_Cold_Start_Test_Part_3.xls   (3.17 Mb)
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Att 7    Morrin_090902_1_WPB_Cold_start_test_Part_1.xls   (3.55 Mb)
Att 8    Morrin_090813_2_WPB_PL3_st_st_test_Results_with_error_analysis.xls   (3.97 Mb)
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Author(s)Morrin, S.
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Publication InformationWood Pellet Boiler Test Results - Morrin UCD
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SAFER-Data Display URL https://eparesearch.epa.ie/safer/iso19115/display?isoID=248
Resource KeywordsWood pellet boiler NOx PM emissions efficiency performance heat
EPA/ERTDI/STRIVE Project Code2007-CCRP-4.4.2
EPA/ERTDI/STRIVE Project ThemeClimate Change
Resource Availability: Any User Can Download Files From This Resource
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Number of Attached Files (Publicly and Openly Available for Download): 26
Project Start Date Wednesday 1st July 2009 (01-07-2009)
Earliest Recorded Date within any attached datasets or digital objects Tuesday 1st December 2009 (01-12-2009)
Most Recent Recorded Date within any attached datasets or digital objects Tuesday 1st December 2009 (01-12-2009)
Published on SAFERSaturday 17th December 2011 (17-12-2011)
Date of Last EditSunday 18th December 2011 at 16:51:44 (18-12-2011)
Datasets or Files Updated On Saturday 17th December 2011 at 14:21:07 (17-12-2011)

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Laboratory based. Particulate matter measured using a Dekati Low Pressure Impactor (DLPI). NOx and other gaseous emissions measured using a Testo 350 M/XL gas analyser. Boiler performance recorded using a National Instruments Data Acquisition System (DAQ). A typical domestic duty cycle (details in dataset 4) was imposed on the boiler in the laboratory where controlled experiments coould be carried out to measure emissions concentration. Steady state operation as well as start-up and transient operation was examined.

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This project examined PM and NOx emissions from wood pellet, oil-fired and gas-fired domestic heating boilers, as well as non road transport. This data set contains results performed on the wood pellet boiler in a laboratory setting to determine PM and NOx emission factors as a function of boiler operating mode. Other performance factors such as efficiency, fuel consumption and operating temperatures are also available.

This data set contains a summary of tests performed on a 20kW wood pellet boiler performed primarily to measure NOx and PM emission factors, but also to examine the boiler performance and efficiency at all operating modes. A total of 21 tests were performed on this boiler and details of each individual test are also included in the dataset. Within each of these individual results files there are 7 broad segments. The first part contains details of the PM mass measurements that were carried out; recorded mass increased of the PM substrates, experiment notes, atmospheric conditions, etc. Part 2 gives details of the fuel consumption data for each test while Part 3 contains the results from the LabVIEW Data Acquisition System that was used to record all operating parameters used to measure boiler performance, e.g. water flow and return temperatures, water flow rate, flue temperature, ambient temperature, boiler heat output, etc.
Part 4 contains results from the Testo 350 M/XL gas analyser which was used to measure NOx concentration as well as O2, CO, CO2 and H2. In addition this part also includes details of all calculations performed on this data to calculate the various emission factors in a variety of units. In part 5 the PM data captured by the low pressure impactor is inverted to find the PM mass size distribution and emission factor in a variety of units. An uncertainty analysis of all measurements, and a calculation to determine how each individual error propagates through the measurement train to yield an overall uncertainty is included in Part 6. Finally a summary of the relevant parameters is given in Part 7.
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