Mantenimiento y puesta en marcha del sistema gasificador tipo downdraft de la Facultad de Mecánica

Abstract

The objective of this Technical Project was to carry out the qualification and maintenance of the downward draft type gasifier system of the Faculty of Mechanics, the initial state of the situation was established and a preventive maintenance plan was carried out. For this, actions were carried out: cleaning, repair, implementation and change of elements in poor condition; Two control panels were installed, the first with the purpose of obtaining temperature data and likewise a brief inspection of the operation through the instrumentation. And the second to control the moderate feeding of biomass to the reactor cylinder. To properly manage data and assets, the elements were codified applying the ISO-14224-2016 standard regarding the collection and exchange of reliability data in maintenance of equipment aimed at the oil, petrochemical and natural gas industries. After enabling the gasification system, syngas was obtained, being one of the most important characteristics the obtaining of a clean gas and in an adequate volume, 75kg of raw material was entered between sawdust, charcoal and wood, generating 310 minutes of syngas that was evidenced by a busen flame with a strong reddish yellowish color that despite the climatic variations generated during the combustion time, it remained lit. It was concluded that, by adapting the equipment, entering biomass and injecting an oxidizing agent, it was possible to obtain the expected fluid with adequate intrinsic components. The analysis of the quality levels and exact composition of the resulting gas is recommended, since what has been carried out in this work contains empirical data and these can be better characterized.