Abstract
The potential substitution of Nigerian heavy oil resource (Agbabu bitumen) for boiler fuel is presently being investigated. Combustion of 70-30% (wt/wt) heavy oil-kerosene blend, 70-30% (wt/wt) of heavy oil-diesel blend, and 50-50% (wt/wt) heavy oil-low pour fuel oil blend resulted in flame temperatures of 1240, 1220, and 1220°C, at flammability limits of 0.33-0.52, 0.40-0.60, and 0.45-0.60 air-fuel ratio, respectively. In comparison, combustion of 100% diesel and 100% low pour fuel oil, under similar conditions, generated flame temperatures of 1235 and 1238°C, respectively. The above results for heavy oil/distillate blends clearly suggest a facile application as boiler fuel.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2692-2701 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 17 Dec 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords
- Nigerian heavy oil
- combustion
- nonconventional fuel
- process heat
- viscosity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
- Fuel Technology
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
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