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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION FROM MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Submission Author:
Felipe Raul Ponce Arrieta , MG
Co-Authors:
Felipe Raul Ponce Arrieta, Cláudio Augusto Gomes Filho, Italo Henrique Machado da Silva, Hudson Gustavo de Souza
Presenter: Felipe Raul Ponce Arrieta
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-1083
Abstract
To analyze the technological aspects of the generation of electric energy from the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated in Belo Horizonte (BH), the main technologies applied were selected aiming the production of fuel or heat. The composition of the MSW and its thermophysical properties were investigated. Using GE GateCycle™ software to model the thermodynamic cycles, it was found that with 675,728 t/y of MSW it's possible to generate, using the Brayton cycle, 22.0 – 34.4 MW or 59.6 – 82.8 MW of electrical power, while the Air-Standard Dual cycle can generate 27.6 – 43.2 MW or 62.5 – 86.7 MW using landfill's gas or gasifiers' gas, respectively. In a Rankine cycle, with the MSW being the fuel of the boiler, it is possible to generate 15.47 MW of electricity. In terms of generation costs, landfills (0.051 R$/kWh) were the most feasible for deployment in the taxes market trading of electricity in Minas Gerais (MG).
Keywords
MSW, Sustainable Development, Alternative Energy Sources
