Fuel and combustion theory for palm oil industries

Yap, Andrew Kian Chung (2010) Fuel and combustion theory for palm oil industries. Palm oil engineering bulletin (97). pp. 13-21. ISSN 1511-9734

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Abstract

Fuel is vital in palm oil industries to produce steam for electric power generating and heating purposes. Biomass and biogas have been widely utilized in palm oil mills as fuel for renewable energy whereas downstream industries still heavily depend on the fossil fuel as the boiler fuel. Complete combustion is hardly achievable even with excess of air which also causes drop in gross thermal efficiency. The phenomenon of combustion shows that volatile fuel such as methane captured from anaerobic pond is more flammable than solid fuel such as press fibre and shell.

Item Type:	Article
Creators:	Yap, Andrew Kian Chung
Title:	Fuel and combustion theory for palm oil industries
Date:	2010
Location:	Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) Website
Publication:	Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
Number:	97
Physical Description:	9p.
Additional Information:	Palm Oil Engineering Bulletin formely known as Engineering News
Agency Name:	Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Date Deposited:	07 May 2026 02:27
Last Modified:	07 May 2026 02:27
URI:	http://myagric.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24627

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