Article: Small-scale steam turbine and electric generation from municipal solid waste Journal: International Journal of Environment and Waste Management (IJEWM) 2018 Vol.22 No.1/2/3/4 pp.74 - 86 Abstract: This is a comprehensive study of electric generation through municipal solid waste on Providencia Island, Colombia. It focuses on the benefits that waste-to-energy facilities bring to small communities and even large ones. The importance of the refuse classification and its separation in obtaining the suitable power is considered in the paper. Afterwards the data, such as pressure, mass flow rate and temperature outlet, is used to design and set the basic parameters in the steam turbine, which leads in the election of the best electric generation for this sort of application. The results of this study will show some brief quantification benefits of this way of electric generation in small and probably large populations based on electric demand covered, CO<sub align="right"><small>2</small></sub> emissions, landfilling and money savings with the use of fewer diesels for electric generation. The study comes to the conclusion that the electric generation through municipal solid waste can cover from 7 up to 15% of the electric demand of the population, which gives valuable information on the way that we generate electricity nowadays. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Small-scale steam turbine and electric generation from municipal solid waste

Authors: Luis Felipe Barrera Payan; Daniel Cauich Lopez

Addresses: Peter the Great St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Power Plant Engineering, Saint Petersburg, Russia ' Peter the Great St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Power Plant Engineering, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Abstract: This is a comprehensive study of electric generation through municipal solid waste on Providencia Island, Colombia. It focuses on the benefits that waste-to-energy facilities bring to small communities and even large ones. The importance of the refuse classification and its separation in obtaining the suitable power is considered in the paper. Afterwards the data, such as pressure, mass flow rate and temperature outlet, is used to design and set the basic parameters in the steam turbine, which leads in the election of the best electric generation for this sort of application. The results of this study will show some brief quantification benefits of this way of electric generation in small and probably large populations based on electric demand covered, CO₂ emissions, landfilling and money savings with the use of fewer diesels for electric generation. The study comes to the conclusion that the electric generation through municipal solid waste can cover from 7 up to 15% of the electric demand of the population, which gives valuable information on the way that we generate electricity nowadays.

Keywords: municipal solid waste; waste to energy; power plant; electric generation; steam turbine; mechanical power; electrical power; efficiency; nozzle angle; mass flow rate; mechanical forces; velocity triangle; San Andres; providencia; Colombia.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2018.094115

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 2018 Vol.22 No.1/2/3/4, pp.74 - 86

Received: 07 Sep 2017
Accepted: 17 Feb 2018
Published online: 16 Aug 2018 *

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