1. Institute of Chemical Engineering page 1 Achema 2012 Thermal Process Engineering Martin Miltner, Christian Kuttner, Ass.Prof. Michael Harasek mharasek@mail.zserv.tuwien.ac.at Energiezentrale 400+ Marktreife Energiezentrale ab 400 kW mit neuartiger, einfacher Verstromung für Wohnbau, gemeinnützige und gewerbliche Objekte

2. Institute of Chemical Engineering page 2 Achema 2012 Thermal Process Engineering Energiezentrale 400+ The project Funded by Austrian national grant („Haus der Zukunft“) Duration: 24 months Started in July 2010 Partners: WTI wärmetechnische Industrieanlagen GmbH Federspiel Ökotechnology Consulting GmbH Based on former research projects

3. Institute of Chemical Engineering page 3 Achema 2012 Thermal Process Engineering Energiezentrale 400+ Key facts  Development of a marketable, decentralised energy central in the range of 400kW thermal power  Capable for the combined production of electricity, heating and cooling for residential buildings, public utility and commercial objects  Capable of utilising a broad variety of renewable fuels based on regionally available biogenous residual materials  All sorts of baled biomass without pre-processing  Erecting, commissioning and operation of a 450kW combustion pilot plant in Leiben, Austria

4. Institute of Chemical Engineering page 4 Achema 2012 Thermal Process Engineering Energiezentrale 400+

5. Institute of Chemical Engineering page 5 Achema 2012 Thermal Process Engineering Energiezentrale 400+ Combustion pilot plant in Leiben, Lower Austria. 450kW thermal power Combustor geometry Secondary combustion zone (air staging) Primary combustion zone (drying, devolatilisation, gasification) Solid combustion zone (afterburning grate) Fuel feeding channel (biomass bales)

6. Institute of Chemical Engineering page 6 Achema 2012 Thermal Process Engineering Energiezentrale 400+ Detailed analysis of combustion apparatus by application of CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) Gas velocity plots in secondary combustion zonePrimary combustion zone Detailed analysis of gas valves for combined volume flow measurement and control by means of CFD

7. Institute of Chemical Engineering page 7 Achema 2012 Thermal Process Engineering Energiezentrale 400+ Visit us:  www.thvt.at