%0 Journal Article %A M. Bharath and Vasudevan Raghavan and B. V. S. S. S. Prasad and S. R. Chakravarthy %D 2018 %J International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 135, 2018 %T Experimental Study on Effects of Addition of Rice Husk on Coal Gasification %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10008717 %V 135 %X In this experimental study, effects of addition of rice husk on coal gasification in a bubbling fluidized bed gasifier, operating at atmospheric pressure with air as gasifying agent, are reported. Rice husks comprising of 6.5% and 13% by mass are added to coal. Results show that, when rice husk is added the methane yield increases from volumetric percentage of 0.56% (with no rice husk) to 2.77% (with 13% rice husk). CO and H2 remain almost unchanged and CO2 decreases with addition of rice husk. The calorific value of the synthetic gas is around 2.73 MJ/Nm3. All performance indices, such as cold gas efficiency and carbon conversion, increase with addition of rice husk. %P 237 - 241