TY - JOUR
AU - Zarmai, M. T.
AB - The challenge of energy poverty in cities of developing countries, including Abuja, Nigeria, poses a serious threat to sustainable development. This situation is further compounded by the observable poor management of municipal solid waste (MSW) in most of these countries. An effective and economic approach to solving these problems is the conversion of the organic fraction of the collected waste to energy by direct incineration. The aim of this work is to promote improvement in the management of municipal solid waste by using it as fuel for generating electric power, employing micro steam turbine at the domestic or small-scale business level by applying direct incineration technology to the MSW generated within the neighbourhood. The methodology applied in this study involved the application of standard thermodynamic analytical procedures for the determination of incineration parameters, energy yield from the MSW, steam turbine pressure levels and the power output. The designed incineration system has a waste treating capacity of 30 kg/hr. at an average incinerator hearth temperature of 618℃ while the required combustion air/fuel ratio was calculated to be 5.89:1. The incinerator’s potential for superheated steam production for electric power generation was determined to be 0.07 ton/hr. at 8 bar and 460 ℃, pressure and temperature, respectively, yielding an electric power output of 9.62 kW with a plant thermal efficiency of 43%.A conservative estimate of 10% of the population of Abuja implementing this solution to manage self-generated MSW leads to the handling of about 130,391.8 kg in a day, converted to electricity.
TI - Analysis of micro steam turbine for electricity generation using heat recovery from municipal solid waste incineration
JF - International Journal of Energy and Water Resources
DO - 10.1007/s42108-025-00366-8
DA - 2025-05-14
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/analysis-of-micro-steam-turbine-for-electricity-generation-using-heat-9M7Z50LINN
SP - 1
EP - 9
VL - OnlineFirst
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DP - DeepDyve
ER -