Biomass combustion
Residential firing systems
- Gaseous fuels
- Destillate oil
- Log wood
- Briquettes
- Pellets
Domestic and industrial boilers from a few kW up to 1 MW
- Natural wood chips
- Residues of wood manufacturing industry
- Other residual biomass
Measurement of flue gas emissions
Test stand for central heating boilers up to 500 kW and hand-fired units
- Measurement of flue gas emissions together with combustion parameters for further optimisation
- Optimisation of combustion chamber design
- Implementation of Low-NOx and low particulate technique
- Advanced process controlling
- Valuation of firing systems and fuels
Scientific work
- Combustion basics of solid fuels
- Particulate matter investigations
- Fuel characterisation and specification (CEN norm)
- Emission behaviour of firing systems (Start-Stop-Emissions)
- Determination of Emission Factors
- Expert opinions and consulting
Co-operation
- Umweltbundesamt, Berlin
- German Federal Ministries of Environment
- Participation and leading of standardisation working groups:
- Commission of Air Pollution Prevention in VDI and DIN: Measurement guidelines
- CEN: European standards for measuring techniques and fuel parameters
- Industry: Manufacturer and operators of firings
Contact
Dieter Straub
Ing.Department Flue Gas Cleaning and Air Quality Control (RuL)