A biochar kiln is disclosed. An example of the biochar kiln includes a body having a one-piece rolled wall, a curved floor attached to the sidewall by a single weld line, and a removable lid. The example biochar kiln includes a plurality of semi-independent combustion cells. The example biochar kiln also includes a ventilation subsystem, an ember suppression subsystem, and a stack subsystem. A control subsystem may configured to monitor a plurality of zones of the biochar kiln for a plurality of process control variables, to produce a quality biochar product with well-managed emissions.
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1. A biochar kiln, comprising:
a body having a one-piece rolled wall, a curved floor attached to the sidewall by a single weld line, and a removable lid;
a plurality of semi-independent combustion cells, wherein a center combustion cell is provided in the center of the body and six perimeter combustion cells are provided between the center combustion cell and the wall;
an outside vent pipe loading to a center of each of the perimeter combustion cells to provide combustion air;
a plurality of thermowell tubes built into the curved floor for each of the combustion cells, wherein the thermowell tubes are positioned adjacent the vent pipes;
a ventilation subsystem;
an ember suppression subsystem;
a stack subsystem; and
a control subsystem.
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This application claims the priority benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/317,573 filed Apr. 3, 2016 for “Biochar Kiln,” hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety as though fully set forth herein.
Biochar is made from biomass (trees, agricultural waste, etc.) in an oxygen deprived, high temperature environment. Quality biochar has high purity, absorptivity and cation exchange capacity. This can provide significant benefits to several large markets including, but not limited to, agriculture, pollution remediation, odor sequestration, separation of gases, and oil and gas clean up.
A biochar kiln is disclosed, including construction of the kiln and various subsystems such as, but not limited to, ventilation, stack, control, insulation, and ember suppression. The kiln may be implemented to produce biochar.
In an example, the kiln is configured for internal combustion and heat generation as needed, to convert biomass into biochar. During operation, the kiln may experience frequent and wide thermal cycling. For example, every 2 days, the kiln temperatures can vary between −30 and +1300 degrees Fahrenheit (e.g., stack temperature ranges from −30 F to 1850 F).
The biochar kiln is configured to support slow pyrolysis and can accommodate a number of variables. Variables include, but are not limited to, a “green” and/or dry feedstock, large and/or small pieces of the feedstock, various and multiple different species of the feedstock, and operation according to variable processing times. The biochar kiln is robust in that it may be operated under a number of variable operating conditions, while still producing a consistent and high quality biochar product.
The biochar kiln may include a local and dedicated process control system. The control system may be implemented with a ventilation subsystem, an ember suppression subsystem, and airflow management or “stack” subsystem, to help ensure high quality and high yield biochar is produced while simultaneously complying with emissions standards.
In an example, the biochar kiln has multi-zone combustion cells that are computer-controlled to maintain target temperatures while creating faster burns. Multi-zone servo dampers are computer-control to manage inlet air flows to the combustion cells to support optimum heating. The biochar kiln may also have removable stacks and a stack hole sealing mechanism. The kiln may also be configured for negative flue gas pressure to eliminate fugitive emissions.
Before continuing, it is noted that as used herein, the terms “includes” and “including” mean, but is not limited to, “includes” or “including” and “includes at least” or “including at least.” The term “based on” means “based on” and “based at least in part on.”
In an example, the kiln wall 20 may be made of a one-piece, rolled wall. Body welds, where needed (e.g., between the floor 222 and wall 20, and various ports), are made on curved surfaces to lower structural and thermal stress to those joints.
The floor 24 may also be a one-piece heavy gauge, high strength steel. The floor 24 may be downward elliptical-shaped (the shape being visible in
Before continuing, it should be noted that the examples described above are provided for purposes of illustration, and are not intended to be limiting. Other devices and/or device configurations may be utilized to carry out the operations described herein.
In an example, upward facing thermowell tubes 26a-g may be built into the floor 20 for each combustion cell 25a-f. The thermowell tubes 26a-f may be positioned adjacent vent pipes or air inlets 28a-f. Another thermowell tube 26g may be positioned substantially in the center of the floor 20, e.g., for combustion cell 25g. The thermowell tubes 26a-g may be configured with monitors to enable interior biochar temperature sensing while the biochar is cooking.
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The dampers 34 are each attached to the outside portion of the corresponding vent pipes 28a-f to provide computer-controlled airflow. Each damper has a servo-controlled butterfly valve 42 to regulate airflow. Damper airflow results from negative pressure in the kiln (the vacuum sucks air in), or can be blown in by an external blower or both.
In an example, the ventilation subsystem 30 may be implemented with the control system described herein to provide a controlled airflow, thus enabling a carefully controlled burn and emissions control. In an example, each servo is computer-controlled and provides physical position feedback to the computer to confirm the valve's position. The feedback enables the computer control to determine whether a valve is working, blocked or failed. In an example, servo accuracy is about +/−0.5 degrees to permit precise control.
In an example, the kiln is equipped with one or more pressure transducer(s) to insure negative kiln pressure. Air vent pipes for each combustion cell may also pass through the floor flange. After a burn, the vent pipes can be sealed with cam-lock caps to help cut off oxygen, stop combustion and cool the biochar.
At the end of a burn, dampers 34 are removed from the vent pipe openings 32 and replaced with airtight, gasket cam-lock caps 33 (shown in
Damper wiring may be routed to a kiln-mounted control board to eliminate the need to unplug and plug damper wiring when the kiln travels to and from the workstations.
In addition to airflow control, the damper assembly 34 provides a computer-controlled gas-start system to ignite the wood during a fresh burn. Gas flow is turned by the computer via a gas solenoid.
During operation gas is piped into the assembly where it flows through a venturi pulling in air to the air/gas mix tube before being exposed to a preheated glow plug igniter. The ignited gas then travels by a thermocouple probe to verify its ignition and down the vent pipe to start the wood fire at its combustion cell.
The introduction of suppression gases can be managed by a regulator 48 (
The ember suppression subsystem may also be implemented at least in part in the lid. In an example, the lid has a gasket attached to it at the perimeter. The gasket gets squeezed between lid flange located above the gasket and the flange on the kiln rim below. The gasket reduces or prevents air leaks during ember suppression. During the burn, the gasket also helps retain fugitive smoke in the kiln (e.g., in case of a short term negative pressure drop).
In an example, a reflector/flow director is attached to the underside of the lid. This reflects radiant heat back into the kiln and biochar while also directing the flue gas to the out perimeter of the kiln, which improves heat distribution in the kiln.
The stack may be anchored by gravity and/or other attachment(s). In an example, the base of the stack is wide enough to provide stability (e.g., up to about 90 mph wind loads). At the bottom of the stack 51, a smoke chamber 52 funnels kiln gases into the stack 50. A stack blower 54 moves the smoke first horizontally and then curves straight up and through the top of the stack 51.
During example operation, the stack blower 54 moves combustion air through the duct 52 where the smoke then enters a venturi mix tube. Air from the blower 54 entrains nearby flue gas to pull it up into the mix tube of the stack 51. At the top end of the mix tube (see
As the air and flue gas pass through the burner (natural gas or propane), it ignites volatile gases (if any), which lowers emission pollution, burns particulates, heats the vapors and spirals the smoke upward to heat refractory material above the burner. The spiral effect is cause by vanes placed just after the burner. The spiraling hot vapors spend more time heating the refractory than a straight upward flow.
In an example, the target refractory temperature is about 1650 F, and is managed by adjusting the burner fuel flow rate and/or the blower flow rate. At 1650 F, CO combines with radical Oxygen to make CO2, which is an acceptable emission gas (whereas CO is highly regulated). In addition, at 1650 F, thermal NOX is also kept low.
An added stack extension (not shown) may be provided to help increase flow rate due to stronger convection flow. Less entrainment air is required, for less cooling, less use of burner gas. This may reduce or eliminate the need for refractory material, thus reducing cost.
The blower 54 provides a negative kiln pressure (e.g., by reducing or altogether eliminating fugitive smoke, and providing suction to pull air in from the dampers). The blower 54 also provides oxygen for emission conversion and burner combustion, and helps control stack temperatures by adding cooling air.
The controller 58 may receive input and/or feedback from the kiln (e.g., the ventilation subsystem 24, the ember suppression subsystem 44, and/or the stack subsystem 50). The controller 58 may also provide output or control of the various subsystems.
In addition, the kiln and stack may also be considered to include a plurality of control zones 60. The control zones 60 are independent, horizontal and/or vertical zones within the kiln body 12 and stack 51. The zones each have one or more process control variable (e.g., temperature, oxygen level). The zones 60 may be physical component(s) and/or area(s) (both physical and virtual) of the kiln body 12 and/or stack 14 itself, and/or a process component, such as the feedstock, product (including intermediary product), air, gas(es), and smoke within the kiln body 12 and/or stack 14.
Examples zones 60 include, but are not limited to, floor combustion cells, the kiln feedstock itself, the produced biochar itself, the kiln lid 14, the stack smoke chamber, stack mix venturi, the stack burner, Flue gas spiral vanes, Stack refractory, Stack extension. The zones 60 may be equipped with one or more sensor and/or dampers. These zones 60 may be managed by the controller 58.
In an example, each kiln 10 has its own computer control board (e.g., for easy transit and improved individual kiln reliability). The control board may be wirelessly linked to a site controller to accept site-wide remote commands (e.g., fire start), to provide archive data and to send status alarms.
To integrate multiple zones across multiple kilns 10, and/or multiple zones within a single kiln 10, the control subsystem 56 can apply one or more group state machines on top of individual zone state machines to insure even burns across individual zones. For example, group state machines may include a program to ask individual zones to stop at intermediate temperatures to permit slower zones to catch up. When all zones arrive at the temperature, the group is then released to continue the process.
The control board may be accessed via tablet, smart phone, and laptop devices, e.g., which provide the user interface and control. The control board may also control work lights and strobe alarms at the site and/or individual kiln(s).
In an example, the controller 58 implements state machine software and device controllers to independently manage each of the various subsystems (e.g., 24, 44, and 50) and zones 60 (e.g., a floor combustion cell). To integrate zones 60, the controller 58 can be implemented as one or more group state machines on top of individual state machines to ensure optimal group performance (e.g., to ensure consistent or even burns across all cells).
The controller 58 may enable non-programmers to develop advanced control logic and algorithms without making changes to its lower level program code. Unique control instructions (e.g., “recipes”) can be generated for unique customer needs, feedstock type, emissions requirements, biochar attributes, etc.
In an example, the control subsystem 56 provides higher yields, higher biochar quality, greater consistency, optimized flow rates, vapor pressure control, end of cycle detection, lower emissions and shorter burn cycles. By way of illustration, each floor combustion cell may be provided with an optimal amount of combustion air for maximum temperature rise while working to reach a preset temperature goal. The burn control can use Boolean logic and/or PID (proportional, integral and derivative) control or other techniques for fastest temperature attainment.
In an example, a cylindrical insulator 62 (
In another example, the insulating cylinder 62′ may stand away from the kiln wall 20 to allow forced airflow through a gap between the kiln wall 20 and the insulating cylinder 62, and optionally through openings or vents 64 (e.g., after a burn). In an example, (not shown), a ring or band with similar sized and spaced openings can be fit snugly to the insulation. During processing, the band can be rotated so that the vents 62 are at least partially or fully covered. To aid in cooling, the band can be rotated so that openings in the ring line up with the vents 64. By natural convection, the air inside the space is heated by the Kiln wall. It then rises out the vent openings, drawing cool air into the air space from the bottom.
Ambient air (or chilled air) blowers may be provided to force air to pass between the kiln wall and insulation for cooling before it exits on the far side. Sensing the existing air temperature and internal thermowell temperatures can indicate when the kiln is safe to open.
In an example, the insulation is about 1.5 inches thick, although other sizes may be provided. The insulator 62 and 62′ can detach from the kiln to permit replacement and maintenance as needed.
There may be provided a clearance between a gripper ring 66 and the bottom of the insulation so that gripping the gripper ring 66 (e.g., with a forklift or other machinery to raise/lower the kiln 10) does not pinch or otherwise harm the insulation. This distance may depend on the dimensions of the gripper and the expected accuracy of the loader driver while picking up the Kiln.
The insulation 62 and 62′ holds significantly more heat inside the Kiln during processing, and is expected to reduce the amount of wood burned (increasing efficiency) with increased yield of char.
If using natural convection doesn't allow cooling of the Kiln in a short enough time, forced convection may be provided. One way to accomplish forced convection is by mounting a pipe 68 vertically to the kiln 10, as shown in
The pipe(s) 68 distribute forced air both ways (e.g., left and right) into the air space on one side of the kiln 10. If it is desired to “collect” the air on the opposite side of the kiln 10, another similar pipe can be installed. If faster cooling is desired, 4 pipes can be used, 2 for inlet and 2 for “exhaust”, though the complexity increases significantly. These are only exemplary configurations. Other configurations are also contemplated.
As shown in
The heated air may be forced into 2 or 3 inlets, as illustrated by
In this example, there may be no air blown into/out of the bottom for cooling to reduce the need for plumbing through the insulation 80. As the heat rises, and when the walls and inside air were cooled, the bottom may lose heat to the Kiln air. If forced air cooling is desired for the bottom, a small diameter pipe may be attached to the blower, and cool air can be blown into the bottom chamber which exits from vents in the bottom insulation sections.
A similar air space/insulation configuration may be used for the lid. The stack blower may be used to provide the forced air for cooling. It may implement a switched damper to divert the air from the stack to the lid and/or kiln. It is noted that the kiln and lid may be hot if plumbing needs to be connected. In another example, a blower is attached to the lid that is used for cooling.
In an example, the kiln insulation is provided in sections to make it easier to install. Overlapped sheet metal joints may hold sections together and help prevent air loss during cooling.
In an example, the kiln wall insulation is enclosed in a “box” (e.g., of 1/16″ or 16-gauge (or thinner) sheet metal). For the kiln walls and bottom sections, these may be rolled to fit, with bent or welded ends for fastening the “front” and “back” sides together. An attachment mechanism/bracket may be welded to the kiln. In other examples, these insulation sections may be fastened to the brackets.
If the insulation section dimensions are about half or whole multiples of about 14.5 inches, fiberglass rolls may fill the inside of the insulation sections (e.g., 16 inch stud spacing less 1.5 inch stud is about 14.5 inches). It is noted that careful dimensioning may lead to more efficient use of the insulation.
It is noted that the examples shown and described are provided for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting. Still other examples are also contemplated.
Olander, Mikel, Pierce, II, Perry, Beierwaltes, William T., Gaspard, II, James G.
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