Indian Institute
About CGPL / Indian Institute of Science
Combustion, Gasification and Propulsion Laboratory is a part of the Department of Aerospace Engineering, at the Indian Institute of Science. The work on biomass gasification was started in 1982 in a small way in the main department and got shifted to the current premises (a small room at the northern end of the laboratory) in 1984.
Always seeking more efficient ways of harnessing energy through gasification process, CGPL has also developed patented technologies, for removal of hydrogen sulfide from biogas (ISET Process), Precipitated silica from rice husk ash (IPSIT Process), Efficient biomass stoves. Apart from these technologies CGPL has also been involved in techniques for charcoal production, activated carbon. It has been striving to address the energy requirements of biomass-based industries and offer turnkey solutions. A run down through these pages should enlighten you more about these.
One of the principal features of the work at the laboratory has been a pursuit of a combination of analytical, computational, modeling and experimental studies on problems of topical interest to India but meaningful in the international arena. The laboratory has had the tradition of participation in International Combustion symposia where the acceptance criteria for presentation are more rigorous than journal publication. The pursuit of rigorous work in a frontier area for international relevance and development of Technologies relevant to developing countries have occurred with no conflict over the last three decades.
Gasification Papers
Principles of Gasification
Alternative Energy in Agriculture, Chapter 4: "Biomass Gasification"
Thermo-Chemical Conversion of Biomass – a Retrospective and a Prospective
Energy From Renewables
Biomass Derived Energy Carriers As Fuels In Engines And Fuel Cells
Biomass derived producer gas as a reciprocating engine fuel
Technology of Biomass Gasification
Biomass to Energy
Gasifier Design
Wood Gas Generators For Small Power Requirements
Design Rules for Downdraft Wood Gasifiers
CFD Design and Analysis Of Down Draft Biomass Gasifier
Electricity Generation
Stand Alone Small Power Level Systems
Results of an Indo-Swiss programme for qualification, testing of an 300 kW IISc-Dasag gasifier
Low cost, high efficiency biofuel-to-electricity, past and future
On The Operation Of A High-Pressure Biomass Gasifier With Gas Turbine
Green Electricity: A Case Study Of a Grid-linked Independent Power Producer
Green Electricity From Biomass Fueled Producer Gas Engines
Five kilowatt wood gasifier technology: Evolution and field experience
Case Studies on Small Scale Biomass Gasifier Based Decentralized Energy Generation
Systems
Assessment of Biomass Resource and its Power Potential using Remote Sensing Data
Engine Performance
Performance analysis of an internal combustion engine operated on producer gas
Producer Gas Engines - Proponent of Clean Energy Technology
Zero-dimensional modeling of a producer gas-based reciprocating engine
Simulation of Fluid Flow in a High Compression Ratio Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine
Gaseous Emissions Using Producer Gas as Fuel in Reciprocating Engines
On The Estimation Of Power From A Diesel Engine Converted For Gas Operation
Experiments And Modeling Of Producer Gas Based Reciprocating Engines
Development of Producer Gas Engines
Combustion Data
Laminar and Turbulent Burning Velocities of Premixed Hydrocarbon-air Flames in Closed Cubical Vessel
Computational studies of the laminar burning velocity of a producer gas and air mixture under typical engine conditions
Combustion of sandwich propellant at low pressures
Combustion Of Wooden Spheres
Flow Studies in Non Circular Tubes with Wall Injection
Woodgas Mixer
Numerical and Experimental Modeling of Producer Gas Carburetor
CFD Analysis of a Mixture Flow in a Producer Gas Carburetor
Experimental Analysis Of Feedback Control System For Lambda Sensor Based Producer Gas Engine Carburetor
Char Gasification
Wood-Char Gasification: Experiments And Analysis On Single Particles And Packed Beds
Gasification of char particles in packed beds
Agri-waste
Tar Characterization in New Generation Agro-Residue Gasifiers
Precipitated Silica From Rice Husk by Ispit Process
Agro Residue Mapping For India
Woodgas Stoves
Single Particle and Packed Bed Combustion in Modern Gasifier Stoves—Density Effects
Portable Single-pan Wood Stoves of High Efficiency for Domestic Use
Part I: Experimental studies on a pulverised fuel stove
Part II: Computational studies on a pulverised fuel stove
Gasifier stoves - Science, technology and field outreach
Experimental and computational studies on a gasifier based stove
Biogas
Hydrogen Sulfide Removal From Biogas By Iset Process