Etteplan Oyj : Etteplan developing a control system for Chalmers’ biogas reactor
January 30, 2013 at 02:54 pm
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- The control system helps the Biomass Gasification Group at the Chalmers Energy Conversion Division to solve major challenges regarding the operation stability of a tar cleaning reactor system.
Etteplan, specialists in industrial equipment engineering and technical product information solutions, has been commissioned by the department of Energy and Environment of Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, to design a new control system for Chalmers' innovative biogas reactor.
Chalmers University is conducting research concerning the conversion of biomass into a biogas mixture and is developing a promising technique for catalytic gas cleaning of the tars produced in the gasification step. Current research has been focusing on the tar cleaning process to overcome challenges hindering commercial deployment of the technology.
Etteplan has helped Chalmers University replace the current control system of the reactor with new software and implement control functions to better regulate pressure fluctuations in the reactor. Such a control system has a significant role in maintaining different pressures in the two reactors, a key issue to avoid occurrence of tars in inappropriate sections of the reactor setup.
Etteplan's solution for Chalmers utilizes Etteplan's extensive expertise in advanced climate technologies. The company's engineering unit in Gothenburg is specialized in developing and testing climate technologies and control systems for applications that meet the highest requirements for product safety and performance under most severe conditions.
"We chose Etteplan as a supplier of the new control system, because of their insight and ability to come up with solutions that fitted to our needs. Etteplan's contribution to improve the process stability in our tar cracking reactor is expected to facilitate the operation of the reactor considerably", says Nicolas Berguerand, Ph.D, Assistant Professor at Chalmers University of Technology.
For additional information, please contact:
Yanick Meunier
Director South & West, Sweden
Etteplan
Tel. +46 708-814 855
Etteplan Oyj is a Finland-based company engaged in the provision of services within industrial equipment engineering and technical product information. The Company specializes in the improvement of the engineering and product development processes throughout the product life cycle. Its services are applied to a range of areas, such as technical documentation, engineering management, plant engineering, embedded systems development, automation, industrial design and usability, as well as medical technologies and product safety. The Companyâs customers comprise equipment manufacturers operating in aerospace and defense industry, forestry, mining, energy and power transmission sector, and transportation and vehicle industry, among others. Furthermore, the Company is a parent of a number of entities, including SAV Oy, Etteplan Design Center Oy, Etteplan Industry AB, Etteplan Consulting (Shanghai) Co Ltd, SDS Aura Oy and Sorona Innovation AB. It is a subsidiary of Ingman Group Oy Ab.
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