The Siemens Gasification Test Center is located at our headquarters in Freiberg, and is one of the most comprehensive gasification test facilities in the world. More than 60 different fuels have been tested so far, which gives Siemens a rich body of experience.
The centerpiece of the Siemens Gasification Test Center is a 5 MWth gasification reactor which is complemented by a range of feedstock preparation systems and related gas cleaning process units. At the Siemens Gasification Test Center, a broad range of test conditions can be simulated. It is used to:.
Dry Feeding Test Rig
The Siemens Gasification Test Center furthermore provides a test rig for high-pressure coal feeding. This test rig consists of a large-scale, fully equipped dry feeding system and can be used to find optimized feeding solutions. In particular, it allows the following aspects to be explored:
- Investigation of fluidization behavior under elevated pressure conditions
- Comparison of different coal density and velocity measurement systems
- Investigation of different feeding gases for solid feeding
- Test of alternative dry feeding systems