Fuel Briquettes Machine for Sugar Mill Waste

Overview: The purpose of this proposal is to design and develop a machine which can convert sugar mill waste (i.e. bagasse, ash and press mud) into fuel briquettes. This machine can also be used for biomass waste as well. Biomass waste is produced, in tons every day in

Project Title

Fuel Briquettes Machine for Sugar Mill Waste

Project Area of Specialization

Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Project Summary

Overview:

The purpose of this proposal is to design and develop a machine which can convert sugar mill waste (i.e. bagasse, ash and press mud) into fuel briquettes. This machine can also be used for biomass waste as well. Biomass waste is produced, in tons every day in every corner of Pakistan. These wastes or residues are usually of no use, hence discarded. It is estimated that biomass potential of Pakistan is around $ 18 billion.

The world is switching toward renewable energy or eco-friendly energy systems. This waste or residue can come in handy as the source of making such systems.

Our main target is to design such a solution that could take care of huge amount of wastes that gets discarded... The raw material targeted is sugarcane bagasse and Mud, which is produced in tons as a byproduct of sugar. These waste or residue is to produce Bio fuel also termed as natural fuel, which is environment friendly.

In the categories of bio fuel, there are different types of fuels and different methods for making them. The fuel we focused on is Briquettes. It can be made from different raw materials the material we have chosen is Bagasse, mud and ash. Briquettes is a very eco-friendly and cheap means of solid fuel.

The machine we are targeting is a screw based automated and semi-automated machine, which will input these Agro-wastes as raw material and will produce solid fuel stick or Briquettes to be exact in our case.

Project Objectives

Advantages:

The outcome which is expected is to make a production machine which would be fast and efficient. The machine should be user friendly and must serve both in public as well as government sector. Some of the main outputs are,

• It could serve in the production of electricity or provide an alternate for domestic fuel, both at private and government level.
• It could strive to contribute to the economy of the country by providing cheap electricity.
• To establish a pollution free environment by utilizing the waste in a useful cause.
• Agricultural industries could utilize there wastes and convert them into briquettes for heat/ steam production

PROJECT KEY FEATURES:

This project offers following features,

• This machine utilizes a screw to compress the raw material into briquettes, which is driven by 4Kw motor
• This machine provides the operator with Auto/ Manual control of the machine along with monitoring of system parameters
• Monitors the level of the raw material in the hoper and indicates that on the panel 
• Provides emergency stop button along with emergency indicator and protection circuitry for the motor  

Project Implementation Method

The project is comprised of two main parts Mechanical and the Electrical part,

Mechanical Part:

The mechanical part consist of the base on which the screw chamber and the screw is fixed and the motor and gear box is placed and a hopper is situated on top of the starting end of the screw with internally fitted flaps which push the raw material in the screw chamber.

Electrical Part:

• The electrical part consists of a 4Kw motor which drives the screw.
• The motor is equipped with direction control, protection circuitry and Line voltage and current analysis
• Plc is used as the brain of the machine which control the auto/manual operation, direction control of the motor, Level monitoring of the raw material and its indications, warning indications
• Output production count is monitored and displayed on the counter

Benefits of the Project

This project has the following benefits,

• It could serve in the production of electricity or provide an alternate for domestic fuel, both at private and government level
• It could strive to contribute to the economy of the country by providing cheap electricity
• To establish a pollution free environment by utilizing the waste in a useful cause
• Agricultural industries could utilize there wastes and convert them into briquettes for heat/ steam production

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

Final Deliverable hardware will consist of,

• PLC (Programmable Logic Controller as the brain of the machine)
• 3phase Induction motor (For the screw)
• Motor starter (Direction control of the motor)
• Protection circuitry for motors winding protection
• Machine's supply Voltage analyzer
• Motor's current analyzer
• Control switfhes for specific functions
• Emergency stop with Emergency indicators
• Level sensor for raw material with indications
• Output detector with display counter
• Hopper for raw material inlet
• Screw which intakes the raw material and compresses it into briquettes 

Final Deliverable of the Project

Hardware System

Core Industry

Energy

Other Industries

Agriculture

Core Technology

Clean Tech

Other Technologies

Others

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-Being for People, Affordable and Clean Energy, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Climate Action, Life on Land

Required Resources

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