Effect of Bagasse Moisture on Boiler Performance

In most sugar industry, sugarcane bagasse is used as fuelto generate steam for sugar milling and electricity generation.It consists of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, ash andmoisture content. As bagasse moisture content increases, greater combustion is obtained.Thus, thebagasse moisture content is an important parameter to control combustion in boilers. Simulated bagassewas used to monitor the effects of moisture content on gross calorific value (GCV) and net calorific value(NCV) and equilibrium analysis. So burning of bagasse at suitable level of moisture is essential from the viewpoint of boiler performance.