Sharin Fernando
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Thesis title
Creating clean fuels from waste
Research overview
Biogas is a renewable fuel derived from landfill sites, wastewater treatment plants, sewage, and animal waste, and it consists of 50-70 percent methane, 30-40 percent carbon dioxide, and trace amounts of impurities. Purification aids in removing impurities; however, the modern-day purification methods still lack in generating an impurity-free sample. Burning biogas with impurities is detrimental to the apparatus as it will diminish the anticipated performance and lifespan. Therefore, this research focuses on minimizing the impact of these impurities by employing computational fluid dynamics. The generated results will be used in making biogas a competitive fuel for the future.
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B.Eng.(Hons) Mechanical Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia (2021)