parameter

Grate based mass incinerator

Industrial biomass pellet
burner

NK-series gasifying burner

Fuel
Any fuel (no pre-processing
required)
Pelleted biomass (limited
supply and costly)
Any solid fuel (fuel
shredded or chipped to
specified dimension)
-Agricultural waste Yes Yes Yes
-Coke and coal Yes (specially designed) No Yes
-Municipal solid
waste
No No Yes
-Multi fuel
adaptability
No No Yes
Smoke formation Yes
Yes (during low load
operation)
No
Tar formation Yes Yes (irrespective of load) No
Particulate and
soot formation
Yes Yes No
Fouling Yes Yes No
Burner efficiency
Percentage of fuel converted to heat

Cleanliness of
workspace
Very Bad Bad Excellent
Control of the heat
release rate
complex Easy
Precision control with
flexible load operation
Flame
temperatures
reached
Higher the flame temperature, better the performance

Fuel savings