Gas/particle flow characteristics of a centrally fuel rich swirl coal combustion burner

A three-component particle-dynamics anemometer is used to measure the characteristics of two-phase gas/particle flows in the near-burner region for a centrally fuel rich swirl coal combustion burner using a gas/particle two-phase test facility. Velocities, mean particle diameters and particle-volume flux profiles were obtained. The primary air and glass beads partially penetrate the central recirculation zone and are then deflected radially. At the center of the central recirculation zone, the mean radial velocities and tangential velocities are low and a zone of high particle-volume flux and large particle size is formed. The influence of gas/particle flow characteristics on combustion is analyzed.     

Influence of the mass flow rate of secondary air on the gas/particle flow characteristics in the near-burner region of a double swirl flow burner

The influence of the mass flow rate of secondary air on the gas/particle flow characteristics of a double swirl flow burner, in the near-burner region, was measured by a three-component particle-dynamics anemometer, in conjunction with a gas/particle two-phase test facility. Velocities, particle volume flux profiles, and normalized particle number concentrations were obtained. The relationship between the gas/particle flows and the combustion characteristics of the burners was discussed. For different mass flow rates of secondary air, annular recirculation zones formed only in the region of r/d=0.3–0.6 at x/d=0.1–0.3. With an increasing mass flow rate of secondary air, the peaks of the root mean square (RMS) axial fluctuating velocities, radial mean velocities, RMS radial fluctuating velocities, and tangential velocities all increased, while the recirculation increased slightly. There was a low particle volume flux in the central zone of the burner. At x/d=0.1–0.7, the profiles of particle volume flux had two peaks in the secondary air flow zone near the wall. With an increasing mass flow rate of secondary air, the peak of particle volume flux in the secondary air flow zone decreased, but the peak of particle volume flux near the wall increased. In section x/d=0.1–0.5, the particle diameter in the central zone of the burner was always less than the particle diameter at other locations.     

Effect of primary air flow types on particle distributions in the near swirl burner region

A three-component particle-dynamics anemometry is used to measure, in the near-burner region, the characteristics of gas-particle two phase flows with two swirl burners with different primary air flow types, on a gas-particle two phase test facility. One burner is the radial bias combustion swirl pulverized coal burner whose primary air is non-swirl, and the other is the swirl burner whose primary air is swirl. With the former one, particle volume fluxes, particle volume fractions and particle number concentrations are bigger near the edge of central recirculation zone, and the particle volume fractions and the particle number concentrations are also bigger in the central recirculation zone. With the latter one, the particle volume fluxes and particle number concentrations are less near the edge of the central recirculation zone, and they are bigger in the wall zone. The influence of gas-particle flow characteristics on combustion has been analyzed, and the theory of air-surrounding-coal combustion is given.     

Study on flow fields of centrally fuel rich swirl burner and its applications

Experiments on a single-phase test facility were done to optimize primary air outlet cones of a centrally fuel rich swirl coal combustion burner. On the basis of optimized results from the single-phase test, a three-component particle-dynamics anemometer was used to measure, in the near-burner region, the characteristics of gas/particle two-phase flows for the burner with two primary air outlet cones, on a gas/particle two-phase test facility. Velocities, RMS velocities and particle volume flux profiles were obtained. According to the results, the primary air outlet cone structure of the centrally fuel rich burner was matching a 670 ton per hour boiler. The performance of the burner on a 670 ton per hour boiler was studied.     

Investigation of particle dynamics and pulverized coal combustion in a cavity bluff-body burner

Mean and fluctuating velocity components and turbulence characteristics of the flow in the outlet of a cavity bluff-body burner were measured using three-dimensional laser particle dynamics anemometry (3D PDA). Results are also given on the choice of model particles, particle diameter distribution in and out of the recirculation zone, particle number density and volume flux distribution, and the combustion process for low-volatile coals. The experimental results not only provide an explanation of the mechanism of flame stabilization of the cavity bluff-body burner, but also demonstrate the potential of this kind of flame stabilization in industrial use.     

高速煤粉燃烧器内燃烧特性数值模拟及结构优化

高速煤粉燃烧器火焰喷射速度高达60~200 m/s,炉膛内火焰较长,对流换热比例提高,使得炉膛内温度分布均匀,没有传统低速煤粉燃烧器火焰短,炉膛内局部过热和结焦等缺点。笔者以14 MW高速煤粉燃烧器为研究对象,采用数值模拟的方法,研究旋流强度、二次风温度等关键参数对燃烧器内煤粉燃烧的影响,针对燃烧器内煤粉燃烧特点进行结构优化设计。对旋流强度研究结果表明,当旋流强度S=2.2、2.8、3.2及3.7时,燃烧器内回流区形状变化不大,从一次风喷口开始到旋流叶片位置结束,回流区环绕一次风管;最大回流量在一次风喷口附近,距离一次风喷口越远,回流量越小;旋流强度对一次风喷口附近最大回流量影响不大,喷口附近最大回流量均在0.45 kg/s左右,当距喷口超过一定距离(L/H<0.35)时,旋流强度对回流量的影响开始变得明显,表现为旋流强度越大,回流区末端回流量越大,回流区末端回流量最大为0.30 kg/s,最小为0.17 kg/s。研究燃烧器喷口处燃烧状态表明,喷口处火焰旋流强度为0.10~0.28,与入口旋流强度正相关,火焰喷射速度150 m/s,为中等旋流强度的高速旋流火焰;喷口中心区可燃性组分富集,缺氧,燃料和氧气分层分布。当旋流强度提高,喷口中心区可燃性组分浓度降低,CO浓度从11%降低到10%,H2浓度从1.65%降低到1.40%,焦炭浓度从0. 14%降低到0. 11%,喷口边缘O2浓度从13%降低到10%。旋流强度S=3.2和S=3.7时可燃组分和氧气浓度分布变化较小,说明旋流强度提高对燃烧的影响减弱。考察0、100和200℃下二次风温度对燃烧的影响,结果表明,当二次风温度提高,煤粉在燃烧器内的反应时间有所降低,从0.15 s降低到0.11 s,但燃烧器内的煤粉碳转化率提高20%,达到65%。对燃烧器结构进行优化,加入中心风,对比中心风直流和旋流与不加中心风3种状态,结果表明,加入旋流中心风和直流中心风后喷口中心区半径r≤75 mm范围内可燃组分浓度降低,采用直流时由于气流刚性较强,喷口中心区氧气浓度升高,采用旋流中心风对中心区氧浓度影响弱,对可燃组分浓度降低效果优于直流中心风。     

Detached eddy simulation of particle dispersion in a gas-solid two-phase fuel rich/lean burner flow

To predict the particle dispersion in the burner jet is of great importance in industrial application and in the designing of coal burner with good performance. The objective of this study was to numerically investigate the particle dispersion mechanisms in the gas-solid two-phase jet from a fuel rich/lean burner. The detached-eddy-simulation (DES) approach was employed to study the turbulent flow in the fuel rich/lean separator and the gas-solid multiphase jet from the exit of a fuel rich/lean burner. The vortex shedding process was simulated and its effect on the fuel rich/lean separating performance was evaluated. Combined with the Lagrangian tracking procedure for the particle phase, the coal particles with various Stokes numbers equal to 0.000434, 0.043, 1.08, 4.34 (corresponding to particle diameter 1, 10, 50, 100 μm, respectively) in the gas-solid fuel rich/lean jet were studied, which shows that although there are coherent vortex structures behind the central partition plate, these vorticities are small, the fuel-rich stream and the fuel lean stream will not mix quickly downstream of the exit of the nozzle. The large vortex structures at the jet outer boundary are the main factors that make the small particles to mix together. The coal particles with large Stokes number (St>1) disperse very slowly in the jet flow, which realizes the fuel rich/lean combustion in a rather long distance downstream the exit of the nozzle, resulting in low NO_x emissions.     

逆向射流燃烧技术研究进展

逆向射流燃烧技术是可同时适用于燃气和燃煤领域的高效低污染燃烧技术,逆喷结构和射流流速比决定了其流场特性。笔者综述了逆向射流燃烧技术在燃气和燃煤领域的发展历史、研究现状和发展趋势。在燃气领域,逆向射流主要起稳定火焰作用,具有良好的燃料-空气混合条件,形成一个近似均匀的热流场,避免燃烧过程中出现局部热点,但目前仅为一种为燃气轮机和飞机发动机提供的探索性技术,工程应用还需克服燃料和空气在一个狭小空间里的流场合理控制以及从简化装置到工程放大等问题。在燃煤领域,对于煤粉燃烧器,逆向射流可形成一个可控组分、大小、形状和位置的回流区,且将煤粉直接送进回流区,还可控制煤粉在回流区内的停留时间,该技术与传统火焰稳定方式相比,火焰稳定能力更强、停留时间更长、污染更低,更适用于低阶煤的高效燃烧,目前,逆向射流燃烧技术耦合其他稳燃、低氮技术为煤粉高效清洁利用发展提供了新方向,且已有实际工程应用,但对于其机理研究不够深入,限制了其进一步发展与推广。对于电站锅炉,部分一次风或燃尽风逆向偏转射入炉内,可缓解四角切圆燃烧方式下炉膛出口烟气的烟速和烟温偏差,目前主要是燃尽风反切的工业应用,但如何合理控制燃尽风反切角度、反切动量以及反切层数等关键问题还需进一步研究。     

预燃室对逆喷旋流煤粉燃烧器流场特性作用研究

煤粉高效低氮燃烧技术是煤炭高效利用领域持续关注的热点。煤粉燃烧器作为煤粉锅炉的核心设备,研究适合多煤种、宽负荷条件的煤粉燃烧器设计原理及技术至关重要。逆喷射流稳燃机理大都应用在航空发动机和燃气轮机领域,在煤粉燃烧领域应用极少。前人大量研究了预燃室对旋流燃烧器流场特性的影响,但鲜见预燃室对逆喷旋流燃烧器流场影响的相关研究。为了探究预燃室对逆喷旋流煤粉燃烧器流场特性的影响规律,笔者针对一款20 t/h逆喷旋流燃烧器,基于等温模化原理建立冷态燃烧器模型,利用热线风速仪和飘带法进行了流场测试和分析,结果表明:预燃室的存在不改变逆喷旋流煤粉燃烧器回流区环形的形状,但在逆喷旋流煤粉燃烧器内形成一个有利于煤粉着火的轴向速度低和湍流强度大的回流区。在X/D<1.3区域内,由于圆锥形预燃室对气流的挤压作用,预燃室的存在对回流区的面积起到抑制作用;在1.32.3区域内,预燃室对燃烧器内部流场的作用减弱,可忽略不计。在预燃室的作用下,回流区最宽处的直径从0.97D降至0.86D,最大相对回流率位置从截面X/D=1后移到截面X/D=1.6处,相对回流率从1.17减小至0.99。预燃室的存在对二次风区域内的轴向平均速度和湍流度分布规律影响较大。无预燃室工况下,在X/D<0.6区域内,速度和湍流度均出现峰值,在X/D>1.6区域内峰值消失,内外二次风完全混合;有预燃室工况下,在X/D<0.6区域速度沿着径向方向逐渐增大,湍流度沿着径向方向逐渐减小,在X/D>1.6区域,速度和湍流度沿着径向方向分布均匀。预燃室的存在有利于回流区煤粉的稳定燃烧,工程应用中起到煤粉迅速着火以及难燃煤稳定燃烧的作用。另外预燃室壁面气流速度较大,刚性强,避免预燃室壁面超温或结焦现象的发生,延长了煤粉燃烧器无故障运行时间和整体的使用寿命。     

Factors influencing the ignition of flames from air-fired swirl pf burners retrofitted to oxy-fuel

Combustion tests were undertaken in a vertical pilot-scale furnace (1.2 MWt) at the IHI test facility in Aioi, Japan, to compare the performance of an air fired swirl burner retrofitted to oxy fired pf coal combustion with the oxy fired feed conditions established to match the furnace heat transfer for the air fired case. A turn down test at a reduced load was also conducted to study the impact on flame stability and furnace performance.Experimental results include gas temperature measurements using pyrometry to infer the ignition location of the flames, flue gas composition analysis, and residence time and carbon burnout. Theoretical computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling studies using the Fluent 6.2 code were made to infer mechanisms for flame ignition changes.Previous research has identified that differences in the gas compositions of air and oxy systems increase particle ignition times and reduce flame propagation velocity in laminar systems. The current study also suggests changes in jet aerodynamics, due to burner primary and secondary velocity differences (and hence the momentum flux ratio of the flows) also influence flame shape and type.For the oxy fuel retrofit considered, the higher momentum flux of the primary stream of the oxy-fuel burner causes the predicted ignition to be delayed and occur further distant from the burner nozzle, with the difference being accentuated at low load. However, the study was limited to experimental flames being all Type-0 (low swirl with no internal recirculation), and therefore future work consider higher swirl flames (with internal recirculation) more common in industry.     

Pulverized coal combustion characteristics of high-fuel-ratio coals

It is strongly desired for coal-fired power plants in Japan to utilize not only low-rank coals with high moisture and high ash contents, but also high-rank coals with high fuel ratio for diversifying fuel sources and lowering cost. In this study, pulverized coal combustion characteristics of high-fuel-ratio coals are experimentally investigated using an approximately 100 kg-coal/h pulverized coal combustion test furnace. The combustion characteristics are compared to those for bituminous coal. The coals tested are six kinds of coal with fuel ratios ranging from 1.46 to 7.10. The results show that under the non-staged combustion condition, the minimum burner load for stable combustion rises as fuel ratio increases. To improve the stability, it is effective to lengthen the residence time of coal particles in the high gas temperature region close to the burner outlet by using a recirculation flow. The conversion ratio of fuel nitrogen to NOx and unburned carbon fraction increases with increasing the fuel ratio. In addition, as the fuel ratio increases, NOx reduction owing to the staged combustion becomes small, and unburned carbon fraction increment becomes significant. The numerical simulations conducted under the staged combustion condition show that although the numerical results are in general agreement with the experimental ones, there remains room for improvement in NOx reduction model for high-fuel-ratio coals.     

多射流锥形对撞流气流床流场特性实验及模拟研究

为了考察多射流锥形对撞煤加氢气流床内的冷态流场情况,以3 t/d的热态煤加氢气化炉为依据建立了气流床冷模装置。使用三维动态颗粒分析仪(3D-PDA)对气流床内的速度场进行了测量,同时使用Fluent软件,采用κ-ε模型对气流床内的流动情况进行了模拟研究,模拟结果与实验结果能较好地吻合。结果显示:多射流锥形对撞气流床内的流体流动分为对撞区、射流区、回流区和管流区,在考察范围内,随着进气速度的增加,回流区的体积占比先增大后减小;随中心喷嘴携带气速度的增加,射流区速度增大,且较进气速度的影响更为敏感;适当增加进气角度,则会降低射流区速度,增大回流区体积。     

新型低氮燃气分级燃烧器燃烧特性和NOx排放的CFD研究

应用CFD软件Fluent数值模拟了某二甲苯塔再沸炉在役油气联合燃烧器燃烧和NOx排放特性,分析了其NOx排放浓度较高的原因,提出了新型低NOx燃气分级燃烧器的改造方案,并数值模拟了新型燃烧器空气预热温度Tair、过剩空气系数α和主辅喷枪燃气质量分率Rp对辐射室壁面热通量、出口温度、火焰高度和炉膛出口NOx排放浓度的影响。针对在役燃烧器的模拟结果与现场运行数据吻合良好,说明所选模型能够正确模拟炉膛内部的流动、辐射、燃烧和NOx生成过程。新型燃烧器模拟结果表明,增加Tair会增加辐射壁面热通量,同时也会增加NO的排放;辐射壁面热通量随α增加而降低,NOx排放浓度随α增加而增加;Rp对炉内传热和NOx排放的影响并不明显。当Tair = 220℃、α = 1.05及Rp= 0.24时,新型燃烧器在模拟范围内达到最佳运行工况,辐射壁热通量为37.45kW/m2,NOx排放浓度为12.1μL/L。     

Pulverized straw combustion in a low-NOx multifuel burner: Modeling the transition from coal to straw

A CFD simulation of pulverized coal and straw combustion using a commercial multifuel burner have been undertaken to examine the difference in combustion characteristics. Focus has also been directed to development of the modeling technique to deal with larger non-spherical straw particles and to determine the relative importance of different modeling choices for straw combustion. Investigated modeling choices encompass the particle size and shape distribution, the modification of particle motion and heating due to the departure from the spherical ideal, the devolatilization rate of straw, the influence of inlet boundary conditions and the effect of particles on the carrier phase turbulence. It is concluded that straw combustion is associated with a significantly longer flame and smaller recirculation zones compared to coal combustion for the present air flow specifications. The particle size and shape distribution is the most influential parameter for the correct prediction of straw combustion. The inlet boundary conditions and the application of a turbulence modulation model can significantly affect the predicted combustion efficiency whereas the choice of devolatilization parameters was found to be of minor importance.     

Development of can-type low NOx combustor for micro gas turbine (fundamental characteristics in a primary combustion zone with upward swirl)

A low NO_x combustor for kerosene-fueled micro gas turbine based on a new concept was proposed, and the combustion characteristics of the prototype combustor were investigated. The new concept combustor consisted of primary and secondary combustion zones, and they were connected by a throat. A swirler was set between the primary and secondary combustion zones. In order to enhance the recirculation of burned gas in the primary combustion zone, the combustion air was introduced through the swirler and forced to flow upward to the combustor bottom, from where fuel spray was supplied through a nozzle. An optimum configuration of the primary combustion zone such as length of primary zone, swirler vane angle, diameter of throat, etc. were investigated to achieve high combustion stability and low emission in wide ranges of fuel flow rate and excess air ratio. The optimum value of each part in the primary combustion zone was found out by measuring fundamental combustion characteristics such as lean combustion limit, flame luminosity, exhaust gas composition and combustion gas temperature.     

Numerical modelling and simulation of pulverized solid‐fuel combustion in swirl burners

A finite‐volume numerical model for computer simulation of pulverized solid‐fuel combustion in furnaces with axisymmetric‐geometry swirl burner is presented. The simulation model is based on the k ? ε single phase turbulence model, considering the presence of the dispersed solid phase via additional source terms in the gas phase equations. The dispersed phase is treated by the particle source in cell (PSIC) method. Solid fuel particle devolatilization, homogenous and heterogeneous chemical reaction processes are modelled via a global combustion model. The radiative heat transfer equation is also resolved using the finite volume method. The numerical simulation code is validated by comparing computational and experimental results of pulverized coal in an experimental furnace equipped with a swirl burner. It is shown that the developed numerical code can successfully predict the flow field and flame structure including swirl effects and can therefore be used for the design and optimization of pulverized solid‐fuel swirl burners.     

Fractal and turbulence characteristics of aerodynamic fields of swirl burners

Turbulence intensities at the exit of a centrally fuel rich (CFR) burner were measured employing a probe with hot-film sensors. In addition, using glycol as a smog tracer, optical images of the highlighted primary airflow were taken with a CCD camera and contrast-enhanced by computer. Profiles of the interface between primary and secondary air were obtained from which fractal dimensions (FDs) of the primary air boundary were estimated. Results indicate that FDs of this air boundary are in the range of 1.10–1.30 depending on burner conditions. As the FD and mean turbulence intensities of the primary air boundary have uniform distributions, they can be used to analyze coal combustion and NO_x formation characteristics of the burner. When either decreasing the outer secondary air vane angle or increasing either the inner secondary air vane angle or total mass flow rate of the secondary air, the burner swirl number increases which subsequently shows up as an increase in the FD and mean turbulence intensities of the primary air boundary. Increasing the ratio of the mass flow rate of inner to outer secondary air decreases the burner swirl number, but increases the FD and mean turbulence intensities of primary air boundary.     

水泥回转窑内NO生成的模拟

采用气固流动、煤粉燃烧和NO生成模型,结合物料烧成过程的物理化学反应热效应的一维热流函数,对采用4通道燃烧器的某3000 t·d^-1生产能力的全尺寸水泥回转窑内NO的生成进行了数值模拟研究,对水泥回转窑内NO生成机理及分布规律进行深入的分析.研究结果表明：水泥回转窑内NO生成主要为热力型NO和燃料型NO,并且以热力型NO为主要生成方式,燃料NO主要在窑头的燃烧带产生,热力NO主要产生于高温烧成带,并且燃料NO与热力NO的生成过程存在着相互抑制作用.     

Test results of a catalytic combustor for a gas turbine

A catalytically assisted low NO_x combustor has been developed which has the advantage of catalyst durability. Combustion characteristics of catalysts at high pressure were investigated using a bench scale reactor and an improved catalyst was selected. A combustor for multi-can type gas turbine of 10 MW class was designed and tested at high-pressure conditions using liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel. This combustor is composed of a burner system and a premixed combustion zone in a ceramic type liner. The burner system consists of catalytic combustor segments and premixing nozzles. Catalyst bed temperature is controlled under 1000°C, premixed gas is injected from the premixing nozzles to catalytic combustion gas and lean premixed combustion is carried out in the premixed combustion zone. As a result of the combustion tests, NO_x emission was lower than 5 ppm converted at 16% O₂ at a combustor outlet temperature of 1350°C and a combustor inlet pressure of 1.33 MPa.     

Influence of outer secondary-air vane angle on combustion characteristics and NOx emissions of a down-fired pulverized-coal 300 MWe utility boiler

Industrial experiments were performed on a down-fired pulverized-coal 300 MWe utility boiler with swirl burners. Gas temperature, concentrations of gas components (O₂, CO, CO₂ and NO_x) in the burning region and carbon content in the fly ash were measured with outer secondary-air vane angles of 25°, 32.5° and 50°. Results indicate that with increasing vane angle, NO_x emission and boiler efficiency decrease. Overall evaluation boiler efficiency and NO_x emission, the vane angle of 32.5° is optimum. Using an IFA300 constant-temperature anemometer system, cold air experiments on a quarter-scaled burner model were also carried out to investigate the influence of various outer secondary-air vane angles on the flow characteristics in the burner nozzle region. No central recirculation zone appeared for vane angles of 25° and 32.5°. Most of the pulverized-coal was ignited in the external recirculation zone. For vane angles of 45° and 55°, a central recirculation zone could be observed, and air flow rigidity and axial velocities decreased rapidly.