Coal pulverizers play an important role in the functioning and performance of a PC-fired boiler. The main functions of a pulverizer are crushing, drying and separating the fine coal particles toward combustion in the furnace. It is a common experience that mill outlet pipes have unequal coal flow in each pipe and contain some coarse particles. Unequal coal flow translates into unequal air-to-fuel ratio in the burner, deviating from the design value and thus increasing unburned carbon in fly ash, NOx and CO. Coarser particles at the mill outlet originate from poor separation and decrease the unit efficiency. In addition, coarser particles reduce burner stability at low load. Air flow distribution at the mill throat, as well as inside the mill, significantly influences the mill performance in terms of separation, drying, coal/air flow uniformity at the mill outlet, wear patterns and mill safety. In the present work, a three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of the MPS Roll Wheel pulverizer at Alliant Energy's Edgewater Unit 5 has been developed. The Eulerian-Lagrangian simulation approach in conjunction with the coal drying model in Fluent, a commercial CFD software package, has been used to conduct the simulation. Coal drying not only changes the primary air temperature but it also increases the primary air flow rate due to mass transfer from coal. Results of the simulation showed that a non-uniform airflow distribution near the throat contributes significantly to non-uniform air-coal flow at the outlet. It was shown that uniform velocity at the throat improves the air and coal flow distribution at the outlet pipes. A newly developed coal mill model provides a valuable tool that can be used to improve the pulverizer design and optimize unit operation. For example, reject coal rate, which is controlled by the air flow near the mill throat, can be reduced. The model can also be used to further aid in identifying and reducing high temperature or coal-rich areas where mill fires are most likely to start. 相似文献
This paper deals with the mechanism of breakage of Pittsburgh coal in the Szego mill, for the preparation of coal-grade 2 oil and coal-water slurries. Following a brief introduction to the mill and its operation, the kinetics of coal breakage is discussed. The non-first-order breakage in the mill is due to material and environment effects.A two-component mechanistic model, considering the coal in a size interval to be composed of crushed feed particles and flaky particles, is used to explain the breakage. The selection functions for both components in various size intervals are estimated from experimental data using an optimization technique. Finally, the variation of the selection functions with particle size is discussed. 相似文献
In many countries, legislation has been enacted to set guidelines for ambient concentrations and to limit the emission of fine particulates with an aerodynamic diameter less than 10 μm (PM10) and less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5). Ash particles are formed during the combustion of coal in pf boilers and fine ash particulates may potentially pass collection devices. The ash size fractions of legislative interest formed during coal combustion are the result of several ash formation mechanisms; however, the contribution of each of the mechanisms to the fine ash remains unclear. This study provides insight into the mechanisms and coal characteristics responsible for the formation of fine ash. Five well characterized Australian bituminous coals have been burned in a laminar flow drop tube furnace in two oxygen environments to determine the amount and composition of the fine ash (PM10, PM2.5 and PM1) formed. Coal characteristics have been identified that correlate with the formation of fine ash during coal combustion. The results indicate that coal selection based on (1) char characterization and (2) ash fusion temperature could play an important role in the minimization of the fine ash formed. The implications of these findings for coal selection for use in pf-fired boilers are discussed. 相似文献
Coal fired power station efficiency affects the environment and cost of power. Pulverised fuel (pf) is conveyed from the mill to the furnace through a convoluted network of steel pipes with several junctions and the coal can be badly distributed between the burners. In order to simulate the behaviour of pf in the network and to provide a solution to this problem, a test facility has been constructed at the University of Nottingham. The rig provides air drawn through a 154 mm pipe, which then splits two or three ways. A number of bends prior to the junction point ensure an unbalanced distribution of powder in the downstream pipes. Conventional and novel techniques have been applied to quantify the mal-distribution. 相似文献