应用于燃油锅炉的富氧空气助燃技术探讨

介绍富氧助燃技术,并论述该技术应用于燃油锅炉的节能减排效果。通过对燃烧过程进行热工分析得知,采用含氧浓度为28%的富氧空气进行助燃时,烟气排放明显减少,燃烧室理论温度可由1340K左右提高至1720K以上。在富氧空气气氛下,柴油燃烧速度也有一定提高。以常见的系统工艺及实际情况为例,对富氧空气助燃的经济可行性加以论述,并初步提出了技术改进方案。结果显示,采用富氧空气助燃技术可以达到节约能源、降低排放的效果。     

Numerical prediction and practical improvement of pulverized coal combustion in blast furnace

The burning characteristics of pulverized coal in blowpipe and tuyere at two different injection patterns are simulated numerically, to aid improving the practical performance of blast furnace. With the condition of the same fuel and oxidant mass flow rates, the predictions indicate that the combustion efficiency of pulverized coal using double-lance can be substantially enhanced compared with that using single lance. Accordingly, the pulverized coal injection in a practical blast furnace was modified from single lance to double-lance. As a result, the practical injection rate of the pulverized coal in the blast furnace was increased from 110 to 153 kg/tHM, revealing that a profound decrease in operating cost of the blast furnace has been implemented.     

Emission of trace toxic metals during pulverized fuel combustion of Czech coals

A study of the trace elements emission (As, Se, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Zn, Hg, Tl, Pb, Ni, Sn, Sb, V, Mn and Fe) from pulverized coal combustion has been made at six heating and power stations situated in the Czech Republic. The amount of chlorine in coal has considerable influence on volatilization of some elements such as Zn, Cu, Pb, Hg and Tl, which is explained by the formation of thermodynamically stable compounds of these elements with chlorine. Generally, the affinities for Cl follows the order Tl > Cu > Zn > Pb > Co > Mn > Sn > Hg. The experimental data indicates enrichment of some of the trace toxic elements in the emissions (Cu, Zn, As, Se, Cd, Sn, Sb, Hg and Pb) and good agreement was obtained by thermodynamic equilibrium calculations with a few exceptions. In the case of Fe, Mn, Co, Cr and Sn calculated values are overestimated in the bottom ash and there are zero predicted amounts of these elements in the fly ash. In comparison, the results from experiments show up to 80% of these elements retained in fly ash. This implies that there exist additional steps leading to the enrichment by Fe, Mn, Co, Cr and Sn of small particles. Such mechanisms could include the ejection during devolatilization of small inorganic particles from the coal of bottom ash particles, or disintegration of the char containing these metals to small particles of fly ash. On the other hand, there are slightly overestimated or similar values of relative enrichment factors for As, V, Cu, Cd, Sb, Tl and Pb in the fly ashes and zero predicted values for bottom ashes. Our experimental results show about 5% or less of these elements are retained in bottom ashes, so they probably remain in the bottom ash inside unburned parts of coal. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A review of investigations on liquid fuel combustion in porous inert media

Utilization of a porous medium for combustion of liquid fuels is proved to be a promising approach for future applications. The porous medium burner for liquid fuels is more advantageous than the conventional open spray flame burner for several reasons; these include enhanced evaporation of droplet spray owing to regenerative combustion characteristics, low emission of pollutants, high combustion intensity with moderate turn-down ratio and compactness. This article provides a comprehensive picture of the global scenario of research and developments in combustion of liquid fuels within a porous medium that enable a researcher to determine the direction of further investigation. Accordingly, a glossary of the important terminology, the modeling approach, advances in numerical and experimental works and applications are included. The papers published in standard journals are reviewed and summarized with relevant comments and suggestions for future work.     

Effects of pyrolyzed semi-char blend ratio on coal combustion and pollution emission in a 0.35 MW pulverized coal-fired furnace

The effects of blend ratio on combustion and pollution emission characteristics for co-combustion of Shenmu pyrolyzed semi-char (SC), i.e., residuals of the coal pyrolysis chemical processing, and Shenhua bituminous coal (SB) were investigated in a 0.35 MW pilot-scale pulverized coal-fired furnace. The gas temperature and concentrations of gaseous species (O₂, CO, CO₂, NO_x and HCN) were measured in the primary combustion zone at different blend ratios. It is found that the standoff distance of ignition changes monotonically from 132 to 384 mm with the increase in pyrolyzed semi-char blend ratio. The effects on the combustion characteristics may be neglected when the blend ratio is less than 30%. Above the 30% blend ratio, the increase in blend ratio postpones ignition in the primary stage and lowers the burnout rate. With the blend ratio increasing, NO_x emission at the furnace exit is smallest for the 30% blend ratio and highest for the 100% SC. The NO_x concentration was 425 mg/m³ at 6% O₂ and char burnout was 76.23% for the 45% blend ratio. The above results indicate that the change of standoff distance and NO_x emission were not obvious when the blend ratio of semi-char is less than 45%, and carbon burnout changed a little at all blend ratios. The goal of this study is to achieve blending combustion with a large proportion of semi-char without great changes in combustion characteristics. So, an SC blend ratio of no more than 45% can be suitable for the burning of semi-char.     

Experimental investigation on simultaneous measurement of temperature distributions and radiative properties in an oil-fired tunnel furnace by radiation analysis

The paper reports experimental investigations on simultaneous measurement of temperature distribution and radiative properties in an oil-fired tunnel furnace by radiation analysis. Two color CCD cameras were used to obtain visible thermal radiation in the furnace. A radiation imaging model was established by the calculation of radiative transfer equation in the furnace. The temperature distribution and radiative properties can be obtained from the inversion of the radiative imaging model. The validity of radiative imaging model was verified by the numerical analysis of cavity radiation and isothermal system radiation, and the accuracy of reconstruction method was validated by simulation reconstruction. The experimental analysis was divided into two parts. Firstly, the temperatures of wall surface were calculated from the radiative image of refractory wall and compared with the measured temperature of a thermocouple. The difference between the two methods was only about 20 K. Secondly, the temperature distributions in the furnace, absorption coefficients of combustion medium, and emissivities of refractory wall were reconstructed. Because of a single burner in the tunnel furnace, the temperature distributions in the XY vertical sections in the furnace were with temperature higher in the center and lower near the refractory wall surface, and the temperatures decreased along the length of the tunnel furnace. The measured emissivity of refractory wall showed that the refractory material of RPA-MC30 is with high reflectivity in visible spectrum.     

SNCR脱硝技术在大型煤粉炉中应用探讨

选择性非催化反应SNCR脱流装置简单经济,操作方便,是一种经济实用的NOx还原技术。介绍了SNCR还原NOx的原理和系统结构。详细讨论了炉内温度、停留时间、还原剂种类等影响SNCR还原NOx化学反应效率的重要因素。为降低还原剂的泄漏,重点指出了几个需要重点考虑的工艺参数。     

Experimental study of the combustion efficiency and formation of NOx in an industrial pulverized coal combustor

With horizontal bias combustion burners, experiments have been carried out on a 670 t h^?1, corner‐fired, pulverized‐coal fired boiler burning bituminous coal. At 200 MWe load, the furnace excess O₂ remains stable. The different horizontal fuel biases are obtained by changing the tilt angle of all the Louvre enrichers' regulating blades. The tilt angles of the blades are 0, 15, 24, 32°; the result is that the enriching ratios of the fuel‐rich primary air increase from 2.2 to 2.6 at No. 2 corner, and from 1.2 to 4.2 at No. 3 corner. The gas temperature increases in the burner region. The application of the horizontal bias combustion burners results in a reduction in NO_x formation from 545.7 mg Nm^?3 (O₂=6%) to 287.9 mg Nm^?3, and a substantial reduction in carbon in ash content from 5.24 to 2.48%. The boiler operated stably at a load of 80 MWe without auxiliary fuel oil. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of refuse-gas fuel use on energy consumption in an industrial pusher furnace

To save natural gas (NG) in heating steel slabs, a heat-recovery device (HRD) is used in a metallurgical pusher furnace together with refuse blast-furnace gas (RBFG) and O₂. These NG-saving techniques are evaluated by using finite-time thermodynamics. The results indicate that mixing a higher percentage of RBFG with NG does not necessarily save NG. However, a higher percentage of O₂ in air and a larger HRD do save NG.     

Study of optimal pulverized coal concentration in a four-wall tangentially fired furnace

The effect of fuel lean/rich conditions (1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5 and 1:6) on the furnace core temperatures, carbon in fly ash and slag and NO_x emissions was investigated in a 1 MW four-wall tangentially horizontal bias fired furnace for Yibin anthracite and Shenmu bituminous, respectively. Results shown that furnace core temperatures increased at first and then decreased along the height of the furnace when anthracite burned. The furnace core temperature at the height of primary air nozzles was the highest when the bituminous lean/rich varied from 1:1 to 1:3, and its trend was similar to the anthracite when the bituminous lean/rich was changed from 1:4 to 1:6. The ignition of anthracite required a heating stage, while bituminous could timely ignite due to high volatile. However, when the bituminous lean/rich was too low resulting in the relative lack of oxygen, it still needed a heating stage. With increased coal concentration, the furnace core temperatures in the primary air section went up firstly and then down, but the carbon in fly ash and slag showed adverse behavior. This was due to the high coal concentration corresponding to high volatile concentration leading to the timely ignition and burnout, causing higher furnace core temperature in the primary air section and decreased carbon in fly ash and slag. Corresponding to the highest furnace core temperature in the primary air section and the lowest carbon in fly ash and slag, the optimal pulverized coal concentration of anthracite and bituminous was 0.796–0.810 kg coal/kg air and 0.586–0.607 kg coal/kg air, respectively. In addition, with increased pulverized coal concentration, the NO_x emissions reduced quickly with a slight decrease in the range of the optimal pulverized coal concentration.     

A review on plasma combustion of fuel in internal combustion engines

In recent years, new ways of improving the combustion efficiency of fuel during gas turbine operations have been developed. The most significant has been the application of plasma technology for the combustion of fuel in gas turbine operations. Plasma is formed when gas is exposed to either high temperature or high‐voltage electricity. This technology is very promising and has proven to enhance the performance of gas turbines and reduce toxic emissions. Recent studies have shown the use of different types of plasma applications in gas turbine operations such as plasma torch, filamentary discharge, and nanosecond pulse discharge, whose results show that plasma technology has great potential in improving flame stabilization, the fuel/air mixing ratio, and flash point values of these fuels. These findings and advances have further provided new opportunities in the development of efficient plasma discharges for practical uses in plasma combustion of fuel for gas turbine operations. This article is a comprehensive overview of the advances and blind spots in the knowledge of plasma combustion of fuel during internal combustion engine operations. This review also focuses on applications, methods, and experimental results in plasma combustion of fuel in gas turbines.     

燃油电厂应用水煤浆燃料改造关键技术研究

介绍了万丰热电厂2号燃油锅炉改烧水煤浆的改造内容、水煤浆供浆系统的工艺流程、水煤浆试验的结果,说明水煤浆是一种有效的代油燃料,在电站锅炉中可推广应用。     

Kinetics of devolatilization and oxidation of a pulverized biomass in an entrained flow reactor under realistic combustion conditions

In this paper the results of a complete set of devolatilization and combustion experiments performed with pulverized (∼500 μm) biomass in an entrained flow reactor under realistic combustion conditions are presented. The data obtained are used to derive the kinetic parameters that best fit the observed behaviors, according to a simple model of particle combustion (one-step devolatilization, apparent oxidation kinetics, thermally thin particles). The model is found to adequately reproduce the experimental trends regarding both volatile release and char oxidation rates for the range of particle sizes and combustion conditions explored. The experimental and numerical procedures, similar to those recently proposed for the combustion of pulverized coal [J. Ballester, S. Jiménez, Combust. Flame 142 (2005) 210-222], have been designed to derive the parameters required for the analysis of biomass combustion in practical pulverized fuel configurations and allow a reliable characterization of any finely pulverized biomass. Additionally, the results of a limited study on the release rate of nitrogen from the biomass particle along combustion are shown.     

Significance of hydrogen content in fuel combustion

Hydrogen is the most energetic fuel. It is a pollution-free and ashless fuel. Hydrogen, as one of the important constituents of fuels, plays a very important role in their combustion. The higher the percentage of hydrogen content in the fuels, the better it is for their ignition/combustion.     

Ignition and combustion of a gaseous fuel pocket array in an oxidizing environment

ABSTRACT

Ignition and combustion of an infinite linear array of gaseous fuel pockets in a stagnant oxidizing environment under the microgravity condition is studied by a numerical approach. The combustion process is considered isobaric and the fluid motion is induced by density gradients due to the heat and mass transfer processes. A simple finite chemical reaction mechanism and the ideal gas equation of state are considered. The thermophysical properties, except density, are assumed constant. The Finite Volume Method is used with a hybrid non-staggered grid in a generalized system of coordinates. The SIMPLEC algorithm solves the modified pressure–velocity coupling. The Damköhler number effects on flame dynamics and on the fuel consumption are analyzed. Three stages in the burning processes: the induction time, the flame propagation and the diffusive burning are identified. The merging processes of the fuel pockets and of the flames are depicted.     

Influence of phosphorus on ash fouling deposition of hydrothermal carbonization sewage sludge fuel via drop tube furnace combustion experiments

Phosphorus effect on ash fouling deposition produced during combustion process of sewage sludge solid fuel is a very important factor. Previous studies have only focused on decrease of the ash melting temperature and increase of slagging and sintering by phosphorus content. Therefore, research regarding combustion fouling formation and its effect on temperature reduction of deposit surface by phosphorus content is insufficient. Ash fouling is an important factor, because ash in the combustion boiler process deposits on the surface of heat exchanger and interferes with heat exchange efficiency. In particular, temperature reduction of heat exchanger surface via fouling should be considered together with fouling deposition, because this is related to the heat exchanger efficiency. Synthetic ash, phosphorus vaporization, and drop tube furnace experiments were performed to investigate effect of phosphorus on ash fouling formation and temperature reduction of deposit surface under combustion condition. Phosphorus was highly reactive and reacted with ash minerals to produce mineral phosphate, which promoted ash fouling deposition during the combustion experiments. In contrast, the occurrence of sintering on deposited fouling resulted in formation of a large hollow structure, which alleviated the temperature reduction on the deposit surface. Phosphorus content had a substantial correlation with fouling deposition behavior and influenced reduction in the surface temperature of the heat exchanger, because it led to generating low temperature mineral phases.     

An investigation of the combustion of pulverized coal-air mixture in different combustor geometries

A two-dimensional theoretical study of the flow and combustion of pulverized coal by diffusion flames is presented. The model predicts gas flows, species concentrations, and temperatures in combustors having specific geometries. The conservation equations are solved utilizing the κ-ε turbulence model. Coal devolatilization is modeled by the two-competing-reactions scheme, which generates two sets of volatiles and char, each by a specific rate constant, described in Arrhenius form. Char combustion from devolatilization occurs by reaction with oxygen, carbon dioxide, water, particle dispersion, and radiative heat transfer between furnace wall and particles. The model is used to investigate the interaction between flow and combustion in flames produced by arranging the locations of the primary inlet and the secondary air inlets in a furnace. The predictions, which could be valuable for designing furnaces, indicate that a centered primary inlet and a minimum recirculation are some of the criteria that could favorable for combustion.     

Radiative slab heating analysis for various fuel gas compositions in an axial-fired reheating furnace

A transient radiative slab heating analysis was performed to investigate the effect of various fuel mixtures on the performance of an axial-fired reheating furnace. The various fuel mixtures tested were assumed to be attained by mixing COG (coke oven gas) and BFG (blast furnace gas), which are the two main byproduct gases found in the integrated steel mill industry. The numerical prediction of radiative heat transfer was calculated using an FVM radiation solving method, which is a well-known and efficient method for curvilinear coordinates. The WSGGM (weighted sum of gray gas model) was also adopted to calculate the radiative heat transfer in composition dependent media. The entire furnace was divided into fourteen sub-zones to calculate the radiative thermal characteristics of the furnace without flow field calculations. Each sub-zone was assumed to have homogeneous media and wall temperatures. All of the medium and wall temperatures were computed by calculating the overall heat balance using some relevant assumptions. The overall heat balance was satisfied when the net heat input equaled the three sources of heat loss in each sub-zone, wall loss, skid loss, and slab heating loss.     

Fast start-up of microchannel fuel processor integrated with an igniter for hydrogen combustion

A Pt–Zr catalyst coated FeCrAlY mesh is introduced into the combustion outlet conduit of a newly designed microchannel reactor (MCR) as an igniter of hydrogen combustion to decrease the start-up time. The catalyst is coated using a wash-coating method. After installing the Pt–Zr/FeCrAlY mesh, the reactor is heated to its running temperature within 1 min with hydrogen combustion. Two plate-type heat-exchangers are introduced at the combustion outlet and reforming outlet conduits of the microchannel reactor in order to recover the heat of the combustion gas and reformed gas, respectively. Using these heat-exchangers, methane steam reforming is carried out with hydrogen combustion and the reforming capacity and energy efficiency are enhanced by up to 3.4 and 1.7 times, respectively. A compact fuel processor and fuel-cell system using this reactor concept is expected to show considerable advancement.     

Three dimensional modeling of pulverized coal combustion in a 600 MW corner fired boiler

IntroductionThe developments relative to coal combustion havebeen performed into a general purpose 3D code namedESTET under quality assurance, and used to modelcomplex turbulent reactive flows. In the case ofindustrial boilers we can assume a no-slip conditionbetween gas and particles which is the case for the mostpart of the furnace, except possibly in the near field ofthe burners. With such an assumption, the equations for apafticle-gas fixture with a mean density can be written.The combu…