Influence of central coal feed swirl combustion technology on wide-load range performance of burners, based on gas/particle flow characteristics

Yufei Wang, Zhengqi Li, Chunchao Huang, Huacai Liu, Yong Feng and Xinyuan Du

Energy, 2025, vol. 320, issue C

Abstract: The minimum stable load of faulty coal boiler is difficult to reach 20 %–30 %, failing to meet the deep peak modulation needs. In this study, a retrofit technology for a central coal feed swirl burner without modifying the secondary air was proposed. A reconstruction scheme was proposed for the existing low NOx axial swirl burner (LNASB). The gas/particle flow characteristics at the outlet of LNASB and central coal feed swirl burner (CCFSB) under 20 %–100 % load conditions were studied by using the particle dynamic anemometry (PDA). The three-dimensional velocity fields, turbulence intensity distribution, and powder volume flux distribution at the burner outlets were measured. The results indicated that for the LNASB, the swirl number of two-phase flow ranged from 0.03 to 0.15. The burner outlet did not exhibit a recirculation zone, and the pulverized coal accumulated adjacent to the wall of primary air duct. For the CCFSB, the swirl number of two-phase flow ranged from 0.23 to 0.31. The burner's outlet consistently featured a central recirculation zone with a high concentration of pulverized coal. At 100 % load, the recirculation zone extended to a length of 0.9d and a width of 0.34d. At 40 % load, the length remained at 0.9d while the width decreased to 0.24d. At 20 % load, the recirculation zone measured 0.6d in length and 0.32d in width. The application of this technology to the retrofitting of a 350 MW boiler burning faulty coal is expected to reduce the minimum stable load from 47.1 % to 20 %.

Keywords: Swirl burner; Gas/particle flow; Stable combustion technology; Wide-load range (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2025.135404

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