Application of the NO x Reaction Model for Development of Low-NO x Combustion Technology for Pulverized Coals by Using the Gas Phase Stoichiometric Ratio Index

Masayuki Taniguchi, Yuki Kamikawa, Tsuyoshi Shibata, Kenji Yamamoto and Hironobu Kobayashi
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Masayuki Taniguchi: Energy and Environmental Systems Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd. Power Systems Company, 7-2-1 Omika-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-ken, 319-1292, Japan
Yuki Kamikawa: Energy and Environmental Systems Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd. Power Systems Company, 7-2-1 Omika-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-ken, 319-1292, Japan
Tsuyoshi Shibata: Energy and Environmental Systems Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd. Power Systems Company, 7-2-1 Omika-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-ken, 319-1292, Japan
Kenji Yamamoto: Energy and Environmental Systems Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd. Power Systems Company, 7-2-1 Omika-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-ken, 319-1292, Japan
Hironobu Kobayashi: Energy and Environmental Systems Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd. Power Systems Company, 7-2-1 Omika-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki-ken, 319-1292, Japan

Energies, 2011, vol. 4, issue 3, 1-18

Abstract: We previously proposed the gas phase stoichiometric ratio ( SRgas ) as an index to evaluate NO x concentration in fuel-rich flames. The SRgas index was defined as the amount of fuel required for stoichiometric combustion/amount of gasified fuel, where the amount of gasified fuel was the amount of fuel which had been released to the gas phase by pyrolysis, oxidation and gasification reactions. In the present study we found that SRgas was a good index to consider the gas phase reaction mechanism in fuel-rich pulverized coal flames. When SRgas x concentration was strongly influenced by the SRgas value. NO x concentration was also calculated by using a reaction model. The model was verified for various coals, particle diameters, reaction times, and initial oxygen concentrations. The most important reactions were gas phase NO x reduction reactions by hydrocarbons. The hydrocarbon concentration was estimated based on SRgas . We also investigated the ratio as an index to develop a new low-NO x combustion technology for pulverized coals. We examined the relation between local SRgas distribution in the fuel-rich region in the low-NO x flame and NO x emissions at the furnace exit, by varying burner structures. The relationship between local SRgas value and local NO x concentration was also examined. When a low-NO x type burner was used, the value of SRgas in the flame was readily decreased. When the local SRgas value was the same, it was difficult to influence the local NO x concentration by changing the burner structure. For staged combustion, the most important item was to design the burner structure and arrangement so that SRgas could be lowered as much as possible just before mixing with staged air.

Keywords: low-NO x combustion; pulverized coals; NO x reduction; gas phase stoichiometric ratio; hydrocarbons (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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