Author:
Thabit Qahtan,Nassour Abdallah,Nelles Michael
Abstract
Waste-to-energy (WtE) incineration is an important technique in waste management systems and waste hierarchy. It is used to treat approximately 63% of the waste in European countries. The flue gas volumetric rate and its composition are essential to determine and monitor the emissions from waste incineration plants. This paper presents two methodologies used to evaluate the emissions from incinerators during the design phase. The first consists of a set of equations applicable in Excel (calculation model), while the second is the built-in components in Ebsilon 13.2 software which simulates the emissions from a furnace. This paper also proposes a comprehensive flue gas cleaning system for a simulated waste incineration plant in Jordan. According to Ebsilon, the results showed that for a 25 kg/s loading rate, there was 258,514 mg/Nm3, 749.90 mg/Nm3, 890.20 mg/Nm3, and 717 mg/Nm3 of CO2, NO2, SO2, and HCL, respectively. It was noted that these values relate to 1.5 of excess air ratio, where the effect of excess air ratio as the main driver for any combustion process was examined. The calculation method (set of equations) evaluated the flue gas volumetric rate, the CO2 emissions, and N2O and SO2 levels. Ebsilon allows for simulation of the treatment stages and calculates the amount of materials required. Selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) (a built-in component in the Ebsilon library) was used to treat the NO2 emissions. For 1.5 of excess air ratio, those emissions were reduced from 749 mg/Nm3 to 180 mg/Nm3, while the Ca(OH)2 injector used to treat the SO2 and HCL emissions reduced emissions from 890.20 mg/Nm3 and 717 mg/Nm3 to 44 mg/Nm3 and 7.16 mg/Nm3, respectively. Regarding the reduction in CO2, the spherical carbon absorption concept was simulated using 9.4 kg/s of carbon which was adequate to verify a 91% reduction rate of CO2. Furthermore, the calculation model was validated and approved as a valuable model to predict the flue gas volume, the oxygen required, and flue gas emissions at the design stage.
Subject
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science
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