Affiliation:
1. State Key Laboratory of Efficient and Clean Coal-Fired Utility Boilers, Harbin Boiler Company Limited, Harbin 150046, China
Abstract
Oxy–fuel (O2/CO2) combustion technology shows great potential for carbon reduction. However, difference in the combustion atmosphere would affect coal combustion characteristics and pollutant emissions. In order to explore oxy–fuel combustion characteristics, two typical Chinese coals, sub–bituminous and lean coal, were utilized. Based on thermogravimetry and pilot–scale test, the ignition and burnout characteristics under oxy–fuel and air combustion atmosphere were investigated. Besides, the NOx emission characteristics were also investigated on the pilot–scale test. Through experimental results, these two kinds of coal showed different combustion characteristics, mainly due to differences in coal quality. Compared with air combustion, oxy–fuel combustion affected the coal combustion process. Firstly, the ignition temperature of sub–bituminous and lean coal decreased from 418 and 477 °C to 405 and 415 °C, respectively; the burnout temperature also decreased from 855 and 985 °C to 808 and 838 °C, respectively. Then, coal combustion performance was evaluated by comprehensive combustion characteristics (S); with an increase in S from, respectively, 3.659 and 2.013 to 4.826 and 3.545 × 10−8(min−2 × K−3), the combustion performance significantly improved. Then, the char burnout time was advanced for 1~3 min. Similar results were obtained on the pilot–scale test. The ignition temperatures decreased from 505 and 552 to 490 and 512 °C, respectively. Moreover, the char burnout rate increased by 0.5~5% and 2~11%, respectively. Lastly, the NOx concentration in flue gas was 2.2~2.6 and 2.0~2.3 times higher for the two kinds of coal under oxy–fuel combustion.
Funder
Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province of China
Subject
Process Chemistry and Technology,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous),Bioengineering
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