Simulation of gas-solid flow characteristics of the circulating fluidized bed boiler under pure-oxygen combustion conditions

Under the pressure of carbon neutrality,many carbon capture,utilization and storage technologies have witnessed rapid development in the recent years,including oxy-fuel combustion(OFC)technology.However,the conventional OFC technology usually depends on the flue gas recirculation system,which faces significant investment,high energy consumption,and potential low-temperature corrosion problem.Considering these deficiencies,the direct utilization of pure oxygen to achieve particle fluidization and fuel combustion may reduce the overall energy consumption and CO_(2)-capture costs.In this paper,the fundamental structure of a self-designed 130 t·h^(-1) pure-oxygen combustion circulating fluidized bed(CFB)boiler was provided,and the computational particle fluid dynamics method was used to analyze the gas-solid flow characteristics of this new-concept boiler under different working conditions.The results indicate that through the careful selection of design or operational parameters,such as average bed-material size and fluidization velocity,the pure-oxygen combustion CFB system can maintain the ideal fluidization state,namely significant internal and external particle circulation.Besides,the contraction section of the boiler leads to the particle backflow in the lower furnace,resulting in the particle suspension concentration near the wall region being higher than that in the center region.Conversely,the upper furnace still retains the classic core-annulus flow structure.In addition to increasing solid circulation rate by reducing the average bed-material size,altering primary gas ratio and bed inventory can also exert varying degrees of influence on the gas-solid flow characteristics of the pure-oxygen combustion CFB boiler.

Recovery of alumina from circulating fluidized bed combustion Al-rich fly ash using mild hydrochemical process

To utilize CFBC Al-rich fly ash, a mild hydrochemical extraction process was investigated for recovery of alumina. An alumina extraction efficiency of 92.31%was attained using a 45%NaOH solution, an original caustic ratio （molar ratio of Na2O to Al2O3 in the sodium aluminate solution） of 25, a molar ratio of CaO to SiO2 in the fly ash of 1.1, a liquid volume to solid mass ratio of 9, a reaction temperature of 280 ℃, and a residence time of 1 h when treating fly ash with an alumina to silica mass ratio （A/S） of 0.78 and an alumina content of 32.43%. Additionally, the alumina leaching mechanism was explored via structural and chemical analysis, which revealed that after alkaline digestion, the main solid phase containing silica was NaCaHSiO4 with a theoretical A/S of zero.

I MWth Test Facilities for Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion

This paper presents the technical parameters and features of 1 MWth test facilities for circulating fluidized bed combustion (CFBC) at Thermal Power Research Institute (TPRI) of State Power Corporation (SP), introduces the test items that can be proceeded and trial combustion projects completed. The development status of CFBC technologies abroad and the level of China in this field are also introduced in the paper.

Properties of Concrete Incorporating Bed Ash from Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion and Ground Granulates Blast-furnace Slag

The properties of concrete incorporating circulating fluidized bed combustion （CFBC） bed ash and ground granulates blast-furnace slag （GGBS） were studied.Compressive strength,drying shrinkage,mercury intrusion porosimetry （MIP）,scanning electronic microscopy （SEM）,and X-ray diffraction （XRD） of concrete samples containing CFBC bed ash and GGBS were used.This work used initial surface absorption test （ISAT） and rapid chloride penetration test （RCPT） on concrete to measure the absorption and the ability of concrete to resist chloride ion characteristics for different concrete samples containing CFBC bed ash and GGBS.Open circuit potential （OCP）,direct current polarization resistance were obtained to evaluate rebar corrosion.The CFBC bed ash was X-ray amorphous and consist of SiO2,Al2O3 and CaO compounds.As the replacement of CFBC for sand increases,the rate of initial surface absorption （ISA） increases but compressive strength decreases.When the content of CFBC bed ash replacement for sand maintains constant,the replacement of GGBS for cement increases,compressive strength increases but the rate of ISA decreases.Chloride and corrosion resistance of rebar significantly improve by utilizing a proper amount of CFBC bed ash and GGBS in concrete.

Strength and thermal behavior of low weight foam geopolymer using circulating fluidized bed combustion fly ash

A comparative study of the influence of elevated temperature on foam geopolymer using circulating fluidized bed combustion fly ash（CFA） was reported. Foam geopoymers were prepared with different amounts of foam agent and different Si O2/Al2O3 molar ratios of 3.1, 3.4, and 3.8. The mechanical, thermo-physical properties and microstructure of the foam geopolymers before and after exposure to elevated temperature of 800, 1000, and 1200 ℃ were investigated. The specimen with Si O2/Al2O3 molar ratio of 3.8 exhibits the highest compressive strength, better microstructure and dimension stability before and after firing. Carnegeite, nepheline, and zeolite crystalline phases appearing after exposure may contribute to the good post-exposure strength. Low weight foam geopolymer using CFA can increase strength and maintain higher stability as high as 1000 ℃.

Synergetic NO reduction by biomass pyrolysis products simulating their reburning in circulating fluidized bed decoupling combustion

The present work investigated the synergetic effect of pyrolysis-derived char,tar and gas(py-gas)on NO reduction,which may occur in circulating fluidized-bed decoupling combustion(CFBDC)system treating N-rich fuel.Experiments were carried out in a lab-scale drop-tube reactor for NO reduction by some binary mixtures of reagents including char/py-gas,tar/py-gas and tar/char.At a specified total mass rate of0.15 g·min^-1 for NO-reduction reagent,the char/py-gas(binary reagent)enabled the best synergetic NO reduction in comparison with the others.There existed effective interactions between char and some species in py-gas(i.e.,H2,CxHy)during NO reduction by pyrolysis products,meanwhile the tar/py-gas or tar/char mixture only caused a positive effect when tar proportion was necessarily lowered to about 26%.On the other hand,the synergetic effects were not improved for all tested binary reagents by increasing the reaction temperature and residence time.

Emissions of SO_2, NO and N_2O in a circulating fluidized bed combustor during co-firing coal and biomass

This paper presents the experimental investigations of the emissions of SO2, NO and N20 in a bench scale circulating fluidized bed combustor for coal combustion and co-firing coal and biomass. The thermal capacity of the combustor is 30 kW. The setup is electrically heated during startup. The infuence of the excess air, the degree of the air staging, the biomass share and the feeding position of the fuels on the emissions of SO2, NO and N2O were studied. The results showed that an increase in the biomass shares resulted in an increase of the CO concentration in the flue gas, probably due to the high volatile content of the biomass. In co-firing, the emission of SO2 increased with increasing biomass share slightly, however, non-linear increase relationship between SO2 emission and fuel sulfur content was observed. Air staging significantly decreased the NO emission without raising the SO2 level. Although the change of the fuel feeding position from riser to downer resulted in a decrease in the NO emission level, no obvious change was observed for the SO2 level. Taking the coal feeding position R as a reference, the relative NO emission could significantly decrease during co-firing coal and biomass when feeding fuel at position D and keeping the first stage stoichiometry greater than 0.95. The possible mechanisms of the sulfur and nitrogen chemistry at these conditions were discussed and the ways of simultaneous reduction of SO2, NO and N2O were proposed.

Numerical simulation of solid circulation mechanism and gas flow paths in a chemical looping combustion system

To study the gas-solid flow characteristics in a chemical looping combustion system integrated with a moving bed air reactor,a 3D full-loop numerical model was established using the Eulerian-Eulerian approach integrated with the kinetic theory of granular flow.The solid circulation mechanism and gas leakage performance were studied in detail.The simulation results showed that in the start-up process,the solid circulation rate first increased to approximately 5 kg/s and then dropped to approximately 1.2 kg/s;this observation was related to the dynamic control of the pressure distribution.In this system,the gas leakage between the inertial separator,upper air reactor,and lower air reactor was restrained by adjusting the pressure difference,thus obtaining optimal gas flow paths.When the pressures at the outlets of the inertial separator,upper air reactor,and lower air were 7.4,11.0,and 14.6 kPa,respectively,the gas leakage ratio was less than 1%in the system.

Energy Efficiency Analysis of Oxy-Fuel Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion System with High Oxygen Concentration

The low net efficiency of oxy-fuel circulating fluidized bed(CFB)combustion is mainly due to the addition of air separation unit(ASU)and carbon dioxide compression and purification unit(CPU).High oxygen concentration is one of the effective methods to improve the net efficiency of oxy-fuel combustion technology in CFB.In this research,a series of calculation and simulation were carried out based on Aspen Plus platform to provide valuable information for further investigation on the CFB oxy-fuel combustion system with high oxygen concentration(40%,50%).A CFB oxy-fuel combustion system model with high oxygen concentration was established including ASU,CPU and CFB oxy-fuel combustion and heat exchange unit.Based on the simulation data,energy and exergy efficiency were analyzed to obtain the following results.The cross-sectional area of furnace and tail flue of 50%CFB oxy-fuel combustion boiler are 43%and 56%of the original size respectively,reducing the construction and investment cost effectively.With the increase of oxygen concentration,the net efficiency of power generation increased significantly,reaching 24.85%and increasing by 6.09%under the condition of 50%oxy-fuel combustion.The total exergy loss increases with the increase of oxygen concentration.In addition,the exergy loss of radiation heat transfer is far higher than convection heat transfer.

燃煤锅炉改燃兰炭燃烧工艺及效益分析

兰炭因热值高、硫含量低的特点被广泛应用于散煤替代,燃煤锅炉改燃兰炭是实现资源合理利用、降低污染物排放和改善企业经济效益的有效途径。以河北某循环流化床锅炉改燃兰炭工程为例,燃烧系统采用掺烧灰渣的方法,解决改燃后机械未完全燃烧导致损失大和物料循环不稳定问题,确定了兰炭和灰渣的最佳掺混比为9∶1;配风系统采用控制总量并降低一次风率的方法,解决兰炭着火困难的问题,确定了最佳一次风比例为55%;换热系统采用增加锅炉尾部受热面的方法,解决因燃料热值提升较大产生的蒸汽超温和锅炉效率下降问题。改燃扩容后锅炉烟尘、SO2和NOx排放分别比原锅炉降低了73%、94%和55%,以原锅炉35 t/h的额定功率运行,每小时节约燃料成本5.51%,产吨蒸汽所需燃料成本降低6.47元。

燃煤循环流化床锅炉掺烧污泥应用研究进展

利用循环流化床锅炉合理处置产量大且含有有害物质的污泥,可使其烟气中污染物排放浓度达标,因而燃煤循环流化床锅炉掺烧污泥具有广阔的应用前景。从污泥的掺烧现状、掺烧机理、燃烧工况、存在问题以及优化方案等方面对燃煤循环流化床锅炉掺烧污泥进行综述研究。煤炭与污泥混燃可实现燃料特性互补,消除单一燃料的负面特性。结合国内外燃煤循环流化床锅炉掺烧污泥相关工艺,指出现阶段我国污泥掺烧对燃烧效率、锅炉运行以及烟气污染物排放的影响,并提出优化工况的具体措施。综合认为,燃煤循环流化床锅炉掺烧污泥可实现污泥的减量化、无害化、资源化处置,需从污泥预处理、锅炉系统优化、数值模拟等多角度出发,进行系统优化设计和改造,以确保混合燃料在炉内高效燃烧、达标排放。

多流程循环流化床气固流动和燃烧的计算颗粒流体力学数值模拟

多流程循环流化床与传统流化床相比,能有效降低炉膛高度,实现小型化。以多流程循环流化床锅炉为研究对象,基于计算颗粒流体力学,对气固流动和燃烧过程进行了数值模拟,计算结果与中试装置结果吻合较好。结果表明:炉膛内颗粒相浓度由高到低依次为主燃烧室、副燃烧室、燃尽室,炉内颗粒分布呈现“环-核”结构;炉膛温度范围为1 000~1 200 K,主燃烧室的温度大于副燃烧室,副燃烧室的温度大于燃尽室与旋风分离器;增大一、二次风的配比使炉膛密相区的氧气含量增大,加剧了燃烧,使床温升高;由副燃烧室进行分级给料,有利于焦炭还原NO,使出口NO浓度明显下降,有利于减少氮氧化物的排放。

活性添加剂对生物质循环流化床燃烧特性影响研究进展

循环流化床(circulating fluidized bed,CFB)燃烧被认为是未来大规模开发利用生物质能源最有潜力的技术之一。该文概述生物质直燃CFB锅炉在运行实践中面临的受热面沾污腐蚀、床料烧结团聚、燃烧不均匀、NO_(x)原始排放高等诸多问题和对应的活性添加剂解决方案。如采用硅铝基、硫基、钙基、磷基等添加剂形成高熔点盐或降低Cl含量,可有效缓解炉内受热面沾污腐蚀等现象;借助载氧体辅助燃烧技术,有望通过替代床料的氧化还原循环反应改善炉内气氛分布均匀性并提高燃烧效率;在燃烧过程中投入适量的铁基或还原类添加剂,可抑制含氮前驱体向NO_(x)转化,亦或还原已生成的NO_(x),从而降低NO_(x)原始排放。未来,对添加剂的研究应重点关注机理分析、标准化、工程放大、固废资源化利用等方向,以期实现对生物质的清洁高效利用。

基于数据驱动660 MW循环流化床锅炉多目标燃烧优化

为降低某电厂循环流化床锅炉污染物排放,同时提高锅炉燃烧运行经济性,本文采用数据驱动技术实现循环流化床锅炉多目标燃烧优化。基于改进粒子群优化长短期记忆神经网络建立循环流化床锅炉NO_(x)/SO_(2)排放数学模型和锅炉排烟温度数学模型,以相对误差为预测性评估指标以确定最佳网络参数;其次,基于改进粒子群优化长短期记忆神经网络(IPSO-LSTM)、长短期记忆神经网络(LSTM)、广义回归神经网络(GRNN)和反向传播神经网络(BPNN)分别构建NO_(x)/SO_(2)排放数学模型和锅炉排烟温度数学模型,通过比较预测性评估指标,证明本文构建预测模型有效性;最后,基于非支配排序遗传算法(NSGA-Ⅱ)获取不同运行工况下循环流化床锅炉燃烧优化调整方案,以降低NO_(x)/SO_(2)排放浓度,同时维持排烟温度稳定性。结果表明:相比优化前,优化后NO_(x)排放浓度平均降低了10.58%,SO_(2)排放浓度平均降低了25.81%,最大降低了650 mg/m^(3),且排烟温度平均降低0.14%。

300 MW循环流化床锅炉燃煤耦合生物质燃烧及污染物排放特性试验研究

在碳达峰、碳中和背景下,发展燃煤与生物质耦合发电是加快电力转型升级、实现煤电低碳发展的重要途径之一。在某台300 MW循环流化床(CFB)锅炉上设计建设了一套燃煤直燃耦合生物质的燃烧发电系统,并利用该系统进行了燃煤直燃耦合生物质的燃烧特性试验研究。结果表明:该生物质直燃耦合系统运行稳定可靠;CFB锅炉在掺烧木屑颗粒燃料时,随着掺烧比的增加,混合燃料的飞灰含碳量下降、CO排放量降低,混合燃料的燃尽性得以改善;掺烧后经过锅炉燃烧配风优化,锅炉NOx排放量比纯烧原煤排放量略有降低。试验典型工况污染物测试表明:掺入木屑颗粒燃料后,锅炉烟气二噁英排放量为0.0088 ng TEQ/m^(3)(标准工况,φ(O_(2))=11%,下同),飞灰中二噁英排放量为0.0206 ng TEQ/m^(3);飞灰中重金属及P、As、Se等有害微量元素排放值总量为32.121mg/L;底渣中重金属及P、As、Se等有害微量元素排放值总量为3.918 mg/L,烟气和飞灰中的二噁英和重金属等有害物质排放均满足国家环保标准排放限值。

预热空气当量比对循环流化床掺混煤泥预热燃烧的影响

煤泥灰含量大、颗粒细、热值低,煤泥的高效清洁燃烧是固废资源化利用的重要方式之一。采用煤粉流态化预热耦合循环流化床燃烧技术,在30 kW预热燃烧综合评价试验台上,控制煤泥掺混比、给料量、还原区当量比、二/三次风比例及过剩空气系数等参数不变,并借助煤气分析仪和烟气分析仪等测量仪器,开展了循环流化床烟煤掺混煤泥的预热燃烧试验。结果表明,循环流化床预热燃烧系统运行稳定可靠,预热温度800℃以上,预热燃料可持续稳定输送到循环流化床中;烟煤掺混高灰分的煤泥,循环灰量增加,循环流化床燃烧室温差小,温度均匀;预热空气当量比由0.36增至0.51时,预热器内温度增加,预热煤气中CO_(2)、HCN体积分数增加,CO、H_(2)、CH_(4)及NH_(3)体积分数降低,煤气热值由2.02 MJ/m^(3)降至1.49 MJ/m^(3);且随着预热空气当量比的增加,循环流化床燃烧室沿程NO体积分数增加,CO体积分数底部高、上部低,NO_(x)排放量由172 mg/m^(3)增至242 mg/m^(3)(6%O_(2)),可见,较低预热当量比有利于烟煤掺混煤泥的高效清洁燃烧。研究结果可为煤泥的高效燃烧利用提供新型技术路线和数据支持。

循环流化床固硫灰路基动态回弹模量试验研究

【目的】探究循环流化床(CFB)固硫灰用作路基填料时在行车荷载下的动态性能。【方法】基于室内动三轴试验,研究了GF固硫灰与DTH固硫灰在不同养护龄期、压实度、含水率及应力水平条件下动态回弹模量特性,并结合压汞测试分析了CFB固硫灰试样孔隙分布特征与动态回弹模量的关系。【结果】结果表明:在一定范围内,CFB固硫灰的动态回弹模量随f-CaO与SO_(3)含量及养护龄期的提升而增加,在0~7 d内提升显著,7~28 d增长缓慢;压实度、含水率、围压及偏应力的提升均会使CFB固硫灰的动态回弹模量增大,其中随着压实度与含水率的上升,动态回弹模量的提升幅度逐渐下降,偏应力和围压对CFB固硫灰动态回弹模量均有较大影响,且围压的影响更显著。压汞试验的结果表明,同等条件下GF固硫灰试样总孔隙率与大孔径(>2 000 nm)密度低于DTH固硫灰,随着含水率的下降,GF固硫灰试样的总孔隙率与大孔密度增加,动态回弹模量变小。对两种CFB固硫灰不同含水率及压实度成型试件养护28 d后的动态回弹模量结果进行拟合,表明以体应力与八面体剪应力为变量的三参数理论模型预估结果与试验结果具有较高的相关性(R^(2)>0.96),可有效预测CFB固硫灰的动态回弹模量。

烟气再循环对350 MW CFB锅炉深调运行特性影响

为解决超临界CFB锅炉超低负荷时流化安全性及NO_(x)超低排放,引入烟气再循环技术,以某电厂超临界350 MW CFB锅炉为研究对象,搭建了循环半干法脱硫后烟气的再循环辅助调峰系统,基于运行实测数据,研究该锅炉在30%~60%负荷率下烟气再循环对平均床温、分离器入口温度、排烟温度、炉膛出口烟气NO_(x)、CO质量浓度、飞灰及底渣可燃物含量、汽水参数等运行参数的影响,试验结果表明:烟气再循环协同下,30%~60%负荷SNCR脱硝后NO_(x)最终排放小于50 mg/m^(3),30%负荷实现锅炉原始NO_(x)超低排放;床温降低15~22℃,炉膛出口烟温提高10~13℃,主再热汽温在558℃以上;随锅炉负荷降低,飞灰及底渣含碳量升高,CO质量浓度未见大幅增加;40%负荷炉膛二次风SNCR脱硝NO_(x)降幅约15 mg/m^(3);负荷上升/下降变化最小速率1.23%Pe;30%负荷及以上保持干态运行,水冷壁壁温最大偏差55℃,屏过及屏再最大壁温差分别55、47℃,均未出现壁温超温。

低负荷下生物质掺烧比例对循环流化床锅炉燃烧性能的影响

为了研究生物质在低负荷下循环流化床机组深度调峰中的应用潜力,本文结合实验和数值模拟方法,分析不同生物质掺混比例对CFB锅炉内部温度、压力、气体浓度及颗粒动态的影响。研究发现,生物质掺混比为10%、20%时,循环流化床密相区升温速率提高2~8℃/min,但稳定温度随掺混比增加而降低。为深入了解造成这种现象的原因,分别对3种工况进行数值计算后发现:掺烧比由0%提升至20%时,密相区压降由900 Pa减少至700 Pa;CO浓度由10%降低至5%;CO_(2)浓度从17%降低至12%;颗粒浓度降低了18%。相对地,稀相区各组分浓度出现增加,特别是颗粒浓度增加了达38%。表明生物质的掺入促使燃烧区域向炉膛中上部移动。这一发现证明了生物质掺烧能有效提高低负荷下炉内升温特性且满足“双碳”目标下的需求,为低负荷下电网调峰提供了新方法。

掺烧准东煤的150 t/h CFB锅炉设计

针对某项目1台高温高压燃煤掺烧准东煤循环流化床锅炉的设计方案进行分析,设计燃煤掺烧准东煤循环流化床锅炉时,对锅炉参数、设计煤种选取合理的流化状态,考虑准东煤特殊的燃烧特性,设计时作出相应措施,最终保证所设计的循环流化床锅炉能够环保、高效、经济运行,以期对相关行业提供技术参考。