Mechanism of sulfur capture during coal briquette combustion

The mechanisms of sulfur capturing during coal briquette combustion was discussed. Various factors affecting sulfur removal efficiency have been studied. Characterization of the slag left after combustion has been carried out by using X ray diffraction (XRD), Messbauer spectroscopy (MS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersion X ray analysis (EDAX), and electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA). No other sulfur containing species besides CaSO 4 was found. Small amount of CaFe 3(SiO 4) 2OH, some complexes of CaO SiO 2 Fe 2O 3 and vitreous iron oxides were identified on the surface of CaSO 4 grains. This might explain the mechanism of sulfur fixation during coal briquettes combustion.

Numerical Simulation of Combustion Characteristics in High Temperature Air Combustion Furnace

The influences of air preheating temperature, oxygen concentration, and fuel inlet temperature on flame properties, and NOx formation and emission in the furnace were studied with numerical simulation. The turbulence behavior was modeled using the standard k-ε model with wall function, and radiation was handled using discrete ordinate radiation model. The PDF （probability density function） /mixture fraction combustion model was used to simulate the propane combustion. Additionally, computations of NOx formation rates and NOx concentration were carried out using a post-processor on the basis of previously calculated velocities, turbulence, temperature, and chemical composition fields. The results showed that high temperature air combustion （HiTAC） is spread over a much larger volume than traditional combustion, flame volume increases with a reduction of oxygen concentration, and this trend is clearer if oxygen concentration in the preheated air is below 10%. The temperature profile becomes more uniform when oxygen concentration in preheated air decreases, especially at low oxygen levels. Increase in fuel inlet tempera- ture lessens the mixing of the fuel and air in primary combustion zone, creates more uniform distribution of reactants inside the flame, decreases the maximum temperature in furnace, and reduces NOx emission greatly.

Simulation Analysis of Indoor Gas Explosion Damage

The influence factors and process of indoor gas explosion are studied with AutoReaGas explosion simulator. The result shows that venting pressure has great influence on the indoor gas explosion damage. The higher the venting pressure is, the more serious the hazard consequence will be. The ignition location has also evident effect on the gas explosion damage. The explosion static overpressure would not cause major injury to person and serious damage to structure in the case of low venting pressure (lower than 2 kPa). The high temperature combustion after the explosion is the major factor to person injury in indoor gas explosion accidents.

Dome Combustion Hot Blast Stove for Huge Blast Furnace

In Shougang Jingtang 5 500m 3 huge blast furnace ( BF ) design , dome combustion hot blast stove ( DCHBS ) technology is developed.DCHBS process is optimized and integrated , and reasonable hot blast stove ( HBS ) technical parameters are determined.Mathematic model is established and adopted by computational fluid dynamics ( CFD ) .The transmission theory is studied for hot blast stove combustion and gas flow , and distribution results of HBS velocity field , CO density field and temperature field are achieved.Physical test model and hot trail unit are established , and the numeral calculation result is verified through test and investigation.3-D simulation design is adopted.HBS process flow and process layout are optimized and designed.Combustion air two-stage high temperature preheating technology is designed and developed.Two sets of small size DCHBSs are adopted to preheat the combustion air to 520-600℃.With the precondition of BF gas combustion , the hot blast stove dome temperature can exceed 1 420 ℃. According to DCHBS technical features , reasonable refractory structure is designed.Effective technical measures are adopted to prevent hot blast stove shell intercrystalline stress corrosion.Hot blast stove hot pipe and lining system are optimized and designed.After blowing in , the blast temperature keeps increasing , and the monthly average blast temperature reaches 1 300℃ when burning single BF gas.