Study on the emission characteristics of nitrogen oxides with coal combustion in pressurized fluidized bed

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2018.07.020

Abstract

Abstract: Nitrogen oxides are one of the most significant pollution sources during coal combustion. This experimental study was conducted in a 15 kW_th lab-scale pressurized fluidized bed (inner diameter=81-100 mm, H=2100 mm) firing with bituminous coals. The effects of operating parameters, including bed temperature (800℃-900℃), operating pressure (0.1-0.4 MPa), excess air level (16%-30%) and flow pattern on NO_x and N₂O emissions were systematically studied during the tests. During each test the interaction effects of all the operating parameters were properly controlled. The results show that most operating parameters have an opposite effect on NO_x and N₂O emissions, and the N₂O emissions mainly depend on the bed temperature. Increasing the operating pressure can significantly suppress the fuel-N conversion to NO_x but enhance its conversion to N₂O. With the rise of the excess air level and fluidization number, NO_x emissions grow distinctly while N₂O emissions remain almost unchanged. Total nitrogen oxide emissions increase with the bed temperature while decrease with the operating pressure.

Key words: Pressurized fluidized bed coal combustion, Operating parameter, NO_x, N₂O

摘要： Nitrogen oxides are one of the most significant pollution sources during coal combustion. This experimental study was conducted in a 15 kW_th lab-scale pressurized fluidized bed (inner diameter=81-100 mm, H=2100 mm) firing with bituminous coals. The effects of operating parameters, including bed temperature (800℃-900℃), operating pressure (0.1-0.4 MPa), excess air level (16%-30%) and flow pattern on NO_x and N₂O emissions were systematically studied during the tests. During each test the interaction effects of all the operating parameters were properly controlled. The results show that most operating parameters have an opposite effect on NO_x and N₂O emissions, and the N₂O emissions mainly depend on the bed temperature. Increasing the operating pressure can significantly suppress the fuel-N conversion to NO_x but enhance its conversion to N₂O. With the rise of the excess air level and fluidization number, NO_x emissions grow distinctly while N₂O emissions remain almost unchanged. Total nitrogen oxide emissions increase with the bed temperature while decrease with the operating pressure.

关键词: Pressurized fluidized bed coal combustion, Operating parameter, NO_x, N₂O

Zheng Gong, Yingjuan Shao, Lei Pang, Wenqi Zhong, Chao Chen. Study on the emission characteristics of nitrogen oxides with coal combustion in pressurized fluidized bed[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2019, 27(5): 1177-1183.

Zheng Gong, Yingjuan Shao, Lei Pang, Wenqi Zhong, Chao Chen. Study on the emission characteristics of nitrogen oxides with coal combustion in pressurized fluidized bed[J]. 中国化学工程学报, 2019, 27(5): 1177-1183.

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