TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of flue gas recirculation on oxy-oil combustion in an existing furnace
AU - Chi, Chung Cheng
AU - Lin, Ta-Hui
PY - 2015/11/17
Y1 - 2015/11/17
N2 - Oxy-fuel combustion has received increasing attention as one of the major solutions for CO2 capture. This study aimed to obtain a better understanding on the oxy-oil firing process and to gain experience handling flue gas recirculation. A 300 kWth multi-fuel combustion test furnace at National Cheng-Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan was chosen as the experimental facility. This experimental study had successfully converted a conventional air-fired furnace to operate on oxy-fuel firing with various operating conditions. Oxygen-enriched combustion and oxy-fuel combustion tests were conducted. The effects of oxygen enrichment, flue gas recirculation, fuel type, and thermal loading on the operational characteristics of the furnace such as temperature distribution, pressure variation, and emission characteristics were examined and discussed. Several concerns about a conventional air-fired furnace adapted for oxy-fuel combustion were scrutinized, including optimization of flue gas recirculation for better combustion efficiency, higher SO2 concentration in the flue gas under oxy-fuel operation, and air leakage coming from negative pressure operation. These findings provided valuable data to improve the performance of oxy-fuel combustion and to allow better conceptual designs in future development.
AB - Oxy-fuel combustion has received increasing attention as one of the major solutions for CO2 capture. This study aimed to obtain a better understanding on the oxy-oil firing process and to gain experience handling flue gas recirculation. A 300 kWth multi-fuel combustion test furnace at National Cheng-Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan was chosen as the experimental facility. This experimental study had successfully converted a conventional air-fired furnace to operate on oxy-fuel firing with various operating conditions. Oxygen-enriched combustion and oxy-fuel combustion tests were conducted. The effects of oxygen enrichment, flue gas recirculation, fuel type, and thermal loading on the operational characteristics of the furnace such as temperature distribution, pressure variation, and emission characteristics were examined and discussed. Several concerns about a conventional air-fired furnace adapted for oxy-fuel combustion were scrutinized, including optimization of flue gas recirculation for better combustion efficiency, higher SO2 concentration in the flue gas under oxy-fuel operation, and air leakage coming from negative pressure operation. These findings provided valuable data to improve the performance of oxy-fuel combustion and to allow better conceptual designs in future development.
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U2 - 10.1080/02533839.2015.1056555
DO - 10.1080/02533839.2015.1056555
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84944277509
SN - 0253-3839
VL - 38
SP - 1034
EP - 1044
JO - Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Transactions of the Chinese Institute of Engineers,Series A/Chung-kuo Kung Ch'eng Hsuch K'an
JF - Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Transactions of the Chinese Institute of Engineers,Series A/Chung-kuo Kung Ch'eng Hsuch K'an
IS - 8
ER -