Abstract:
This invention proposes innovative techniques of NOx reduction in boiler operation through an adaptation of staged combustion in combustion boilers. In preferred processes, air is fed into an air separation unit, and a nitrogen-enriched stream is combined with air to produce a nitrogen-enriched first stage air stream, and at least a portion of an oxygen-enriched stream is mixed with air to produce an oxygen-enriched second stage air stream. A reduction in NOx and increase in efficiency is promoted by the inventive processes and systems.
Abstract:
A fluidized bed incinerator having a combustion furnace includes first to fourth combustion sections. Fuel is supplied to the first combustion section and an combustion exhaust gas is exhausted after the fourth combustion section. First to fourth airs are supplied to the first to fourth combustion sections in first to fourth air surplus rates, respectively. The second air surplus rate is equal to or more than the first air surplus rate, the third air surplus rate is equal to or more than the second air surplus rate, and the fourth air surplus rate is equal to or more than the third air surplus rate.
Abstract:
The low-emission swirling-type furnace is designed to burn organic fuel and it can be most advantegeously used for dust combustion. A low-emission swirling-type furnace, according to the invention, comprises a combustion chamber (1) with a prismatic dry-bottom hopper (5) having a slot mouth, and an undergrate blast inlet means (7) disposed thereunder. The furnace includes at least one burner (2) formed by at least a pair of ducts (2a,2b ) lying one above the other and intended for supplying the air-fuel mixture. The ducts (2a, 2b) are each provided with a device (3, 4) for controlling the "air/fuel" ratio, ensuring such a ratio between the amount of air and the amount of fuel in each of the ducts (2a,2b ) that for the overlying duct (2a), this ratio turns out to be invariably higher than for the underlying duct (2b). The longitudinal axes of the ducts (2a, 2b) are preferably so inclined that the angle between the longitudinal axis of the duct (2b) and the projection of this axis onto the furnace wall for an underlying duct is less than that for the overlying duct (2a). Furthermore, the furnace may also be provided with a means (8) for supplying the fuel of a specific size composition into each duct. During operating of such furnace, three functional zones are generated in the heating volume, namely: the ignition and active combustion zone, the reduction zone, and the reburning zone. This results in a reduced discharge of nitrogen oxides, along with an economical performance of the furnace.
Abstract:
The present invention is related to methods and systems for preventing the release of nitrogen oxides with combustion flue gases emitted to the atmosphere. The invention is specifically directed to the removal of nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and nitrous oxide from flue gas in stationary combustion systems. The methods of the invention improve efficiency of conventional reburning and advanced reburning processes by two key improvements, including the injection of a reducing agent into the reburning zone and the use of promoters, which considerably enhance NO.sub.x control. The promoters are metal-containing compounds that can be added to the reducing agents. These improvements allow either one or two stages of reducing agent injection for greater NO.sub.x control.
Abstract:
An improved staged combustion method useful with oxy-fuel combustion and in a furnace which contains a charge, wherein substoichiometric combustion and secondary oxidant injection are carried out in an orientation which forms a more oxidizing or a more reducing atmosphere proximate the charge surface than would be the case with a homogeneous furnace atmosphere.
Abstract:
A method for enhancing the minimization of NO.sub.x control in a circulating fluid bed steam generator into which there is injected fuel, fluidizing air, a lower level of combustion air and an upper level of combustion air. The fuel is injected at a first location, the fluidizing air is injected at a second location, the lower level of combustion air is injected at a third location and the upper level of combustion air is injected at a fourth location. In order to enhance the minimization of NO.sub.x control within a circulating fluid bed steam generator the lower level combustion air as well as the upper level combustion air are each biased in the horizontal plane as well as the vertical plane so as to thereby control the lower level combustion air flow and the upper level combustion air flow such that local stoichiometries within the circulating fluid bed steam generator are maintained within a range of 70% stoichiometry to 90% stoichiometry.
Abstract:
A combustion apparatus which includes tertiary air chambers are formed on both sides of a secondary combustion chamber, with tertiary air being supplied to a combustion flame produced within the secondary combustion chamber. The secondary combustion chamber has a flow channel width greater than a width of an opening in a throttle plate provided on the upstream side thereof, thereby achieving universality with respect to enabling use of various fuel and to increase the capacity of the combustion apparatus while reducing the size thereof.
Abstract:
A conventional pulverized coal-fired furnace is supplied fuel at two different levels. The raw coal is classified into a stream of relatively pure coal ground to conventional fineness for burners at the lower level, and a stream of very finely divided coal with a large, heavy mineral content for burners at the higher level.
Abstract:
Reasons of ecology, health and prevention of corrosion require firing methods and furnaces with which the contents of soot and uncombustible gases such as carbon monoxide, hydrogen, hydrocarbons as well as nitrogen oxides and sulfur trioxides do not excess certain levels. This is obtained by a firing method in which a fuel is decomposed with deficient amounts of primary combustion air to combustible gases. Such gases are combusted by the admixture of secondary and tertiary combustion air amounts whereby a flame is obtained which is extended in space and time and, thus, the temperature of which does not rise above moderate values such as 1400.degree. C. Prior to being exhausted, the combustion gases are thoroughly mixed so as to obtain perfect combustion of possibly subsisting combustible substances. Exhausting takes place with heat withdrawal so that cool and pure combustion gases enter the ambiency. The furnace suitable to carry out such method is distinguished by ceramic walls as well as a combustor at the inlet extremity of the furnace. At least one heat withdrawal means is provided downstream the combustor.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a burner for a reduction reactor, the reduction reactor has a reaction space formed therein, wherein each burner has a fuel feeding hole and multiple oxygen feeding holes formed therein, wherein each burner has an elongate combustion space formed at one end of a head portion thereof, the combustion space fluid-communicating with the reaction space of the reactor, wherein the elongate combustion space has a length such that oxygen supplied from the oxygen feeding holes thereto is completely consumed via oxidation or combustion with fuels supplied from the fuel feeding hole thereto only in the elongate combustion space upon igniting the burner.