Abstract:
The current invention relates to a method for reducing NOx emissions in a circulating fluidized bed boiler (CFB boiler), the CFB boiler comprising a fur- nace, the furnace comprising a bottomand fluidizable bed material. The method com- prises feeding primary air from below through the bottom and the bed material into the furnace for fluidizing the bed material and entrapping at least a part of the bed material for circulating it in the furnace; feeding secondary air into the furnace at a height above the primary air feeding, for sub-stoichiometric com- bustion of fuel; and feeding fuel into the furnace at a height above the primary air feeding for combusting the fuel. The method is characterized in comprising feeding over-fire air (OFA) into the fur- nace at a height above the secondary air feeding, for super-stoichiometric combus- tion of the fuel.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and to an arrangement for treating process gas (8) flowing from a furnace space of a pyrometallurgical furnace (1; la) into a waste heat boiler (2) that is in fluid communication with the furnace space of the pyrometallurgical furnace (1; la) at a connecting aperture (6). The method comprises providing the region of the connecting aperture (6) between the furnace space of the pyrometallurgical furnace (1; la) and the waste heat boiler (2) with a gas blowing means (7) for blowing gas into process gas (8) flowing from the furnace space of the pyrometallurgical furnace (1; la) into the waste heat boiler (2), and blowing gas with the gas blowing means (7) into process gas (8) flowing from the furnace space of the pyrometallurgical furnace (1; la) into the waste heat boiler (2).
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for reducing NOx emissions from the combustion of carbonaceous fuels using three stages of oxidation and second stage in-situ furnace flue gas recirculation. In the first stage, a partial oxidation combustor is used to partially combust the fuel in the presence of heated combustion air. The fuel gas produced in the partial oxidation process is passed to a second stage partial oxidation combustor while molten slag is removed and disposed of. A second preheated combustion air is introduced into the second stage combustor to produce a reducing flue gas and is injected into the furnace in such a way as to create the desired in-situ furnace flue gas recirculation. A third combustion air is mixed with the flue gas in a third stage of combustion to substantially complete the combustion process. Preheated steam may be added to the first or second stages of combustion.
Abstract:
Method for heating a furnace (100, 600) with a longitudinal direction (D) and a cross plane (C) which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (D), which furnace (100, 600) is arranged with at least one heating zone (120,130,140) which is heated using combustion of a fuel with an oxidant, and which furnace (100, 600) is further arranged with a dark zone (110) downstream of said heated zone (120,130,140), to which dark zone (110) no fuel is supplied directly. The invention is characterised in that the fuel and oxidant supplied to the heating zone (120,130,140) is substoichiometric, in that between 10% and 40% of the total oxidant for achieving stoichiometric or near stoichiometric combustion is sup-plied directly to the dark zone (110), in that a flue gas temperature is measured in and/or downstream of the dark zone (110), and in that the share of the total oxidant supplied to the dark zone (110) is controlled so as not to exceed a predetermined maximum measured such temperature. The invention further relates to a method for retrofitting an existing furnace, and also to a furnace.
Abstract:
A combustor assembly in a coal burning power plant includes a combustor housing that defines a combustion zone in which pulverized coal is burned, at least one burner that introduces pulverized coal into the combustion zone, and an overfire air port that injects air into the combustor housing above the combustion zone, the overfire air port being generally not movable with respect to the combustor housing. The combustor assembly further includes a nozzle assembly associated with the overfire air port. The nozzle assembly includes a flow directing structure disposed within the overfire air port, which flow directing structure is tiltable with respect to the overfire air port to effect a change in a flow direction of the air being injected into the combustor housing through the overfire air port.
Abstract:
A treater oven for drying a prepreg includes: a pipe conduit configured such that the prepreg is able to pass therethrough; a the first structure connected to one side of the pipe conduit and supplying heated air to the pipe conduit; and the second structure connected to the other side of the pipe conduit and discharging the heated air from the pipe conduit. The first structure includes: an air supply portion connected to a heat exchanger and supplying the heated air; an air distribution discharge portion discharging the heated air supplied from the air supply portion through a pair of discharging outlets in both sides of the prepreg; and at least one perforated plate symmetrically disposed in air passageways of the air distribution discharge portion.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the combustion of solid, even non-homogeneous, fuel in a furnace. Said method comprises the following steps: (a) solid fuel is subjected to combustion, partial combustion or gasification in the combustion chamber, in an oxygen atmosphere below stoichiometric conditions, (b) additional oxygen is supplied to the combustion space in the transition region between the combustion chamber and the furnace or the freeboard, in a quantity above stoichiometric conditions, and (e) a catalyst is added in order to improve or accelerate the reactions in the region to which the quantity of oxygen above stoichiometric conditions is also supplied, or in a succeeding area.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a waste incinerator, a method of controlling the combustion in a waste incinerator for power generation, and a waste-to-energy facility. The incinerator provides for ultra high temperature combustion, with the average temperature of gases maintained at or above 1100 DEG C for at least five seconds. The construction of the hearth and its underfire air holes, the provision of a mechanism for the controlled removal of ash with minimum disruption of the combustion bed, the inclusion of an overfire air supply through nozzles producing spaced-apart contra-rotating air flows, and control means to monitor the combustion bed and conditions in the upper zone of the incinerator, enable variation of the energy output from the incinerator by plus or minus at least 20 %. The retention of the combustion gases at a high temperature for a long period in the incinerator enables sulphur scrubbing to be carried out, at least partially, in the incinerator, which in turn reduces corrosion problems downstream. A waste-to-energy facility of the invention includes a plurality of modules, each module including an incinerator, a labyrinth, a boiler, an economiser, an acid gas scrubber and a bag house, at least some of these being themselves modular and replaceable on a rail system. In a preferred form the waste-to-energy facility may include two plants, each of six waste-to-energy modules. An integrated control system for the facility enables the maintenance of a reliable energy output as well as a secure capacity for handling a particular volume of waste material.
Abstract:
A reactor for aftercombustion of combustion gases resulting from a combustion of a fuel comprising an aftercombustion chamber (1) with an inlet (4) for receiving hot combustion gases and an outlet (28) for gases resulting from the aftercombustion in the chamber. The reactor has an arrangement adapted to prolong the residence time of the combustion gases in the aftercombustion chamber, and this arrangement has members (16-19) arranged to influence the combustion gases to form centripetal vortexes for entering the chamber through the inlet in the form of such vortexes for prolonging said residence time.
Abstract:
A method of optimizing operation of a furnace to control emission within a system. Each furnace zone inside of the furnace is associated with at least one exhaust zone. A signal indicative of an amount of byproduct exiting the furnace through at least one of the exhaust zones is received from one or more of the sensors. Based on this signal, an offending furnace zone is identified from among the plurality of furnace zones, the offending furnace zone including an oxygen level contributing to the amount of the byproduct. A relative adjustment of at least one of an amount of oxygen being introduced into the offending furnace zone, and an angular orientation of an oxygen injector introducing oxygen into the offending furnace zone relative to a focal region within the furnace can be initiated. The furnace may have structure to perform the method and may be part of a system.