LES modelling of air and oxy-fuel pulverised coal combustion—impact on flame properties

Oxy - fuel combustion of coal and biomass blends

The ignition temperature, burnout and NO emissions of blends of a semi-anthracite and a high-volatile bituminous coal with 10 and 20 wt.% of olive waste were studied under oxy-fuel combustion conditions in an entrained flow reactor (EFR). The results obtained under several oxy-fuel atmospheres (21%O2-79%CO2, 30%O2-70% CO2 and 35%O265%CO2) were compared with those attained in air. The results in...

Pulverized Coal Combustion: the Influence of Flame Temperature and Coal Composition on Thermal and Fuel

A laboratory combustor was used to investigate the factors that influence the conversion of fuel nitrogen in coal during coal combustion. Fuel NO was isolated by experimentation utilizing Argon/Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide mixtures as the oxidant, and care was taken to compare cases with air at matched conditions. For both well mixed and slowly mixed flame types, fuel NO contributed over 75% of the to...

Effects of nitrogen content in fuel on NOX emissions under oxy-fuel coal combustion

Oxy-fuel coal combustion with flue gas re-circulation is known to be one of the most promising methods for reducing CO2 emissions from coal combustion power plants. In the oxy-fuel system, the combustion atmosphere consists of only O2 separated from air and flue gas re-circulated from a stack. Therefore, the flue gas is dominated by CO2 without any nitrogen gas. The most attractive potential as...

Oxy-coal Combustion Studies

Investigations into the Air Heater Ash Deposit Formation in Large Scale Pulverised Coal Fired Boiler

A mineralogical study was undertaken of air heater deposits in a 300 MWe pf boiler located in Western Australia to understand the deposit formation in air heater sections of boiler as an aid to implement possible remediation actions. Several air heater deposit samples were collected in the selected regions of the air heater along with samples of the feed coal, bottom ash and fly ash for compari...