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2022 Vol.27, Issue 4

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Comparison of NO Emission with Flue Gas Recirculation Methods in Preheated Air Condition

예열공기 조건의 대향류 확산화염에서 배기가스 재순환 방식에 따른 NO 배출 비교

Seo Hee Cho*
,
Kee Man Lee*†
조 서희*
,
이 기만*†
*School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering/Center for Aerospace Eng. Research, Sunchon National University
*순천대학교 기계우주항공공학부/우주항공연구센터
†Corresponding Author
31 December 2022. pp. 1-10
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Abstract

External flue gas recirculation has been applied to achieve ultra-low NOX combustion in industrial boilers. In this paper, three recirculation methods were studied numerically in methane-air counterflow diffusion flames, which flue gas was diluted in fuel (FIR), air (FGR) and both (FIR+FGR) sides. Burned gas was used as a diluent, and NOX emission was calculated in ambient and preheated air to simulate the practical boiler conditions. As a result, the maximum flame temperature of FIR was the lowest, and the flame extinction limit of FGR was the widest. Before the flame zone, NOX consumption reaction steps occurred near the nozzles, especially the fuel side. To eliminate this effect, emission index of NO (EINO) was calculated at the flame zone and it is compared with original EINO. EINO of FIR was the lowest, and the tendencies of FIR and FIR+FGR were similar. It can be seen that the recirculation of fuel-side is greatly influenced on the flame zone and effective in reducing NO. Finally NO emission was evaluated through NO formation mechanism.

Keywords
Flue gas recirculation (FGR)
Fuel injection recirculation (FIR)
Preheated air
Low NOX emission
Low NOX burner
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  • Publisher :The Korean Society Combustion
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국연소학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of The Korean Society Combustion
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국연소학회지
  • Volume : 27
  • No :4
  • Pages :1-10
  • Received Date : 2022-04-10
  • Revised Date : 2022-09-03
  • Accepted Date : 2022-09-23
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.15231/jksc.2022.27.4.001
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