A decoupled approach for NOx-N2O 3-D CFD modeling in CFB plants

作者：Nikolopoulos A^*; Malgarinos I; Nikolopoulos N; Grammelis P; Karrelas S; Kakaras E

来源：Fuel, 2014, 115: 401-415.

DOI：10.1016/j.fuel.2013.06.036

• NOx
• N2O
• Simulation
• Combustion
• CFB

In this study, a 3D CFD model for the formation of NOx and N2O in a lignite fired 1.2 MWth CFB pilot plant is developed. The decoupled approach (decoupled from combustion simulation) is tested for the minimization of computational cost. As combustion simulation is prerequired, this was achieved through a simplified 3-D CFD combustion model. The developed model is then applied to the pilot-scale 1.2 MWth CFB plant and validated against experimental data. As concerns the NOx-N2O model, an extensive literature review is also carried out for the incorporation of the appropriate reactions network and respective reaction rates expressions. Results show that homogenous reactions are favoured on the lower section of the bed, due to the abundance of fuel devolatilization products. On the other hand, on the upper section, heterogeneous reactions govern nitric oxide formation/reduction. It is found that for the lignite examined in this work, HCN is released in negligible amounts during char combustion. The proposed and validated CFD model for NOx and N2O, is capable of examining the effect of different operational parameters and coal properties on the overall nitric oxides emissions from a CFB combustor, with low computational cost and without the additional expenses for pilot-scale experiments.

• 出版日期2014-1