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Mechanisms of Fuel Combustion

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Mechanisms of Fuel Combustion

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    1. Mechanisms of Fuel Combustion P M V Subbarao Professor Mechanical Engineering Department

    2. Coal Fired Steam Generator System

    3. Basic Mechanisms of Solid Fuel Combustion

    4. Primitive Method of solid Combustion

    5. Top-feed updraft combustor

    6. Physics of Fixed Bed Combustion A bed of stoker-sized coal particles is supported by a grate. Air flows upwards through the grate and the fuel bed. Upon heating, coal particles first undergo a stage of Thermal preparation. Evaporation of Moisture drying. Distillation of VM (Pyrolosis) Production of enough VM to start ignition. Combustion of char. The coal flows slowly downward at a velocity Vs, as the coal burns out in the lower layer of the bed.

    7. Automation in Fuel Bed Combustion Also called Mechanical Stokers. Travelling Grate Stoker Chain Grate Stoker Spreader Stoker Vibrating Stoker Underfeed Stoker

    8. Travelling Grate Stoker

    9. SPREADER-STOKER FIRED BOILER

    10. Solid fuel- fired boiler system

    11. Typical Size Distribution Coal for Stoker Furnace

    12. Closing Remarks on Grate Firing The first limit on grate firing is that of scale. A practical engineering limit seems to be reached when the length and width of the grate are about 9 m with grate area 80 m2. At 2 MW/m2, the steam capacity at 85% efficiency would be 150 MW or 270 tons per hour. In practice stokers have rarely exceeded a capacity of 135 tons/hour. The limitation is partly grate area and partly firing density. The limitation on firing density exist due to: The rate of movement of the reaction plane could not match the opposed rate of fuel flow leading to blow-off. The experience with grate combustion led to development of many requirements for further development.

    13. Parameters for Combustion Requirements Heat Release Rate Volumetric Combustion Intensity Area Combustion Intensity Effective Reactor Height Coal Firing Density Area Firing Density Products of combustion Velocity Air Velocity Combustion time Particle Heating Rate Heat Transfer Fluxes Heat exchange surface area per unit cross sectional area of combustion chamber, f

    14. Heat Release Rate : A Capacity Limit Most common Grate fired furnace ~ 30 MW. Maximum obtained ~ 150 MW. Maximum Power Generation Capacity ~ 50 MW Future Projected Requirement ~ 3000 MW

    15. Firing Densities Limits : An Optimal Choice Firing densities are expressed in two ways: A volumetric combustion intensity, Iv. High value of Iv : Compact furnace Low Capital cost Less time for combustion Low Values of Iv Bulky furnace More time for combustion Low Running Cost Area Firing Intensity, IA High value of IA Sleek furnace Higher combustion Temperatures Better Ignition Low Value of IA Poor Ignition Fat furnace Low Nox Solid Ash

    16. Pulverized Fuel Combustion Invented in 1920. An universal choice for power plants till 1990. Fine particles of coal ~ 75 microns. Surface area : 150 m2/kg. Huge heat release per unit area : 2 – 5 MW/m2. Steam generation : 2000 tons/hour.

    17. Fluid Mechanics of Solid Beds

    19. Interactive Combustion of PC Particles

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