Abstract:
A method and system for the use of waste coal fines to reduce nitrogen oxides emissions from a coal-fired cyclone boiler. A coal water slurry including waste coal fines is injected as a co-firing fuel into a cyclone barrel of the cyclone boiler to partially oxidize the coal water slurry in a central portion of the cyclone barrel where injected. This produces a reducing zone having reducing gas species that convert nitrogen oxides to diatomic nitrogen. The coal water slurry can alternatively be injected into the cyclone barrel from a secondary combustion air conduit. The evaporation of the water from the coal water slurry reduces the overall combustion temperature in the cyclone barrel, further reducing the production of nitrogen oxides.
Abstract:
A method and system is provided for the reduction of nitrogen and sulfur oxides emissions from carbonaceous fuel combustion flue gases. The method includes the injection of coal water slurry as a reburn fuel into furnace flue gases to partially oxidize the coal water slurry thereby producing reducing gas species in a reburn zone that convert flue gas nitrogen oxides to diatomic nitrogen. Optionally, sulfur oxides may also be removed from the flue gas by adding alkali compounds to the coal water slurry before injecting the slurry into the furnace, or by injecting the alkali compounds separately into the reducing reburn zone in the furnace created by the partial oxidation of the coal water slurry reburn fuel. The alkali compounds react with the sulfur species to produce alkali sulfite and sulfate particulate solids, which can be removed in a downstream particulate removal device such as an electrostatic precipitator or bag house.
Abstract:
A method for reducing NO.sub.x produced by the burning of fuels includes providing a hydrocarbon and nitrogen mixture to a plasma arc generator for producing NO.sub.x reducing precursors which are, in turn, provided near the burning of the fuel for reacting and reducing NO.sub.x emissions. These precursors include N, H, HCN, CH.sub.i and NH.sub.i, etc.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for reducing nitrogen oxide emissions from the products of combustion is provided in which a vortex generator introduces natural gas, or other fluid fuel into the upper portion of a combustion device. The fuel introduced forms vortices, such as vortex rings, and the fuel reacts with the nitrogen oxide in the combustion products to form ammonia-like compounds, hydrogen cyanide and similar compounds, and nitrogen. The ammonia and cyanide-like fragments react with additional amounts of nitrogen oxide in the combustion products to form nitrogen gas, water vapor and carbon dioxide. The vortex rings can be controlled and will maintain their integrity longer than puffs or simple jets of fuel.
Abstract:
In a process for reducing the nitric oxide emission during the combustion of solid fuels, the flue gases leaving from a main combustion zone (2) consecutively flow through two reduction zones (6,9). The first reduction zone (6) is operated hypostoichiometrically at temperatures above 1,000.degree. C. and while adding a reducing fuel, while the second reduction zone (9) is operated hyperstoichiometrically at temperatures from 950.degree. C. to 1,000.degree. C. and in the presence of nitric oxide-reducing substances.
Abstract:
A hybrid combustion system is provided combining advantages of a fluidized bed combustion portion and a pulverized coal combustion portion. The former portion includes a fluidized bed chamber, a coal mill without an air separator, a recycling duct connected to the coal mill, a coal supply duct, and a spray feeder. The fluidized coal combustion portion includes a pulverizing coal mill with air separator, a blowing duct for blowing ground coal, at least one pulverized coal burner and an air recycling duct for recycling combustion air. Fluidized bed combustion takes place in a lower part of the system and pulverized coal combustion takes place above the fluidized bed combustion. Each of the portions may be independently operated of the other. A main combustion chamber is common to both the fluidized bed portion and the pulverized coal portion. A related process is also described.
Abstract:
There are the primary fuel nozzle for jetting the first coal in the fine powder form with an air ratio up to 1, and the secondary fuel nozzle for jetting the second coal in the fine powder form with an air ratio at least 1 from the outer circumferential portion of the primary fuel nozzle. Swirl means are located at the top of the secondary fuel nozzle for swirling the second coal.
Abstract:
A method of burning fuel with lowered emission of nitrogen oxides comprises feeding pulverized fuel to the main burner in a combustion furnace and additionally feeding pulverized fuel to the region of the furnace where the first fuel is about to conclude its combustion, using inert gas with or without a low oxygen content as a conveying fluid, while supplying oxygen or air to a region downstream of the region for fuel addition.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for burning, at increased luminosity intensities. A fuel such as natural gas whose combustion is normally characterized by a low luminosity flame. A first hydrocarbon fuel which may include a fixed amount of a free radical promoter is burned in a diffusion flame. The products of this combustion, which include soot particles, are burned along with a second fuel such as natural gas. The flame produced in this secondary combustion has a luminosity greater than that produced by the combustion of said second fuel in a single-stage burner.