Numerical Modelling of Coal Combustion Processes in the Vortex Furnace with Dual-Port Loading

I. S. Anufriev, E. P. Kopyev, D. V. Krasinsky, V. V. Salomatov, E. Y. Shadrin, O. V. Sharypov

Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia.
Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia.
Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia.

DOI: 10.4236/epe.2013.54B060                

Abstract

The work is devoted to numerical simulation of pulverized-coal combustion processes in the vortex furnace which is a prospective design of a boiler unit for thermal power plants. New modification of this design characterized by additional tangential-injection nozzle located at the bottom of combustion chamber has been studied. Numerical results for the case of Siberian brown coal combustion in this vortex furnace with dual-port loading are presented, including 3-D aerodynamic structure, the fields of temperatures, radiated heat fluxes, species and dispersed phase concentrations, and NOx emissions.

Keywords

Vortex Furnace, Pulverized-Coal Combustion, Numerical Modelling

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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