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A study on the flow characteristics in a MILD combustion waste incinerator with the change of flue gas recirculation inlet location

MILD 연소 폐기물 소각로에서 배기가스 재순환 흡입구 위치에 따른 유동 특성 연구

  • Ha, Ji Soo (Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Keimyung University) ;
  • Shim, Sung Hun (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials) ;
  • Jung, Eung Ho (Department of Environmental Planning, Keimyung)
  • Received : 2014.07.26
  • Accepted : 2014.09.15
  • Published : 2014.09.30
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Abstract

A MILD(Moderate and Intense Low oxygen Dilution) combustion, which is effective in the reduction of NOx, is considerably affected by the recirculation flow position of hot exhaust gas to the combustion furnace. A numerical analysis was accomplished to elucidate the flow characteristics in the MILD combustion incinerator for several cases with or without exhaust gas recirculation. It could be seen from the result of the present numerical study that the flow recirculation could be observed in the upper region over the vertical dividing wall for the case without exhaust gas recirculation. The optimal position of exhaust gas recirculation position was derived by the comparison of %RMS of x directional velocity for the cases with exhaust gas recirculation. The case with the exhaust gas recirculation position at the upper right of free board was the most effective with the smallest value of 57.4% RMS.

MILD 연소는 고온의 배기가스가 연소로 내에 유입되는 연료와 공기의 혼합물과 고온의 배기가스 가 만나는 위치에 따라 질소산화물 저감 특성이 많은 영향을 받는다. 본 연구에서는 폐기물소각로에 적용한 MILD 연소로에서 배기가스 재순환 여부에 따른 유동 특성과 배기가스 재순환 위치에 따른 유동 특성을 살펴보아 최적의 배기가스 재순환 위치를 선정하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 본 연구의 전산 해석의 결과는 배기가스 재순환이 없는 경우에는 수직 격벽 상부의 단면에서 속도 분포는 수직 격벽 바로 상부에 큰 속도가 있고 더 상부는 역류가 일어나는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 배기가스 재순환이 있는 경우는 상부 자유공간에서의 유동 균일도를 수직 격벽 상부 단면에서의 x 방향 속도의 %RMS 값으로 비교하였으며 재순환 흡입구 위치가 자유공간 우측 상단에 위치한 경우가 %RMS 값이 57.4%로 가장 작은 값을 가지며 따라서 가장 효과적임을 알 수 있었다.

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