The Effect of Supply Patterns of Overfire Air on Generation of NOX and CO in a Wood pellet Fired Boiler

우드펠릿 보일러에서 2단 연소용 공기 공급방식이 질소산화물 및 일산화탄소 발생에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2018.06.08
  • Published : 2019.10.30

Abstract

In this study, we investigated the effect of the generation of NOx and CO by adjusting the overfire air supply position and ratio using the boiler that was converted from coal burning to wood pellet boiler. When the amount of the overfire air is relatively increased, the amount of NOx is slightly decreased but CO is sharply decreased when burning at low excess air ratio (1.10) that is due to a small fuel particle size. However, NOx slightly increased when burning at high excess air ratio (1.33) due to the large fuel size, but CO was hardly affected. Also, When the amount of overfire air was same, The more supply position was concentrated to upper portion of the main combustor, the more NOx and CO was lowered. And in case of the excess air ratio was high, the generation of NOx and CO I can see that it keeps the level irrelevant to the amount of air for the second stage combustion.

본 연구는 석탄 연소에서 우드펠릿 전소 보일러로 설비를 개조하여 실제 운영 중인 125 MW급 영동화력 1호기 보일러를 대상으로 2단 연소용 공기의 공급위치와 비율을 조정하여 NOx 및 CO발생에 미치는 영향을 시험하였다. 2단 연소용 공기량이 상대적으로 증가하면, 연료입도가 작아서 낮은 과잉 공기비(1.10)로 연소할 경우 NOx는 약간 감소하고 CO는 급격히 감소하지만, 연료 입도가 커서 높은 과잉공기비(1.33)로 연소할 경우 NOx는 약간 증가하지만 CO는 거의 영향을 받지 않았다. 또한 2단 연소용 공기량이 같아도 공급위치가 주연소기 상부로 편중될수록 NOx 및 CO 발생 농도는 낮게 나타났으며 과잉 공기비가 높은 경우 2단 연소용 공기량에 무관하게 NOx 및 CO의 발생은 매우 낮은 수준을 유지한다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

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