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http://dx.doi.org/10.4491/KSEE.2014.36.12.837

Numerical Study on the Thermal NOx Reduction by Addition of Moisture in LNG Flame  

Shin, Mi-Soo (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Park, Mi-Sun (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Jang, Dong-Soon (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungnam National University)
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Abstract
A computer program is developed for the prediction of NO generation by the addition of water moisture and water electrolysis gas in LNG-fired turbulent reacting flow. This study is the first part to deal with the moisture effect on NO generation. In this study, parametric investigation has been made in order to see the reduction of thermal NO as a function of amount of moisture content in a LNG-fired flame together with the swirl and radiation effect. First of all, calculation results show that the flame separation together with the NO concentration separation are observed by the typical flow separation due to strong swirl flow. With a fixed amount of air, the increased amount of water moisture from 0 to 10% by 2% interval shows the decrease of NO concentration and flame temperature at exit are from $973^{\circ}C$ and 139 ppm to $852^{\circ}C$ and 71 ppm. The radiation effects on the generation on NO appears more dominant than swirl strength over the range employed in this study. However, for the strong swirl flow employed in this study, the flow separation cause the relatively high NO concentration observed near exit after peak concentration in the front side of the combustor.
Keywords
NO Reduction; Moist Air; LNG Flame; Numerical Study; Swirl Strength;
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