• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2016

최근 바이오매스와 석탄의 혼소 기술이 화력 발전의 주요한 연소 기술 중 하나로 떠오르고 있다. 그러나 혼소는 실제 발전용 보일러 적용시 많은 검증들을 필요로 한다. 본 연구에서는 바이오매스 혼소시 연소 특성을 알아보기 위해 열중량 분석기(Thermogravimetric analyzer, TGA)와 하향분류층 반응기(Drop tube furnace, DTF)를 사용하였으며, TGA의 TG/DTG 분석을 통한 반응성과 DTF를 이용한 UBC를 측정하여 연소 특성을 분석하였다. 특히 석탄과 바이오매스 혼소율(Biomass blending ratio) 및 바이오매스 입자 크기 변화에 따른 특성을 분석하였다. 그 결과, 바이오매스의 혼소율이 증가함에 따라 산소 부족으로 인한 반응 특성이 나타났으며, 이는 바이오매스가 가진 초기의 빠른 연소 특성 때문이다. 또한, 본 연구 결과를 통해 바이오매스의 최적 혼소 조건(UBC 발생량 기준)은 5%로 나타났으며, 산소 부화 조건은 바이오매스 혼소시 발생하는 산소 부족 현상을 저감시켜 미연분 상승을 완화시켜줄 수 있다.

• 한국연소학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.8-17
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• 2014

The aims of this research were to evaluate effects of biomass co-firing to pulverized coal power plants and the variation of co-firing ratios on the plant efficiency related to power consumption of auxiliary system and flue gas characteristics such as production and component by process simulation based on the existing pulverized coal power plant. In this study, four kinds of biomass are selected as renewable fuel candidates for co-firing: wood pellet(WP), palm kernel shell(PKS), empty fruit bunch(EFB) and walnut shell(WS). Process simulation for various biomass fuels and co-firing ratios was performed using a commercial software. Gas side including combustion system and flue gas treatment system was considering with combination of water and steam side which contains turbines, condenser, feed water heaters and pumps. As a result, walnut shell might be the most suitable as co-firing fuel among four biomass since when 10% of walnut shell was co-fired with 90% of coal on thermal basis, flue gas production and power consumption of auxiliary systems were the smallest than those of other biomass co-firing while net plant efficiency was relatively higher than those of other biomass co-firing. However, with increasing walnut shell co-firing ratios, boiler efficiency and net plant efficiency were expected to decrease rather than coal combustion without biomass co-firing.

• 에너지공학
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.373-377
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• 2012

Among the fossil fuels, the brown coal is a great deal of resources. However, it is hardly used due to the high moisture content and low calorific value. It has both the week points such as spontaneous combustion and high volatile content and the strong points such as the low-sulfur and low ash content. If we overcome these week points, the using amount of brown coal would be increased. Also, it is well known that biomass is one of the important primary renewable energy sources because of carbon neutral energy. Furthermore, the utilization of biomass has been more and more concerned with the depletion of fossil fuel sources as well as the global warming issues. Combustion and thermal decomposition of biomass is one of the more promising techniques among all alternatives proposed for the production of energy from biomass. In this study, combustion of brown coals and mushroom waste was done. Mass change of samples and emission of hydrocarbon components were measured. As the results, we obtained combustion rate constant. Also activation energy was calculated in char combustion step. Hydrocarbon components were more generated in low oxygen concentration than high. Emission amount of hydrocarbon components in mushroom waste was significantly increased comparing to brown coal.

• 한국연소학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.34-40
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• 2010

The effect of co-firing with pulverized coal and wood biomass on ignition and burn-out temperature was investigated at air and oxy-fuel conditions by thermo gravimetric analyzer(TGA). Three kinds of coal(shenhua, adaro, wira) were selected and mixing ratios of coal and wood biomass was set to 1, 0.5, and 0.8. The ignition temperature depended on the amount of volatile matter of blended fuel, while the burn-out temperature was dominated by the oxidant ingredients. The oxy-fuel condition with an oxygen ratio(Ofr,o) of 0.3 showed similar tendency with air condition in the heat flow measurement. Volatile matter reaction, however, became dominant when oxygen ratio exceeded 0.8 for co-firing combustion of wood biomass and pulverized coal.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2013

In this study, oil palm biomass such as empty fruit bunch (EFP) and palm kernel shell (PKS) was used as raw materials for making pellets. EFB and PKS are valuable lignocellulosic biomass that can be used for various purposes. If EFB and PKS are used as alternative raw materials for making pellets instead of wood, wood could be saved for making pulps or other value-added products. In order to explore their combustion characteristics, EFB and PKS were analyzed using thermal gravimetric analyzer (TGA) with ultimate and proximate analyses. From the TGA results, thermal decomposition of EFB and PKS occurred in the range of 280 to $400^{\circ}C$ through devolatilization and combustion of fixed carbon. After $400^{\circ}C$, their combustion were stabilized with combustion of residual lignin and char. PKS contained more fixed carbons and less ash contents than EFB, which indicated that PKS could be more active in combustion than EFB.

• 공업화학
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.296-300
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 열병합 발전소의 원료로서 목질계 바이오매스로 임목 부산물, 폐목재, 야자수 부산물, 야자수 껍질의 연소 특성을 조사하기 위하여 열중량 분석기를 이용하여 연소 실험을 수행하였다. 목질계 바이오매스의 비교군으로는 일반적인 석탄을 사용하였다. 열중량 분석기 결과로부터, 목질계 바이오매스의 연소는 석탄과 비교하여 낮은 온도인 $280^{\circ}C$에서 $420^{\circ}C$ 구간에서 가장 활발한 연소반응을 보였음을 확인 할 수 있었다. 열중량분석에 의하여 측정된 활성화 에너지에 있어서 임목 부산물은 석탄 및 기타 목질계 바이오매스와 비교하여 가장 낮은 활성화 에너지 값을 나타내었으며, 또한 목질계 바이오매스의 경우 석탄과 비교하여 연소반응속도가 크게 증가함을 확인 할 수 있었다. 이는 목질계 바이오매스의 높은 연소개시 속도를 보이는 것을 나타내며, 이러한 결과는 석탄과 비교하여 낮은 비등점의 휘발분을 많이 포함하는 목질계 바이오매스의 특성에 기인하는 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1190-1195
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• 2005

Biomass burning is a source of greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. Under the ideal conditions of complete combustion, the burning of biomass produces carbon dioxide and water vapor. Since complete combustion is not achieved under any conditions of biomass burning, other carbon species, including carbon monoxide, methane, non-methane hydrocarbons and particulate carbon are produced. In this study, we analyze the combustion characteristics of rice-husk, such as heat release rate, smoke production rate, the percentage variation of CO and $CO_2$, oxygen consumption rate, and mass loss under different heat fluxes (20, 50 and 70kW). As a result, at 20kW incomplete combustion is occurred so that the percentage of CO is high in initial burning and total smoke release is higher than the others. At 50kW and 70kW, the combustion behaviors is very similar except the variation of CO percentage.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.86-94
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• 2015

반탄화 공정은 약 $250^{\circ}C$정도의 온도에서 진행되는 열화하적 반응으로, 본 반응에 의하여 바이오매스 중에 포함된 헤미세루로스가 분해되고, 휘발성 가스를 생성하여 분리되는 과정이 진행된다. 바이오매스를 반탄화하는 중요한 이유로는 반탄화에 의하여 에너지 집적도(바이오매스 단위 중량에 포함된 열량)가 증가하게 되어 수송 등에 필요한 열량이 감소하는 장점이 있는 반면, 반탄화의 결과로 생산된 반탄화물은 화재 및 분진 폭발의 위험이 높아지는 단점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 바이오매스 연료 중 목질류로서 자연 건조된 폐목재와 초본류로서는 볏짚을 대상으로 약 $200^{\circ}C{\sim}300^{\circ}C$범위의 온도에서 반탄화 실험을 실시하여 반탄화 후 결과물의 연료적 특성을 평가하였다. 특히 C/H(탄소와 수소 비) 및 C/O(탄소와 산소비)는 연료적 특성 중 생물학적 안정성 및 연소시 오염물질(특히 수트, Soot)과 관계되는 요소로서 중요하다. 실험 결과 반탄화에 의하여 C/H는 약 2배 증가하였으며, C/O는 약 3배 증가하였다. 이는 생물학적 안정성은 감소하여 자연적으로 분해(생분해)가 진행되는 어려운 상태로 변화되었으나, 연료 중 수소의 감소에 의하여 휘발성 가스의 생성은 감소할 수 있는 것을 나타낸다. 한편 탄화된 바이오매스의 TGA(Thermogravimetric Analysis)를 실시한 결과, 저온에서의 진행되는 열분해 부분이 상대적으로 감소하였으며, 이는 단순 바이오매스 연료에 비하여 석탄과 연소 특성이 유사할 수 있는 것으로 나타내었다.

• 한국연소학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2009

Reburning is one of the most useful technologies for reducing nitric oxide in economically and technically. The reburning process was demonstrated as an effective NOx reduction method through injection of a secondary hydrocarbon fuel. An experimental study has been conducted to evaluate the effect of biomass reburning on NOx and CO formation in a light oil flamed combustion furnace. Reburning tests on NOx reduction of air-carried rice husk powder as the reburn fuel and light oil as the main fuel were performed in flames stabilized by a co-flow swirl and fuel staged burner, which was mounted at the front of the furnace. The results included flue gas emissions and temperature distribution in the furnace for several kinds of experimental conditions. It was observed clearly that NOx concentrations in the exhaust have considerably decreased due to effect of biomass reburning. The maximum NOx reduction rate was 42% when the reburn fuel fraction was 0.18. The CO emissions were kept under 42 ppmv in all experimental tests. And this paper makes clear that in order to decrease NOx concentration in the exhaust when the biomass reburning system is adapted, the control of some factors such as reburn fuel fraction and reburn zone fraction is very important.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2006

A downdraft gasifier was made of stainless steel for biomass gasification. Internal reactor had a 300 mm diameter and 8 air intakes. Three thermocouples were installed to measure the temperature inside the reactor. Three different biomass fuels were provided in the experiments to find out the effects of fuel conditions on gasification processes; charcoals, woodchips, and mixture of woodchip and charcoals. Two different experiments were conducted fer charcoal experiments, small and larger sizes of charcoal fuels. It took about 10 minutes after ignition to generate combustible producer gas when charcoal was f9d, but 20 or more minutes for woodchips. When the gasification was stabilized, the highest temperature was observed just below the combustion zone. The air flow rate for woodchip experiment was provided at 25% of a stoichiometric requirement of combustion, which was within the range of typical air flow rate fer woody biomass gasification. Carbon monoxide concentrations were also within the values reported in the previous studies, ranging 20 to 30% depending on fuel types. It could be seen that fuel size and heating value were very important parameters in biomass gasification. These parameters should be taken into account in operating and designing biomass gasifiers.