• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.2303-2309
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• 2004

Flue gas recirculation (FGR) is a method widely adopted to control NOx in combustion system. The recirculated flue gas decreases flame temperature and reaction rate, resulting in the decrease in thermal NO production. Recently, it has been demonstrated that the recirculated flue gas in fuel stream, that is, the fuel induced recirculation (FIR), could enhance a much improved reduction in NOx per unit mass of recirculated gas, as compared to the conventional FGR in air. In the present study, the effect of FGR/FIR methods on NOx reduction in turbulent swirl flames by using N$_2$ and CO$_2$ as diluent gases to simulate flue gases. Results show that CO$_2$ dilution is more effective in NO reduction because of large temperature drop due to the larger specific heat of CO$_2$ compared to N$_2$ and FIR is more effective to reduce NO emission than FGR when the same recirculation ratio of dilution gas is used.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.1499-1504
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• 2004

Flue gas recirculation (FGR) is a method used to control oxides of nitrogen ($NO_x$) in combustion system. The recirculated flue gases resulted in slow reaction and low flame temperatures, which in turn resulted in decreased thermal NO production. Recently, it has been demonstrated that introducing the recirculated flue gas in the fuel stream, that is, the fuel induced recirculation (FIR), resulted in a much greater reduction in $NO_x$ per unit mass of recirculated gas, as compared to introducing the flue gases in air. In the present study, the effect on $NO_x$ reduction in turbulent swirl flame in laboratory scale using FGR/FIR methods through the dilution using $N_2$ and $CO_2$. Results. show the $CO_2$ dilution is more effective $NO_x$ reduction methods because of large temperature drop due to the larger specific heat $CO_2$ compared to $N_2$. FIR is more effective to reduce $NO_x$ emission than FGR when the same recirculation ratio of dilution gas.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.1358-1365
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• 2005

Flue gas recirculation (FGR) is widely adopted to control NO emission in combustion systems. Recirculated flue gas decreases flame temperature and reaction rate, resulting in the decrease in thermal NO production. Recently, it has been demonstrated that the recirculated flue gas in fuel stream, that is, the fuel induced recirculation (FIR), could enhance much improved reduction in NO per unit mass of recirculated gas, as compared to conventional FGR in air. In the present study, the effect of dilution methods in air and fuel sides on NO reduction has been investigated numerically by using $N_2$ and $CO_2$ as diluent gases to simulate flue gases. Counterflow diffusion flames were studied in conjunction with the laminar flamelet model of turbulent flames. Results showed that $CO_2$ dilution was more effective in NO reduction because of large temperature drop due to the larger specific heat of $CO_2$ compared to $N_2$. Fuel dilution was more effective in reducing NO emission than air dilution when the same recirculation ratio of dilution gas was used by the increase in the nozzle exit velocity, thereby the stretch rate, with dilution gas added to fuel side.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.1625-1631
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• 2004

Investigation on Flue Gas Recirculation(FGR) flame and Fuel Injection Recirculation(FIR) flame was performed with numerical method. Quantitative Reaction Path Diagram(QRPD) is utilized to compare the different chemistry effects between FGR flame and FIR flame. In order to compare flamelets in various oxygen-enrichment conditions reasonably, the adiabatic flame temperature and Damkohler number were held fixed by modulating the amount of diluents to fuel and oxidizer stream and by varying global strain rate of flame respectively. Basic flame structures were compared and characteristics of CH$_4$ decomposition and NO formation were analyzed based on QRPD analysis between FGR flame and FIR flame.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2020

배기가스 재순환(flue gas recirculation, 이하 FGR)은 질소산화물 저감에 효과적인 연소 기법으로 저공해 연소 분야에 다양하게 응용되고 있다. 이전 연구에 이어서 메탄/공기 대향류 예혼합화염에 FGR 기법 적용 시 나타나는 화염의 특성 변화 및 NOx 생성기구를 파악하기 위한 수치해석이 진행되었다. 배출되는 질소산화물(NOx)은 4가지 주요 반응경로(열적 NO, prompt NO, N₂H 및 N₂O)로 구분하여 배기가스 재순환율에 따른 각 NO 생성률을 상대적으로 나타내었다. 그 결과 열적 NO가 전체 NO 형성에 가장 크게 차지한 반면 N₂H의 영향은 미미하였다. 또한, 열적 NO의 기여를 검토하기 위하여 본 연구에 사용된 반응기구(UC San Diego mechanism)를 수정하여 재순환율 증가에 따른 NO 배출지수(EINO)를 비교하였다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.8-16
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• 2019

저공해 연소를 위한 방법 중 하나인 배기가스 재순환(flue gas recirculation, 이하 FGR)은 질소산화물 저감에 효과적인 연소 기법이다. 이를 메탄/공기 대향류 예혼합화염에 적용하여 화염의 특성변화와 NOx 생성 기구를 파악하기 위한 수치해석을 진행하였다. 신장률에 따라 배출되는 생성물들의 몰분율이 달라진다는 점을 고려하여 재순환율은 생성물을 기준으로 정의되었으며, 실제 연소 시스템을 반영하기 위해 주요 생성물인 CO₂, H₂O, O₂ 그리고 N₂를 희석제로써 재순환하였다. FGR 기법이 적용됨에 따라 특정한 신장률 조건에서 최대화염 온도의 전환점이 발견되었다. 또한, 재순환율이 증가함에 따라 온도와 NO의 경향이 달리 나타났으며, 이를 파악하고자 NO 반응을 열적 NO와 Fenimore NO로 구분하여 분석하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.729-753
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• 2008

Oxy-fuel combustion is a reliable way for the reduction of pollutants, the higher combustion efficiency and the separation of carbon dioxide. The review of recent research trends and the prospects of oxy-fuel combustion were presented. The difference in characteristics among oxy-fuel combustion, conventional air combustion, oxy-fuel combustion with flue gas recirculation (FGR) technique was investigated. Recent experiments of oxy-fuel combustion with/without FGR were surveyed in various ways which are optimized burner design, flame characteristics, the soot emission, the radiation effect, the NOx reduction and the corrosion of combustor. Numerical simulation is more important in oxy-fuel combustion because flame temperature is so high that conventional measurement devices have a restricted application. Equilibrium and non-equilibrium chemical reaction mechanisms for oxy-fuel combustion were investigated. Combustion models suitable for the numerical simulation of non-premixed oxy-fuel flame were surveyed.

• 한국연소학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2011

In the iron and steel manufacturing, sintering process precedes blast furnace to prepare feed materials by agglomerating powdered iron ore to form larger particles. There are several techniques which have devised to improve sintering production and productivity including flue gas recirculation(FGR) and additive gas enriched operation. The application of those techniques incurs variations of process configurations as well as inlet and outlet gas conditions such as temperature, composition, and flow rate which exert direct influence on reactions in the bed or the operation of the entire plant. In this study, an approach of sintering bed modeling using flowsheet process simulator was devised in consideration of FGR and the change of incoming and outgoing gas conditions. Results of modeling for both normal and FGR sintering process were compared in terms of outgoing gas temperature, concentration, and moisture distribution pattern as well as incoming gas conditions. It is expected to expand the model for various process configurations with FGR, which may provide the usefulness for design and operation of sintering plant with FGR.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제59권1호
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• pp.60-67
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 CO2 포집을 포함하는 500 MWe 급 전기를 생산하는 순산소 석탄화력발전소에 대한 공정흐름도를 제시하였고, 기술경제성 평가를 수행하였다. 이 석탄화력발전소는 순환 유동층 보일러(CFB), 초초 임계 증기 사이클 증기 터빈, 보일러에서 배출되는 배기가스내 수분과 오염물질을 제거하는 배기가스 정제 장치(FGC), 산소 분리 초저온 공정(ASU), 이산화탄소를 분리하는 극저온 공정(CPU)을 포함한다. 건식 배기가스 재순환(FGR)은 CFB연소기내 온도 제어와 고농도 CO2 배출을 위하여 사용되었다. 이 순산소 석탄화력발전소의 열효율을 증가시키기 위하여 FGR 흐름에 대한 열교환, ASU에서 배출되는 질소 흐름에 대한 열교환, 그리고 CPU 내 기체 압축기의 열 회수를 고려하였다. FGR열교환기의 온도차(ΔT)의 감소는 배기가스의 더 많은 폐열 회수를 의미하며, 전기 및 엑서지 효율을 증가시켰다. FGR열교환기의 ΔT가 10 ℃ 에서 FGR과 FGC 주변의 연간 비용이 최소가 되었다. 이때, 전기 효율은 39%, 총투자비는 1371 M$, 총생산비용은 90 M$, 그리고 투자수익률은 7%/y, 그리고 투자회수기간은 12년으로 예측되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 순산소 석탄화력발전소의 열효율 향상을 위한 열교환망이 제시되었고, FGR 열교환기의 최적 운전 조건이 도출되었다.

• 한국연소학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.22-30
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• 2007

The NOx emission characteristics were studied in an oscillating combustion burner equipped with a specially designed proportioning valve. The effects of various parameters on the NOx emission which are important in oscillating combustion were investigated. Also, the effects of coincident application of flue gas recirculation(FGR) were evaluated. The results show that oscillating combustion is an efficient tool for reducing NOx in the burner. Up to 53% of NOx reduction could be acquired in low frequency and small duty ratio conditions. The coincident application of FGR further reduced the NOx emission up to 74%. Thus, this study assured that oscillating combustion technology with FGR could be a fascinating method for NOx reduction in industrial burners.