Journal of the Korean Society of Combustion (한국연소학회지)
- Volume 14 Issue 4
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- Pages.17-24
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- 2009
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- 1226-0959(pISSN)
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- 2466-2089(eISSN)
The Effect of Biomass Reburning with Rice Husk on NOx Reduction in Light Oil Flame
경유 화염에서 왕겨를 이용한 바이오매스 재연소의 NOx 저감 효과
- Received : 2009.11.10
- Accepted : 2009.12.12
- Published : 2009.12.31
Abstract
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.