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Numerical study of a conical MILD combustor with varing the fuel flow rate

연료유량 변화에 따른 원추형 MILD 연소로의 수치적 해석

  • Kim, Tae Kwon (Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Keimyung University)
  • 김태권 (계명대학교 기계자동차공학과)
  • Received : 2014.01.07
  • Accepted : 2014.06.12
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

MILD combustion is a highly favored technology for solving the trade-off relation between high thermal efficiency and low pollutant emissions. The system has low NOx concentration in high temperature combustion by recirculating the combustion gas, as well as improving the thermal efficiency by making the internal temperature in a combustion furnace uniform. This study describes the combustion characteristics of a conical MILD combustor in a laboratory-scale furnace by adjusting the equivalence ratio with the fuel gas flow rate while maintaining a constant air flow rate of the furnace. The MILD regime in the furnace is well characterized and the in-furnace temperature and emissions were predicted, respectively, for the range of equivalence of 0.69 - 0.83. For the range of equivalence ratios, this study confirmed the existence of a stable flame region that has an approximately $300^{\circ}C$ temperature difference between the maximum flame temperature region and main reaction region.

MILD(Moderate and Intense Low Oxygen Dilution) 연소는 열효율 향상과 유해배출가스 저감의 상반된 관계를 해결하기 위한 하나의 각광받는 기술이다. 연소가스의 재순환을 이용하여 고온 연소시에 질소산화물을 낮게 유지함과 동시에 연소로 내부온도를 균일화함으로써 열효율을 향상시킬 수 있는 기술이다. 본 연구는 실험실 규모의 노에서 원추형 MILD 연소기의 연소특성을 나타내고 있다. 연구의 조건은 공기의 유량은 일정하게 하면서 가스 연료 유량을 변화시켜 당량비를 변화시켰다. 이 결과 노 내에서 MILD 연소영역이 잘 구현되었고, 당량비 0.69~0.83의 범위에 걸쳐서 노(爐)내에서의 온도와 배출가스의 농도가 각각 예측되었다. 이 당량비 구간에서 최고화염온도 영역과 주 반응영역에서의 온도차가 약 $300^{\circ}C$의 안정적인 화염 영역의 존재를 확인하였다.

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