• 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국연소학회 2012년도 제45회 KOSCO SYMPOSIUM 초록집
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• pp.107-109
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• 2012

In Korean coal power plants, rising coal prices have recently led to the rapid utilization of low lank coals such as sub-bituminous coal with low calorific values and low ash fusion temperatures. Using these coals beyond the design range has resulted in important issues including slagging and fouling, which cause negative effects in boiler performances and unstable operations. The purpose of this study is to observe slagging and fouling characteristics resulted from burning various ranks of pulverized coals. We have tested 3 different coals: FLAME(bituminous), KCH(sub-bituminous) and MOOLARBEN(bituminous)coals in the pilot system $50kW_{th}$ scale. A stainless steel tube with preheated air inside was installed in the downstream in order to simulate water wall. Collected ash on the probe and the slag inside the furnace near burner were analyzed by SEM (scanning electron microscopy) to verify the formation degree, surface features and color changes of the pasty ash particles. Induced coupled plasma and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were also performed to figure out the chemical characteristics of collected samples. As a result, KCH was observed that more slag was developed inside the walls of the furnace and on the probe than the other two kinds of coals, as shown in the calculate slagging and fouling indices as well.

• 분석과학
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.433-441
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• 1992

국내의 23개 무연탄을 대상으로 석탄회의 화학분석 및 용융특성분석을 수행하여 석탄회의 화학조성과 용융온도와의 상관성을 고찰하였다. 또한 이들 무연탄을 미분탄 연소의 연료로 사용시 야기될 수 있는 slagging, fouling성을 예측하여 보았다. 국내 무연탄회는 대부분 $SiO_2$와 $Al_2O_3$를 80% 이상 함유하고 있는 반면 1% 이하의 적은 양의 $Na_2O$를 함유하고 있으며, 또한 비교적 높은 용융온도를 갖는다. 따라서 이 무연탄들을 미분탄 연소의 연료로 사용시 slagging 및 fouling 발생 가능성은 낮을 것으로 예측되었다. 국내 무연탄회의 용융특성은 base/acid ratio와 비교적 높은 상관성을 갖는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국연소학회 1999년도 제19회 KOSCO SYMPOSIUM 논문집
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• pp.27-46
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• 1999

Combustion test on two kinds of Indonesian sub-bituminous coals of single and blended with bituminous coal imported for power generation was carried out by using the test furnace at KEPRI. The main items of combustion test were temperature profiles of the inside furnace, the yield of unburned carbon, environmental pollution emissions, slagging/fouling tendency, and the comparison of heat loss of furnace. The test results showed that low sulfur and ash content characterized by the Indonesian coals were advantageous to environmental aspect, but high tendency of heat loss and slagging/fouling were disadvantageous to boiler operation. From the results, the necessity of proper coal blending to compensate these weak points was recommended.

• 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국연소학회 2013년도 제46회 KOSCO SYMPOSIUM 초록집
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• pp.87-90
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• 2013

In pulverized coal fired boilers, slagging and fouling may cause significant effect on the operational life of boiler. As increasing a consumption of low rank coal, slagging and fouling are main issues in pulverized coal combustion. This study predicts ash deposition propensity in a 0.7 MW pilot-scale furnace. Slagging model is employed as a User-Defined Function (UDF) of FLUENT and validated against measurement and prediction. The results show good agreement compared with experiment. There is need to development of a pulverized coal combustion and slagging analysis at low coal.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제27권12호
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• pp.1772-1780
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• 2003

An optimal soot blowing system has been developed for an optimal operation of power utility boilers by both minimization of the use of steam and the number of soot blowers worked during soot blowing. Traditionally, the soot blowing system has been operated manually by operators. However, it causes the reduction of power and thermal performance degradation because all soot blowers installed in the plant should be worked simultaneously even there are lots of tubes those are not contaminated by slagging or fouling. Heat transfer area is divided into four groups, furnace, convection area including superheater, reheater and economizer, and air preheater in the present study. The condition of cleanness of the tubes is calculated by several parameters obtained by sensors. Then, a part of soot blowers works automatically where boiler tubes are contaminated. This system has been applied in a practical power plant. Therefore, comparison has been done between this system and manual operation and the results are discussed.

• 에너지공학
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.89-96
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• 2015

최근 화력발전 보일러의 운전에 있어서 저등급 석탄의 성분 중 ash의 영향으로 보일러 후단부에서 생성되는 slagging/fouling 문제가 많이 보고 되고 원인 규명 및 해결책을 위한 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 환경적 측면에서도 NOx등 환경적인 문제를 발생시키는 부분에 대해 규제를 가하고 있는 상황이다. 이런 문제점을 해결하기 위한 방법 중 하나인 석탄의 ash를 제거한 AFC(Ash Free Coal)을 활용한 연구가 진행되고 있다. AFC는 저등급탄의 발열량을 높여 기존의 고등급탄을 보완하고 slagging/fouling 문제 및 배출가스의 오염성분을 줄일 수 있는 장점이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는, DTF를 이용하여 KCH 원탄과 원탄에서 추출된 무회분탄1, 무회분탄2, 잔탄, Glencore, Glencore과 잔탄을 85:15 비율로 한 혼탄을 이용하여 미연분, NOx 배출특성의 변화와 회 점착 특성을 확인하였다. 그 결과 무회분탄은 원탄과 잔탄에 비해 NOx 배출량이 현저히 낮고, 잔탄은 원탄에 비해 고등급화 되면서 반응성이 훨씬 좋아짐을 확인 하였다. 잔탄과 혼탄의 경우 일반적인 저열량탄 수준보다 낮은 점착성을 나타내는 것을 확인 하였다.

• 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국연소학회 2006년도 제33회 KOSCO SYMPOSIUM 논문집
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• pp.293-298
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• 2006

There are many researches in progress on co-firing of coal and biomass to reduce carbon dioxide produced from the coal consumption. This study carried out 200 Kg/h combustion test furnace by mixing coal with timber. Coal was mixed with domestic and imported-wood around 10% to 20% based on input energy. For the mixed fuel, combustion temperature, unburned carbon and the composition of flue gas were analyzed. In addition, the tendency of slagging and fouling was examined using a probe. According to the result of the experiment, combustion temperature was depended on the kind of wood and mixing ratio. The unburned carbon loss was higher with increase of wood biomass mixing ratio, as a result, the total heat loss of furnace was slightly increased. The emission of NOx and SOx were decreased by $3{\sim}20%$ and $21{\sim}60%$ respectively. There are no difference of slagging and fouling tendency between biomass co-firing and coal burning only.

• 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국연소학회 1995년도 제2회 KOSCI Workshop
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• pp.91-103
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• 1995

In recent years, significant advances have been made in the development of methods to predict ash behavior in utility boilers. This paper provides an overview of methods used to assess and predict ash formation and deposition. It has discussed some of the key problems associated with the formation and deposition of ash during the combustion of pulverized coal. Although considerable progress has been made in understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of ash formation, transport, growth, and strength development, there is still much work to be done. There is a need to develop quantitative relationships between the characteristics of the entrained ash and the physical properties of ash deposits that influence deposit growth, strength development, and cleanability. Also data from bench-scale, pilot-scale, and full-scale units are needed in order to determine operating conditions which will minimize deposition problems, maximize efficiency, and reduce emissions.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2004년도 학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.541-543
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• 2004

An optimal soot blowing system has been developed for an optimal operation of power utility boilers by both minimization of the use of steam and the number of soot blowers worked during soot blowing. Traditionally, the soot blowing system has been operated manually by operators. However, it causes the reduction of power and thermal performance degradation because all soot blowers installed in the plant should be worked simultaneously even there are lots of tubes those are not contaminated by slagging or fouling. Heat transfer area is divided into four groups, furnace, convection area including superheater, reheater and economizer, and air preheater in the present study. The condition of cleanness of the tubes is calculated by several parameters obtained by sensors. Then, a part of soot blowers works automatically where boiler tubes are contaminated. This system has been applied in a practical power plant. Therefore, comparison has been done between this system and manual operation and the results are discussed.

• 한국연소학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2017

Various approaches have been proposed to predict the ash deposition (slagging and fouling) propensity of coal, which is essential in maintaining high efficiency and preventing corrosion/damage of a coal-fired boiler. The common method is to establish an index of the ash deposition propensity based on elementary coal composition and advanced characterization of ash properties, which is readily applicable to design, operation and maintenance of coal-fired boilers. Although many indexes have been developed for this purpose, their validity is still not satisfactory in actual applications to particular coal types or operating conditions. This paper reviews the status of predictive approaches for the ash deposition propensity, and assesses the performance of existing indexes by comparing the results for selected coals. This work will contribute to the development of a comprehensive and practical method for prediction of the ash deposition propensity.