Numerical study of oxy-fuel MILD (moderate or intense low-oxygen dilution combustion) combustion for CH4–H2 fuel
Numerical study of oxy-fuel MILD (moderate or intense low-oxygen dilution combustion) combustion for CH4–H2 fuel
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DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2016.01.016
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发表时间:
2016-03
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9
通讯作者:
A. Mardani;A. Ghomshi
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作者:
A. Mardani;A. Ghomshi
This paper demonstrates a numerical study on the combination of Oxy-Fuel and MILD (moderate or intense low-oxygen dilution combustion) combustions, ie OXY-MILD. The N 2 of a hot oxidizer was replaced with CO 2 and H 2 O in a MILD combustion test case. The study was conducted using a CFD analysis, a zero-dimensional well-stirred reactor analysis, and a reactors network analysis. In the CFD analysis, RANS equations with modified k− ε equations were solved for a 2D-axisymmetric computational domain. Results showed a decrease in temperature gradient, reaction rate, and Damköhler number under the OXY-MILD condition in comparison with the MILD one. It seems the higher the oxygen level in the preheated oxidizer, the more effective the removal of N 2 from the hot oxidizer was on the uniformity and extending of the reaction zone. Under OXY-MILD condition, an increment of inlet oxygen level decreased concentrations of CO, NO, CH 2 O, and HCO and increased temperature in the reaction zone. Furthermore, the effect of fuel hydrogen content on the reaction zone was investigated. A reduction of fuel hydrogen content led to an increase in both the uniformity of temperature field and the area of the reaction zone, and a decrease in formations of NO and CO for the OXY-MILD combustion.