CFD analysis helps TSV burner meet strict NOx emission requirements at Conectiv Indian River Unit 4, a DB Riley turbo furnace
This project is the first application of low NOx circular-type burners to a Turbo Furnace coal-fired utility boiler design. It is an important part of Conectiv's (formerly Delmarva Power and Light Co.) compliance strategy for the Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990 (CAAA). In project Phase 1, installation of dynamic classifiers successfully reduced flyash unburned carbon loss by nearly 50%. This paper describes Phase 2, the design and retrofit of new low-NOx burners. The two phases met all performance requirement, including a NOx guarantee of 0.42 lbs/10{sup 6} Btu at 105% load. Initially the Model 2 Tertiary Staged Venturi (TSV{reg{underscore}sign}) burner design installed at Conectiv Indian River Station Unit 4 did not meet required NOx levels. Field observations indicated poor flame retention as well as poor flame scanner signals, particularly at lower loads. Using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling and working with DB Riley Inc.'s (DBR) parent company Deutsche Babcock, DBR engineers developed a promising design solution incorporating elements of other DBR low-NOx coal burner technology into the TSV{reg{underscore}sign} burner design. The CFD modeling goal was to improve burner aerodynamics in the burner near-field region to produce better flame retention while limiting hardware changes. Past experience has shown that better flame retention promotes lower NOx. Although the design process consisted of a series of 2-D axi-symmetric, purely aerodynamic CFD models with no combustion or NOx calculations, several key CFD models added coal combustion for flame visualization purpose. A significant NOx improvement was expected with the final design chosen, based on significantly improved burner aerodynamics and flame attachment. This analysis ultimately proved to be correct.
- Research Organization:
- DB Riley Inc. (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 20013458
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 24th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization and Fuel Systems, Clearwater, FL (US), 03/08/1999--03/11/1999; Other Information: PBD: [1999]; Related Information: In: The proceedings of the 24th international technical conference on coal utilization and fuel systems, by Sakkestad, B.A. [ed.], 1091 pages.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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