Industrial Combustion Technology Roadmap: A Technology Roadmap by and for the Industrial Combustion Community
The burning of fuel to produce heat or other forms of power has been the cornerstone of industrial processes for millenia. Over most of that time, there was little need to understand very much about the combustion process to achieve the desired results. In recent years, however, the need to minimize emissions while maintaining performance has focused substantial attention on the combustion process. Virtually every manufacturing industry has a stake in improved combustion technologies. Boilers, furnaces, and other process heaters account for more than three-quarters of the total energy used by U.S. manufacturing industries. To meet the needs of these different industries, the design process must take into account some key factors. First, the type of fuel and oxidant is often dictated by the end-user’s facility. The system is then defined, based on the needs of the production process. With these inputs determined, the burner system can be designed based on the designer’s knowledge of combustion as well as the available design tools and technology (CFD, sensors and controls, etc. ). A critical factor in the design process is the understanding of fundamental combustion science which underpins the ultimate burner design. Through this process, the burner system design, whether a boiler, furnace, or process heating system, can ultimately meet the efficiency, productivity, safety, and environmental requirements of the end-user. To address the research needs of the combustion community, users and manufacturers of industrial combustion equipment have joined forces to implement a strategy for directing future technology research into areas that best meet the needs of the industry as a whole. This strategy would then provide the framework for national initiatives to overcome the inherent risks of new combustion technology development. In the Industrial Combustion Vision (1998), the industry outlines the challenges facing it and sets ambitious performance targets for technology developments over the next 20 years. In the Industrial Combustion Technology Roadmap, first published in 1999, equipment users, manufacturers, government agencies, academia, and research organizations, present the research and development (R&D) activities needed to achieve the performance targets identified in the Vision. The roadmap effectively guides collaborative research, development, and demonstration of technologies and processes, its ultimate value being its ability to align the components of the proposed research across industry, academia, and the federal government. However, technology and markets are not static. To address technological advances, changes in the global market, and new technical insights, the roadmap has been updated.
- Research Organization:
- Energetics, Inc., Columbia, Maryland (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 1178925
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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