Characterization of waste tire incineration in a prototype vortexing fluidized bed combustor
- Chung Yuan Christian Univ., Chung-Li (Taiwan, Province of China)
To investigate the characteristics of incinerating waste tires in a prototype vortexing fluidized bed combustor, performance tests were conducted with two sizes of waste tire fragments. The results from the combustion experiments showed that increasing the tire particle size caused less of the volatiles to be burned in the freeboard and thus lowered freeboard temperature. Uniform bed temperature could also be achieved by increasing the size of the tire particles. Variations in the secondary and tertiary air rates simultaneously affected the swirling intensity and the axial gas velocity in the freeboard, and thus resulted in the variations in ash elutriation, combustion efficiency, and pollutant emissions for the combustion systems. 21 refs., 17 figs., 1 tab.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 458604
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, Journal Name: Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 47; ISSN JAWAEB; ISSN 1047-3289
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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