Cyclonic combustor for low-Btu off-gas incineration

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6007552

Abbasi, H A; Khinkis, M J; Waibel, R T; Meder, S R

The combustion characteristics of a low-Btu off-gas and the operating performance of a 3 x 10/sup 6/ Btu/h pilot-scale cyclonic combustor were investigated to evaluate the incineration and heat recovery potential. The average composition of the off-gas was 8.5% H/sub 2/, 1.5% CO, 22% CO/sub 2/, 56% N/sub 2/, 3.4% CH/sub 4/ and higher hydrocarbons, 7.3% H/sub 2/O, 0.5% NH/sub 3/, and 0.15% H/sub 2/S with a higher heating value of 67 Btu/scf. The cyclonic combustor design was selected based on a survey of burner and combustion equipment manufacturers that were contacted as to the availability of a combustor capable of burning the off-gas. Test work was carried out at the Institute of Gas Technology's Combustion Laboratory using a simulated off-gas doped with various levels of NH/sub 3/ and H/sub 2/S. The results of these tests are described. 15 references, 2 tables.

• Research Organization: Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (USA); American Schack Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
• OSTI ID: 6007552
• Report Number(s): CONF-8410205-1; ON: DE85900680
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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