Get acid dew point of flue gas

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987 · Hydrocarbon Process.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6450139

Okkes, A G

To improve the thermal efficiency of combustion equipment it is necessary to cool the flue gas to a low outlet temperature, to recover as much heat as possible. But the temperature must not be so low that sulfur from the fuel will condense as sulfuric acid-giving a very corrosive flue gas. Therefore, a graph is presented to help estimate sulfuric acid dew point based on the fuel's composition and the amount of excess air used during combustion. Sulfuric acid's vapor-liquid equilibrium has been investigated by several researchers. Correlations have been proposed to predict the acid dew point as a function of partial pressures for sulfur trioxide and water. This article will tie these correlations back to the original combustion conditions.

• Research Organization: Badger B.V., The Hague
• OSTI ID: 6450139
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Process.; (United States), Journal Name: Hydrocarbon Process.; (United States) Vol. 66:7; ISSN HYPRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
020400* -- Petroleum-- Processing
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400201 -- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
AIR
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
COMBUSTION KINETICS
COMBUSTORS
CONTROL
COOLING
DEW POINT
EFFICIENCY
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RECOVERY
EQUILIBRIUM
FLUE GAS
FLUIDS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
GRAPHS
HEAT RECOVERY
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INORGANIC ACIDS
KINETICS
LIQUIDS
NONMETALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTIAL PRESSURE
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
REACTION KINETICS
RECOVERY
SULFUR
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR OXIDES
SULFUR TRIOXIDE
SULFURIC ACID
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
VAPOR CONDENSATION
VAPORS
WASTES
WATER