Development of non-premixed porous inserted regenerative thermal oxidizer

作     者：Jun-chun ZHANG Le-ming CHENG Cheng-hang ZHENG Zhong-yang LUO Ming-jiang NI 

作者机构：State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization Zhejiang University 

出 版 物：《Journal of Zhejiang University-Science A(Applied Physics & Engineering)》 (浙江大学学报（英文版）A辑（应用物理与工程）)

年 卷 期：2013年第14卷第9期

页      面：671-678页

核心收录：

学科分类：080702[工学-热能工程] 08[工学] 0807[工学-动力工程及工程热物理] 

主　　题：Porous media Regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) Non-premixed CH4 combustion 

摘      要：In this study, a porous inserted regenerative thermal oxidizer （PRTO） system was developed for a 125 kW industrial copper-melting furnace, due to its advantages of low NOr emissions and high radiant efficiency. Zirconium dioxide （ZrOz） ce- ramic foams were placed into the combustion zone of a regenerative thermal oxidizer （RTO）. Different performance characteris- tics of the RTO and PRTO systems, including pressure drop, temperature distribution, emissions, and energy efficiency, were evaluated to study the effects of the porous inserts on non-premixed CH4 combustion. It was found that the PRTO system achieved a significant reduction in the NOx emission level and a fuel saving of approximately 30% compared to the RTO system. It is most suitable for a lean combustion process at an equivalence ratio 〈0.4 with NOx and CO emission levels within 0.002%~）.003% and 0.001%q3.002%, respectively.