Um novo laboratório experimental desenvolvido para investigar a combustão de carvão em atmosferas de oxicombustão é descrito em detalhes na tese. Um reator ciclônico é utilizado para a combustão de carvões de baixo rank em condições de escoamento turbulento e com swirl, e operando em temperaturas similares às encontradas em câmaras de combustão industriais. Um sensor potenciométrico de oxigênio, instalado dentro do reator ciclônico, é utilizado para medir o consumo de oxigênio durante a combustão das amostras de carvão. Amostras de carvão com alto teor de cinzas, das minas do Leão e Bonito localizadas no sul do Brasil, e amostras de carvão linhito pré-seco (LTBK), da região da Lusácia, na Alemanha, foram submetidos à combustão em atmosferas de ar e de oxicombustão (O2/CO2/H2O). Os experimentos foram realizados em três temperaturas médias do gás de combustão: 1073, 1173 e 1273 K. Para as amostras do carvão LTBK, a oxicombustão foi composta com duas atmosferas de O2/CO2 sem vapor d’água (21/79 e 30/70) e três atmosferas de O2/CO2/H2O (30/60/10, 30/50/20 e 30/40/30) em base molar, enquanto para as amostras dos carvões Leão e Bonito, a oxicombustão foi composta com duas atmosferas de O2/CO2 (21/79 e 30/70). As amostras de carvão foram peneiradas para uma faixa de tamanho de partículas de 1250 a 2000 μm e 125 a 500 μm, e com massas de 1g e 3g. Em adição aos testes, amostras de char dos carvões Leão e LTBK foram preparadas para investigar o comportamento da combustão de suas matrizes carbonosas com diferentes níveis de matéria volátil. Primeiramente, a investigação da combustão do carvão é feita diretamente a partir das curvas de concentração de oxigênio medidas para a combustão das amostras de carvão LTBK submetidos às atmosferas de ar e oxicombustão com vapor d’água, conforme explicado no Capítulo 2 desta tese. Entretanto, devido ao grande número de experimentos realizados e a necessidade de entender a influência dos fatores, como temperatura e as composições das atmosferas oxidantes, e as interações entre esses fatores na combustão do carvão, a análise pela metodologia do Projeto de Experimentos (DoE) é aplicada nos experimentos, conforme detalhado no Capítulo 3. A reatividade dos carvões de baixo rank é investigada por meio do cálculo dos parâmetros cinéticos globais e dos coeficientes da taxa de reação de combustão do char, considerando a hipótese de um reator bem misturado, a ser verificada ao longo da investigação, conforme descrito no Capítulo 4. A partir da análise das curvas de concentração de oxigênio (Capítulos 2 e 3), os resultados mostram que a atmosfera de oxicombustão com 79% de CO2 (21/79, O2/CO2) aumenta o consumo de oxigênio para os carvões de alto teor de cinzas, Bonito e Leão, e para o carvão linhito com alto teor de voláteis (LTBK), devido à influência da reação de gaseificação do CO2 a partir de temperaturas acima de 1073 K. A partir da análise dos parâmetros cinéticos globais calculados para avaliar a reatividade dos carvões, os resultados mostram que a hipótese do reator bem misturado não é o suficiente para capturar a cinética da combustão do carvão por batelada no interior do reator ciclônico. A reatividade dos carvões investigados, através das constantes efetivas da taxa de reação, variando-se a composição da atmosfera oxidante, temperatura do gás de combustão, tamanho de partículas, massa da amostra e posição do sensor de oxigênio, têm influência do escoamento com swirl e seus termos advectivos e difusivos. / A novel laboratory facility designed to investigate coal oxy-fuel combustion is described in the present work. A cyclone chamber allows for the combustion of low-rank coal under turbulent conditions and swirling flows, covering a temperature range similar to those found on practical furnaces. A potentiometric oxygen sensor with oxide-ion conducting solid electrolytes, as stabilized zirconia, installed within the cyclone reactor, is used to measure the oxygen consumption during the combustion of coal samples. High ash coals samples, from Leão and Bonito mining sites located in South Brazil, and pre-dried lignite coal samples (LTBK), from the Lusatian region, in Germany, were burned under air and oxy-fuel (O2/CO2/H2O) atmospheres. Experiments were carried out at three average gas combustion temperatures: 1073, 1173 and 1273 K. For LTBK coal, oxy-fuel combustion was composed with two O2/CO2 atmospheres (21/79 and 30/70) and three O2/CO2/H2O atmospheres (30/60/10, 30/50/20 and 30/40/30) in molar basis, whereas for Leão and Bonito coals, the oxy-fuel combustion was composed with two O2/CO2 atmospheres (21/79 and 30/70). Coal samples were sieved to a size range of 1250 to 2000 μm and 125 to 500 μm and with 1g and 3g. In addition, char samples from Leão and lignite coals were prepared in order to investigate the combustion behavior of its carbon matrix for different levels of volatile matter. The investigation of coal combustion behavior is made firstly directly on the oxygen concentration curves measured for LTBK coal samples burned under air and oxy-fuel atmospheres with water vapor, as detailed in Chapter 2 of this thesis. However, due to the great number of experiments performed and the need to understand the influence of the factors, as temperature and atmosphere compositions, and the interactions between them on the coal combustion, the Design of Experiments (DoE) analysis is applied in the laboratory test facility, as developed in Chapter 3. The reactivity of low rank coals is assessed by means of global kinetic parameters and of char combustion reaction coefficients, under assumption of a well stirred reactor to be tested along the investigation, as described in Chapter 4. From the analysis of oxygen concentration curves (Chapter 2 and 3), results show that oxidizer oxy-fuel atmosphere with 79% CO2 (21/79, O2/CO2) increases the oxygen consumption for high ash coals, Bonito and Leão, and for pre-dried lignite coal, LTBK, due to the influence of CO2 gasification reaction on their coal combustion reactions from gas combustion temperatures higher than 1073 K. From the analysis of global kinetic parameters calculated to assess the coal reactivity, the results show that the hypothesis of a well stirred reactor is not enough to capture the kinetic involved in coal combustion burned in batch mode within the cyclone reactor. The coal reactivity investigated with the effective reaction rate constants for different oxidizer atmospheres, gas combustion temperatures, particle diameters, sample masses and oxygen sensor position, is influenced by the swirling flow with its advective and diffusive terms.

Um novo laboratório experimental desenvolvido para investigar a combustão de carvão em atmosferas de oxicombustão é descrito em detalhes na tese. Um reator ciclônico é utilizado para a combustão de carvões de baixo rank em condições de escoamento turbulento e com swirl, e operando em temperaturas similares às encontradas em câmaras de combustão industriais. Um sensor potenciométrico de oxigênio, instalado dentro do reator ciclônico, é utilizado para medir o consumo de oxigênio durante a combustão das amostras de carvão. Amostras de carvão com alto teor de cinzas, das minas do Leão e Bonito localizadas no sul do Brasil, e amostras de carvão linhito pré-seco (LTBK), da região da Lusácia, na Alemanha, foram submetidos à combustão em atmosferas de ar e de oxicombustão (O2/CO2/H2O). Os experimentos foram realizados em três temperaturas médias do gás de combustão: 1073, 1173 e 1273 K. Para as amostras do carvão LTBK, a oxicombustão foi composta com duas atmosferas de O2/CO2 sem vapor d’água (21/79 e 30/70) e três atmosferas de O2/CO2/H2O (30/60/10, 30/50/20 e 30/40/30) em base molar, enquanto para as amostras dos carvões Leão e Bonito, a oxicombustão foi composta com duas atmosferas de O2/CO2 (21/79 e 30/70). As amostras de carvão foram peneiradas para uma faixa de tamanho de partículas de 1250 a 2000 μm e 125 a 500 μm, e com massas de 1g e 3g. Em adição aos testes, amostras de char dos carvões Leão e LTBK foram preparadas para investigar o comportamento da combustão de suas matrizes carbonosas com diferentes níveis de matéria volátil. Primeiramente, a investigação da combustão do carvão é feita diretamente a partir das curvas de concentração de oxigênio medidas para a combustão das amostras de carvão LTBK submetidos às atmosferas de ar e oxicombustão com vapor d’água, conforme explicado no Capítulo 2 desta tese. Entretanto, devido ao grande número de experimentos realizados e a necessidade de entender a influência dos fatores, como temperatura e as composições das atmosferas oxidantes, e as interações entre esses fatores na combustão do carvão, a análise pela metodologia do Projeto de Experimentos (DoE) é aplicada nos experimentos, conforme detalhado no Capítulo 3. A reatividade dos carvões de baixo rank é investigada por meio do cálculo dos parâmetros cinéticos globais e dos coeficientes da taxa de reação de combustão do char, considerando a hipótese de um reator bem misturado, a ser verificada ao longo da investigação, conforme descrito no Capítulo 4. A partir da análise das curvas de concentração de oxigênio (Capítulos 2 e 3), os resultados mostram que a atmosfera de oxicombustão com 79% de CO2 (21/79, O2/CO2) aumenta o consumo de oxigênio para os carvões de alto teor de cinzas, Bonito e Leão, e para o carvão linhito com alto teor de voláteis (LTBK), devido à influência da reação de gaseificação do CO2 a partir de temperaturas acima de 1073 K. A partir da análise dos parâmetros cinéticos globais calculados para avaliar a reatividade dos carvões, os resultados mostram que a hipótese do reator bem misturado não é o suficiente para capturar a cinética da combustão do carvão por batelada no interior do reator ciclônico. A reatividade dos carvões investigados, através das constantes efetivas da taxa de reação, variando-se a composição da atmosfera oxidante, temperatura do gás de combustão, tamanho de partículas, massa da amostra e posição do sensor de oxigênio, têm influência do escoamento com swirl e seus termos advectivos e difusivos. / A novel laboratory facility designed to investigate coal oxy-fuel combustion is described in the present work. A cyclone chamber allows for the combustion of low-rank coal under turbulent conditions and swirling flows, covering a temperature range similar to those found on practical furnaces. A potentiometric oxygen sensor with oxide-ion conducting solid electrolytes, as stabilized zirconia, installed within the cyclone reactor, is used to measure the oxygen consumption during the combustion of coal samples. High ash coals samples, from Leão and Bonito mining sites located in South Brazil, and pre-dried lignite coal samples (LTBK), from the Lusatian region, in Germany, were burned under air and oxy-fuel (O2/CO2/H2O) atmospheres. Experiments were carried out at three average gas combustion temperatures: 1073, 1173 and 1273 K. For LTBK coal, oxy-fuel combustion was composed with two O2/CO2 atmospheres (21/79 and 30/70) and three O2/CO2/H2O atmospheres (30/60/10, 30/50/20 and 30/40/30) in molar basis, whereas for Leão and Bonito coals, the oxy-fuel combustion was composed with two O2/CO2 atmospheres (21/79 and 30/70). Coal samples were sieved to a size range of 1250 to 2000 μm and 125 to 500 μm and with 1g and 3g. In addition, char samples from Leão and lignite coals were prepared in order to investigate the combustion behavior of its carbon matrix for different levels of volatile matter. The investigation of coal combustion behavior is made firstly directly on the oxygen concentration curves measured for LTBK coal samples burned under air and oxy-fuel atmospheres with water vapor, as detailed in Chapter 2 of this thesis. However, due to the great number of experiments performed and the need to understand the influence of the factors, as temperature and atmosphere compositions, and the interactions between them on the coal combustion, the Design of Experiments (DoE) analysis is applied in the laboratory test facility, as developed in Chapter 3. The reactivity of low rank coals is assessed by means of global kinetic parameters and of char combustion reaction coefficients, under assumption of a well stirred reactor to be tested along the investigation, as described in Chapter 4. From the analysis of oxygen concentration curves (Chapter 2 and 3), results show that oxidizer oxy-fuel atmosphere with 79% CO2 (21/79, O2/CO2) increases the oxygen consumption for high ash coals, Bonito and Leão, and for pre-dried lignite coal, LTBK, due to the influence of CO2 gasification reaction on their coal combustion reactions from gas combustion temperatures higher than 1073 K. From the analysis of global kinetic parameters calculated to assess the coal reactivity, the results show that the hypothesis of a well stirred reactor is not enough to capture the kinetic involved in coal combustion burned in batch mode within the cyclone reactor. The coal reactivity investigated with the effective reaction rate constants for different oxidizer atmospheres, gas combustion temperatures, particle diameters, sample masses and oxygen sensor position, is influenced by the swirling flow with its advective and diffusive terms.

Um novo laboratório experimental desenvolvido para investigar a combustão de carvão em atmosferas de oxicombustão é descrito em detalhes na tese. Um reator ciclônico é utilizado para a combustão de carvões de baixo rank em condições de escoamento turbulento e com swirl, e operando em temperaturas similares às encontradas em câmaras de combustão industriais. Um sensor potenciométrico de oxigênio, instalado dentro do reator ciclônico, é utilizado para medir o consumo de oxigênio durante a combustão das amostras de carvão. Amostras de carvão com alto teor de cinzas, das minas do Leão e Bonito localizadas no sul do Brasil, e amostras de carvão linhito pré-seco (LTBK), da região da Lusácia, na Alemanha, foram submetidos à combustão em atmosferas de ar e de oxicombustão (O2/CO2/H2O). Os experimentos foram realizados em três temperaturas médias do gás de combustão: 1073, 1173 e 1273 K. Para as amostras do carvão LTBK, a oxicombustão foi composta com duas atmosferas de O2/CO2 sem vapor d’água (21/79 e 30/70) e três atmosferas de O2/CO2/H2O (30/60/10, 30/50/20 e 30/40/30) em base molar, enquanto para as amostras dos carvões Leão e Bonito, a oxicombustão foi composta com duas atmosferas de O2/CO2 (21/79 e 30/70). As amostras de carvão foram peneiradas para uma faixa de tamanho de partículas de 1250 a 2000 μm e 125 a 500 μm, e com massas de 1g e 3g. Em adição aos testes, amostras de char dos carvões Leão e LTBK foram preparadas para investigar o comportamento da combustão de suas matrizes carbonosas com diferentes níveis de matéria volátil. Primeiramente, a investigação da combustão do carvão é feita diretamente a partir das curvas de concentração de oxigênio medidas para a combustão das amostras de carvão LTBK submetidos às atmosferas de ar e oxicombustão com vapor d’água, conforme explicado no Capítulo 2 desta tese. Entretanto, devido ao grande número de experimentos realizados e a necessidade de entender a influência dos fatores, como temperatura e as composições das atmosferas oxidantes, e as interações entre esses fatores na combustão do carvão, a análise pela metodologia do Projeto de Experimentos (DoE) é aplicada nos experimentos, conforme detalhado no Capítulo 3. A reatividade dos carvões de baixo rank é investigada por meio do cálculo dos parâmetros cinéticos globais e dos coeficientes da taxa de reação de combustão do char, considerando a hipótese de um reator bem misturado, a ser verificada ao longo da investigação, conforme descrito no Capítulo 4. A partir da análise das curvas de concentração de oxigênio (Capítulos 2 e 3), os resultados mostram que a atmosfera de oxicombustão com 79% de CO2 (21/79, O2/CO2) aumenta o consumo de oxigênio para os carvões de alto teor de cinzas, Bonito e Leão, e para o carvão linhito com alto teor de voláteis (LTBK), devido à influência da reação de gaseificação do CO2 a partir de temperaturas acima de 1073 K. A partir da análise dos parâmetros cinéticos globais calculados para avaliar a reatividade dos carvões, os resultados mostram que a hipótese do reator bem misturado não é o suficiente para capturar a cinética da combustão do carvão por batelada no interior do reator ciclônico. A reatividade dos carvões investigados, através das constantes efetivas da taxa de reação, variando-se a composição da atmosfera oxidante, temperatura do gás de combustão, tamanho de partículas, massa da amostra e posição do sensor de oxigênio, têm influência do escoamento com swirl e seus termos advectivos e difusivos. / A novel laboratory facility designed to investigate coal oxy-fuel combustion is described in the present work. A cyclone chamber allows for the combustion of low-rank coal under turbulent conditions and swirling flows, covering a temperature range similar to those found on practical furnaces. A potentiometric oxygen sensor with oxide-ion conducting solid electrolytes, as stabilized zirconia, installed within the cyclone reactor, is used to measure the oxygen consumption during the combustion of coal samples. High ash coals samples, from Leão and Bonito mining sites located in South Brazil, and pre-dried lignite coal samples (LTBK), from the Lusatian region, in Germany, were burned under air and oxy-fuel (O2/CO2/H2O) atmospheres. Experiments were carried out at three average gas combustion temperatures: 1073, 1173 and 1273 K. For LTBK coal, oxy-fuel combustion was composed with two O2/CO2 atmospheres (21/79 and 30/70) and three O2/CO2/H2O atmospheres (30/60/10, 30/50/20 and 30/40/30) in molar basis, whereas for Leão and Bonito coals, the oxy-fuel combustion was composed with two O2/CO2 atmospheres (21/79 and 30/70). Coal samples were sieved to a size range of 1250 to 2000 μm and 125 to 500 μm and with 1g and 3g. In addition, char samples from Leão and lignite coals were prepared in order to investigate the combustion behavior of its carbon matrix for different levels of volatile matter. The investigation of coal combustion behavior is made firstly directly on the oxygen concentration curves measured for LTBK coal samples burned under air and oxy-fuel atmospheres with water vapor, as detailed in Chapter 2 of this thesis. However, due to the great number of experiments performed and the need to understand the influence of the factors, as temperature and atmosphere compositions, and the interactions between them on the coal combustion, the Design of Experiments (DoE) analysis is applied in the laboratory test facility, as developed in Chapter 3. The reactivity of low rank coals is assessed by means of global kinetic parameters and of char combustion reaction coefficients, under assumption of a well stirred reactor to be tested along the investigation, as described in Chapter 4. From the analysis of oxygen concentration curves (Chapter 2 and 3), results show that oxidizer oxy-fuel atmosphere with 79% CO2 (21/79, O2/CO2) increases the oxygen consumption for high ash coals, Bonito and Leão, and for pre-dried lignite coal, LTBK, due to the influence of CO2 gasification reaction on their coal combustion reactions from gas combustion temperatures higher than 1073 K. From the analysis of global kinetic parameters calculated to assess the coal reactivity, the results show that the hypothesis of a well stirred reactor is not enough to capture the kinetic involved in coal combustion burned in batch mode within the cyclone reactor. The coal reactivity investigated with the effective reaction rate constants for different oxidizer atmospheres, gas combustion temperatures, particle diameters, sample masses and oxygen sensor position, is influenced by the swirling flow with its advective and diffusive terms.

Carbon capture and storage technologies are necessary to start lowering greenhouse gas emissions while continuing to utilize existing thermal power generation infrastructure. Calcium looping is a promising technology based on cyclic calcination/carbonation reactions which utilizes limestone as a sorbent. Steam is present in combustion flue gas and in the calciner used for sorbent regeneration. The effect of steam during calcination on sorbent performance has not been extensively studied in the literature. Here, experiments were conducted using a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) and subsequently a dual-fluidized bed pilot plant to determine the effect of steam injection during calcination on sorbent reactivity during carbonation. In a TGA, various levels of steam (0-40% vol.) were injected during sorbent regeneration throughout 15 calcination/carbonation cycles. All concentrations of steam were found to increase sorbent reactivity during carbonation. A level of 15% steam during calcination had the largest impact. Steam changes the morphology of the sorbent during calcination, likely by shifting the pore volume to larger pores, resulting in a structure which has an increased carrying capacity. This effect was then examined at the pilot scale to determine if the phase contacting patterns and solids heat-up rates in a fluidized bed were factors. Three levels of steam (0%, 15%, 65%) were injected during sorbent regeneration throughout 5 hours of steady state operation. Again, all levels of steam were found to increase sorbent reactivity and reduce the required sorbent make-up rate with the best performance seen at 65% steam.

This master's thesis deals with design of steam grade boiler for burning refuse derived fuel with power output of 70 t/h. The assignment contain a requiered steam output parameters and composition of fuel. From this composition of fuel is calculated stoichiometric calculation, the heat loss and the efficiency of boiler. After that follows a design of the boiler with closer design of each of the heating surfaces.

This licentiate thesis describes development of modellingtools, experimental physical modelling and numerical modellingto simulate real combustion processes for advanced industrialutility boiler before and after retrofit. The work presents extended study about formation,destruction and control of pollutants, especially NOx, whichoccur during combustion process. The main aim of this work is to improve mixing process incombustion chamber. To do this, the optimization of placementand direction of additional air and fuel nozzles, the physicalmodelling technique is used. By using that method, it ispossible to obtain qualitative information about processes,which occur in the real boiler. The numerical simulationsverify the results from physical modelling, because duringmathematical modelling quantitative informations about flow andmixing patterns, temperature field, species concentration areobtained. Two 3D cases, before and after retrofit, of pulverized fuelfired boiler at 125 MW output thermal power are simulated. Theunstructured mesh technique is also used to discretize theboiler. The number of grid was 427 656 before retrofit and 513362 after retrofit. The comparisons of results of numericalsimulation before and after retrofit are presented. The resultsfrom physical modelling and numerical simulation are alsoshown. Results present that nozzles of additional air and fuel givea considerably better mixing process, uniform temperature fieldand CO2 mass fraction. The whole combustion chamber worksalmost as a "well stirred reactor", while upper part of boilerworks as a "plug flow reactor". Differences between from measured of temperatures andpredicted temperatures are not too big, the maximum differenceis about 100 K. It seems, that calculated temperatures showgood agreement with measurement data. The results illuminate the potential of physical andnumerical modelling methods as promising tools to deal with thecomplicated combustion processes, even for practicalapplication in the industry. <b>Keywords:</b>air staging, fuel staging, boiler, furnace,computational fluid dynamics, numerical simulation, pollutants,physical modeling, pulverized fuel combustion. / NR 20140805

To mitigate the global greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions, carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS) has the potential to play a significant role for reaching mitigation target. Oxy-fuel combustion is a promising technology for CO2 capture in power plants. Advantages compared to CCS with the conventional combustion technology are: high combustion efficiency, flue gas volume reduction, low fuel consumption, near zero CO2 emission, and less nitrogen oxides (NOx) formation can be reached simultaneously by using the oxy-fuel combustion technology. However, knowledge gaps relating to large scale coal based and natural gas based power plants with CO2 capture still exist, such as combustors and boilers operating at higher temperatures and design of CO2 turbines and compressors. To apply the oxy-fuel combustion technology on power plants, much work is focused on the fundamental and feasibility study regarding combustion characterization, process and system analysis, and economic evaluation etc. Further studies from system perspective point of view are highlighted, such as the impact of operating conditions on system performance and on advanced cycle integrated with oxy-fuel combustion for CO2 capture. In this thesis, the characterization for flue gas recycle (FGR) was theoretically derived based on mass balance of combustion reactions, and system modeling was conducted by using a process simulator, Aspen Plus. Important parameters such as FGR rate and ratio, flue gas composition, and electrical efficiency etc. were analyzed and discussed based on different operational conditions. An advanced evaporative gas turbine (EvGT) cycle with oxy-fuel combustion for CO2 capture was also studied. Based on economic indicators such as specific investment cost (SIC), cost of electricity (COE), and cost of CO2avoidance (COA), economic performance was evaluated and compared among various system configurations. The system configurations include an EvGT cycle power plant without CO2 capture, an EvGT cycle power plant with chemical absorption for CO2 capture, and a combined cycle power plant. The study shows that FGR ratio is of importance, which has impact not only on heat transfer but also on mass transfer in the oxy-coal combustion process. Significant reduction in the amount of flue gas can be achieved due to the flue gas recycling, particularly for the system with more prior upstream recycle options. Although the recycle options have almost no effect on FGR ratio, flue gas flow rate, and system electrical efficiency, FGR options have significant effects on flue gas compositions, especially the concentrations of CO2 and H2O, and heat exchanger duties. In addition, oxygen purity and water/gas ratio, respectively, have an optimum value for an EvGT cycle power plant with oxy-fuel combustion. Oxygen purity of 97 mol% and water/gas ratio of 0.133 can be considered as the optimum values for the studied system. For optional operating conditions of flue gas recycling, the exhaust gas recycled after condensing (dry recycle) results in about 5 percentage points higher electrical efficiency and about 45 % more cooling water consumption comparing with the exhaust gas recycled before condensing (wet recycle). The direct costs of EvGT cycle with oxy-fuel combustion are a little higher than the direct costs of EvGT cycle with chemical absorption. However, as plant size is larger than 60 MW, even though the EvGT cycle with oxy-fuel combustion has a higher COE than the EvGT cycle with chemical absorption, the EvGT cycle with oxy-fuel combustion has a lower COA. Further, compared with others studies of natural gas combined cycle (NGCC), the EvGT system has a lower COE and COA than the NGCC system no matter which CO2 capture technology is integrated. / QC 20111123

<p>U okviru istraživačkog rada formiran je matematički model za simulaciju<br />procesa transformacije energije u postrojenju gasne turbine pri<br />sagorevanju gasova srednje ili niže toplotne moći. Data je analiza procesa<br />kosagorevanja gasa iz gasifikacije kukuruznog oklaska i prirodnog gasa u<br />postrojenju gasne turbine, za tri različite konfiguracije postrojenja.<br />Analiza je rađena na primeru osnovnog Joule-ovog ciklusa sa vazduhom<br />hlađenim lopaticama.</p> / <p>This paper presents mathematical model for simulation of energy<br />transformation process in gas turbine facility with combustion of medium<br />and low calorific gases. The basis of the mathematical model is the<br />M&uuml;ller&rsquo;s method. Analysis of co-firing the corn cob gas and natural gas for<br />different gas turbine facility configurations is presented. The basic Joule<br />cycle with blade cooling was analyzed.</p>

The thermodynamic properties of CO2-mixtures are essential for the design and operation of CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) systems. A better understanding of the thermodynamic properties of CO2 mixtures could provide a scientific basis to define a proper guideline of CO2 purity and impure components for the CCS processes according to technical, safety and environmental requirements. However the available accurate experimental data cannot cover the whole operation conditions of CCS processes. In order to overcome the shortage of experimental data, theoretical estimation and modelling are used as a supplemental approach.   In this thesis, the available experimental data on the thermodynamic properties of CO2 mixtures were first collected, and their applicability and gaps for theoretical model verification and calibration were also determined according to the required thermodynamic properties and operation conditions of CCS. Then in order to provide recommendations concerning calculation methods for engineering design of CCS, totally eight equations of state (EOS) were evaluated for the calculations about vapour liquid equilibrium (VLE) and density of CO2-mixtures, including N2, O2, SO2, Ar, H2S and CH4.   With the identified equations of state, the preliminary assessment of impurity impacts was further conducted regarding the thermodynamic properties of CO2-mixtures and different processes involved in CCS system. Results show that the increment of the mole fraction of non-condensable gases would make purification, compression and condensation more difficult. Comparatively N2 can be separated more easily from the CO2-mixtures than O2 and Ar. And a lower CO2 recovery rate is expected for the physical separation of CO2/N2 under the same separation conditions. In addition, the evaluations about the acceptable concentration of non-condensable impurities show that the transport conditions in vessels are more sensitive to the non-condensable impurities and it requires very low concentration of non-condensable impurities in order to avoid two-phase problems.   Meanwhile, the performances of evaporative gas turbine integrated with different CO2 capture technologies were investigated from both technical and economical aspects. It is concluded that the evaporative gas turbine (EvGT) cycle with chemical absorption capture has a smaller penalty on electrical efficiency, while a lower CO2 capture ratio than the EvGT cycle with O2/CO2 recycle combustion capture. Therefore, although EvGT + chemical absorption has a higher annual cost, it has a lower cost of electricity because of its higher efficiency. However considering its lower CO2 capture ratio, EvGT + chemical absorption has a higher cost to avoid 1 ton CO2. In addition the efficiency of EvGT + chemical absorption can be increased by optimizing Water/Air ratio, increasing the operating pressure of stripper and adding a flue gas condenser condensing out the excessive water. / QC 20100819

The negative impact of gas turbine emissions on the environment and human health is a growing concern. Recent studies suggest injecting water into the combustion process effectively reduces emissions and increases power output. However, this approach presents new challenges that need to be thoroughly investigated. Siemens Energy (SE) has recently conducted a study on water injection and its effects on gaseous combustion mixtures but encountere challenges the simulation results when adding water. Therefore, the primary objective of this thesis is to evaluate the methodologies available in Star CCM+ for modeling water injection in a simplified combustor model (SCM) using both liquid (diesel) and gas (methane) fuels. In addition, the behavior of the flame, temperature field inside the combustor, and burner outlet temperature, are investigated.The study has compared physical phenomena such as, the flame shape, velocity, and vorticity field of SCMs with the complete combustor model of the SGT-800 gas turbine for gas fuel. Additionally, the thesis has examined the capability of STAR CCM+ for predicting flame temperature at the outlet against in-house calculation data and Cantera software for parametric cases. The methodology involves a parametric study using the Realizable k-ε TwoLayer turbulence model for steady-state RANS simulations. Combustion is modeled using the FGM method, while Lagrangian multiphase approach is used for liquid injection.The employed FGM combustion model, Lagrangian multiphase model, and RANS simulations yielded realistic results. In addition, the convergence of gas fuel cases was smoother compared to liquid fuel cases, which involved multiphase modelling and evaporation, makes it more complex. The physical phenomena were captured by CFD simulations for the SCM. Flame shape, velocity and vorticity field have good agreement with the theory in the field of gas turbine combustion and other literature sources. Disagreements between CFD and in-house calculations were observed, with the greatest differences being 24 ℃ for premixed methane (at WFR (Water Fuel Ratio) of 0) and 28 ℃ for non-premixed diesel (at WFR of 1). On the other hand, Cantera results for Vapor and for methane cases with water addition were in limit of 10 ℃ with CFD results for WFR between 0-0.5. Nevertheless, achieving a simulation accuracy within a 10 ℃ limit proved challenging due to limitations and potential sources of error in the in-house calculation sheet, combustion modelling, RANS simulations, and reaction mechanism.