Investigation of the effect of the precessing jet nozzle in the combustion of pulverised coal
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2001
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Megalos, N.
Smith, N.
Zhang, D.
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Combustion Science and Technology, 2001; 165(1):111-128
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The effect of the Precessing Jet flow-field on the coal burnout, gas species concentrations (CO, NO, SO<inf>2</inf>, N<inf>2</inf>O) and gas temperature of a pulverised coal flame was investigated. Two burner arrangements were used with a central Precessing Jet nozzle for air or gas supply inside an annulus for coal delivery. Four flames were examined of heat input of 110-140 kW. The flames were compared with 110 kW flames from the literature. It was deduced that the Precessing Jet nozzle can be used to make a monochannel flame approach the profiles of coal burnout, concentration of CO and gas temperature of a swirl-stabilised flame, without the need for swirling the secondary air and quarl application. Furthermore, the flue gas emissions of NO did not exceed 43% of the levels expected for a swirl-stabilised coal flame of similar thermal load, while the emissions of N<inf>2</inf>O were negligible.