Design and construction of a pci rig for evaluation of pulverized fuels combustion: equipment features

Pulverized coal injection (PCI) is a technique worldwide used in blast furnaces (BFs) to reduce coke consumption. Burning of pulverized coal injected into tuyeres of BFs takes place under medium pressure (up to 450 kPa), high flame temperatures (around 2500 K), very fast heating rates (105–106 K/s)...

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Autores: Rech, René Lúcio, Machado, André da Silveira, Barbieri, Claudia Caroline Teixeira, Pohlmann, Juliana Gonçalves, Machado, Janaína Gonçalves Maria da Silva, Bagatini, Maurício Covcevich, Marcílio, Nilson Romeu, Peres, Antônio Eduardo Clark, Vilela, Antônio Cezar Faria, Osório, Eduardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufc.br:riufc/58944
Acceso en línea:http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/58944
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Injeção de carvão pulverizado
Combustão de carvão pulverizado
Equipamento laboratorial de combustão
Zona de combustão do alto-forno
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Sumario:Pulverized coal injection (PCI) is a technique worldwide used in blast furnaces (BFs) to reduce coke consumption. Burning of pulverized coal injected into tuyeres of BFs takes place under medium pressure (up to 450 kPa), high flame temperatures (around 2500 K), very fast heating rates (105–106 K/s) and very short residence times, less than 40 ms. Since there are no standard tests for evaluation of coal combustibility at PCI conditions, lab scale injection rigs are usually employed for this purpose. This work shows relevant characteristics of the injection rig developed by LASID-UFRGS, which operates at automated injection mode. The main rig features are direct measurement of pressure and temperature inside the combustion zone during combustion process, temperature measurement with ultra-fast thermocouples (ms), high speed control and data acquisition (ms) and collection of both solid and gaseous combustion products. First results showed pressure and temperature evolution along throughout the combustion test, with and without sample, combustion gas composition and coal burnout for different coals. Experimental data statistics showed good repeatability for all tested coals. Keywords: Pulverized coal injection; Coal combustion; Injection rig; Blast furnace raceway.