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Influence of central coal feed swirl combustion technology on wide-load range performance of burners, based on gas/particle flow characteristics

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  • Wang, Yufei
  • Li, Zhengqi
  • Huang, Chunchao
  • Liu, Huacai
  • Feng, Yong
  • Du, Xinyuan

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The minimum stable load of faulty coal boiler is difficult to reach 20 %–30 %, failing to meet the deep peak modulation needs. In this study, a retrofit technology for a central coal feed swirl burner without modifying the secondary air was proposed. A reconstruction scheme was proposed for the existing low NOx axial swirl burner (LNASB). The gas/particle flow characteristics at the outlet of LNASB and central coal feed swirl burner (CCFSB) under 20 %–100 % load conditions were studied by using the particle dynamic anemometry (PDA). The three-dimensional velocity fields, turbulence intensity distribution, and powder volume flux distribution at the burner outlets were measured. The results indicated that for the LNASB, the swirl number of two-phase flow ranged from 0.03 to 0.15. The burner outlet did not exhibit a recirculation zone, and the pulverized coal accumulated adjacent to the wall of primary air duct. For the CCFSB, the swirl number of two-phase flow ranged from 0.23 to 0.31. The burner's outlet consistently featured a central recirculation zone with a high concentration of pulverized coal. At 100 % load, the recirculation zone extended to a length of 0.9d and a width of 0.34d. At 40 % load, the length remained at 0.9d while the width decreased to 0.24d. At 20 % load, the recirculation zone measured 0.6d in length and 0.32d in width. The application of this technology to the retrofitting of a 350 MW boiler burning faulty coal is expected to reduce the minimum stable load from 47.1 % to 20 %.

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  • Wang, Yufei & Li, Zhengqi & Huang, Chunchao & Liu, Huacai & Feng, Yong & Du, Xinyuan, 2025. "Influence of central coal feed swirl combustion technology on wide-load range performance of burners, based on gas/particle flow characteristics," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 320(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:320:y:2025:i:c:s0360544225010461
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2025.135404
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