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Experimental Study on Peak Shaving with Self-Preheating Combustion Equipped with a Novel Compact Fluidized Modification Device

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  • Hongliang Ding

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Shuyun Li

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Ziqu Ouyang

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Shujun Zhu

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Xiongwei Zeng

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Haoyang Zhou

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
    Shanxi Key Laboratory of Coal Flexible Combustion and Thermal Conversion, Datong Institute of Coal Clean and Efficient Utilization, Datong 037000, China)

  • Kun Su

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Hongshuai Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Jicheng Hui

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
    School of Energy Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China)

Abstract

Under the strategic objectives of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, it is inevitable for large-scale integration of renewable energy into thermal power units. Nevertheless, improving the capacity of these units for flexible peak shaving is necessary on account of the intermittent and instability of renewable energy. As a novel combustion technology, self-preheating combustion technology offers enormous merits in this aspect, with increasing combustion efficiency ( η ) and controlling NO x emissions simultaneously. Considering production and operation cost, installation difficulty and environmental pollution, this study innovatively proposed a compact fluidized modification device (FMD) on the basis of this technology and explored the influences of buffer tank and operation load on operation stability, fuel modification, combustion characteristics and NO x emissions on an MW grade pilot-scale test platform. Afterwards, the comparative analysis on performance disparities was further launched between FMD and traditional self-preheating burner (TSB). Adding the buffer tank enhanced operation stability of FMD and improved its modification conditions, and thus promoted NO x emission control. Optimal modification efficiency was realized at medium and high loads, respectively, for high-volatile and low-volatile coals. As load increased, η increased for high-volatile coal, but with NO x emissions increasing. In comparison, this condition reduced NO x emissions with high η for low-volatile coal. Compared to TSB, FMD demonstrated more conspicuous advantages in stable operation and fuel modification. Simultaneously, FMD was more conducive to realizing clean and efficient combustion at high temperatures. In industrial applications, appropriate FMD or TSB should be picked out grounded in diverse application requirements. By optimizing burner structure and operational parameters, original NO x emissions decreased to a minimum of 77.93 mg/m 3 with high η of 98.59% at low load of 30%.

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  • Hongliang Ding & Shuyun Li & Ziqu Ouyang & Shujun Zhu & Xiongwei Zeng & Haoyang Zhou & Kun Su & Hongshuai Wang & Jicheng Hui, 2025. "Experimental Study on Peak Shaving with Self-Preheating Combustion Equipped with a Novel Compact Fluidized Modification Device," Energies, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-30, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:18:y:2025:i:10:p:2555-:d:1656104
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