期刊
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
卷 133, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2020.110257
关键词
Solar power cycle sulfur combustion spray combustion Euler-Lagrangian simulation; OpenFOAM
资金
- European Union [727540]
- Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers (HGF), within the research field Energy, Material and Resources, Topic 4 Gasification [34.14.02]
- H2020 Societal Challenges Programme [727540] Funding Source: H2020 Societal Challenges Programme
A burner system for the efficient and clean combustion of sulfur is introduced, which serves as a key component in a novel solar power cycle using sulfur as chemical storage medium of solar energy. In order to validate the proposed design concept, highly-resolved numerical simulations have been performed. The current setup is operated with a thermal load of 20 kW or power density of 5 MW/m(3). Two nozzle configurations with different swirl intensities (SI) of the airflow are studied. A large inner recirculation zone is observed for the nozzle with a high SI (HSI), which leads to a strong radial dispersion of the sulfur spray and a broad, short flame in the combustion chamber; although this HSI design is beneficial from the viewpoint of flame stabilization, it causes a large number of sulfur droplets hitting the chamber wall. In contrast, the nozzle design with a low SI (LSI) yields a narrow spray and a long jet flame, with much less droplets hitting the wall. The HSI nozzle shows an overall higher flame temperature compared with the LSI nozzle, which is confirmed to be caused by burning at a higher local fuel equivalence ratio. This is attributed to the strong inner recirculation flow generated by the high swirl intensity, which results in an enhanced evaporation and mixing of sulfur droplets with air. In terms of operability and NOx emission, the LSI burner is preferred due to less sulfur droplets hitting the chamber wall and the lower flame temperature.
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