Characteristics and analyses of COG injection from tuyere in COREX melter gasifier

Abstract

Coke oven gas (COG), as an environment-friendly source, is projected to be introduced into the COREX process to reduce solid fuel consumption. In this paper, a static model has been developed based on mass and heat balance, which can calculate characteristics of melter gasifier, such as the raceway adiabatic flame temperature (RAFT), volume and component of bosh gas. The results showed that compared with N2, the COG injection from tuyere is more effective on reducing the RAFT and improving the bosh gas volume. The quantity of COG injected is limited for the RAFT, and without other thermal compensation, the largest injection quantity is about 150 Nm³ t⁻¹. The quantity of COG injection can be increased by preheating tuyere oxygen, adjustment of fuel structure and addition of tuyere oxygen. COG injection can promote the reduction and hearth permeability, decrease the RAFT and protect the tuyere, which is beneficial to COREX operation.