Influence of burner nozzle configuration,and inlet gas composition on combustion,gas dynamics,temperature and concentration profile in a rotary hearth furnace
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Influence of burner nozzle configuration,and inlet gas composition on combustion,gas dynamics,temperature and concentration profile in a rotary hearth furnace
A CDF model for simulating gas dynamics, heat and mass transfer in the freeboard of a pilot-scale Rotary Hearth Furnace (RHF) is developed in conjunction with an independent solid reduction model at the bottom of the hearth. The effect of air-inlet configuration and inlet fuel composition on the fuel requirement, exit gas composition, fluid flow, temperature, and gaseous composition distribution have been investigated using this model. The lower air-inlet tubes orientated at 5° upwards keeping remaining air and fuel tubes horizontal emerged as the most recommended burner configuration. Various alternative fuels categorized in terms of calorific values, demonstrated that the fuel with high calorific value required less fuel and produced less CO2 emission. Interestingly, it was found that for the same calorific value a combination of blast furnace gas and coke oven gas (BF+COG) produced less CO2 emission compared to a combination of COG+BF+NG (Natural gas).
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