The present invention relates to a solid fuel burner for burning solid fuel such as pulverized coal or biomass, boiler equipment provided with the solid fuel burner, a nozzle unit of the solid fuel burner, and a guide vane unit attached to the solid fuel burner.
As background art in the technical filed to which the present invention belongs, Patent Literature 1 discloses “a pulverized coal combustion burner comprising: a pulverized coal nozzle for ejecting mixture of pulverized coal and primary air; a secondary air nozzle for ejecting secondary air, which is provided concentrically with the pulverized coal nozzle on an outside cf the pulverized coal nozzle; a tertiary air nozzle for ejecting tertiary air, which is provided concentrically with the secondary air nozzle on an outside of the secondary air nozzle; and an expanded pipe portion which is provided on a distal end portion of a partition wall dividing a secondary air flow path and a tertiary air flow path, wherein an obstacle including a plane substantially vertical to a flow of the primary air and a guide plate including a plane substantially vertical to a flow of the secondary air are provided on a distal end of a partition wall dividing the pulverized coal nozzle and the secondary air nozzle, the plane of the obstacle is positioned on the upstream side of the pulverized coal nozzle in the axial direction thereof from the plane of the guide plate, and the plane of the guide plate is provided to project from a distal end of the expanded pipe portion toward the downstream side of the pulverized coal nozzle in the axial direction thereof”.
According to Patent Literature 1, since the guide plate deflects the flow of the secondary air outwardly in the radial direction, it is possible to enlarge a reducing flame region with low oxygen concentration which is formed by the primary air. As a result, generation of NOx can be suppressed.
However, when enlarging the reducing flame region with low oxygen concentration, mixing of the solid fuel with the secondary air and the tertiary air is slowed down, which tends to increase unburned combustibles and CO. Accordingly, it is necessary to modify the solid fuel burner disclosed in Patent Literature 1 in order to further reduce unburned combustibles and CO.
An object of the present invention is to provide a solid fuel burner, boiler equipment, a nozzle unit of the solid fuel burner, and a guide vane unit which can reduce unburned combustibles and CO while suppressing generation of NOx.
In order to achieve the objective described above, the present invention provides, as a representative aspect, a solid fuel burner to be inserted into a burner throat bored in a wall portion of a furnace, the solid fuel burner comprising: a solid fuel nozzle for ejecting mixed fluid of solid fuel and primary air; a secondary air nozzle for ejecting secondary air, which is provided concentrically with the solid fuel nozzle on an outside of the solid fuel nozzle; a tertiary air nozzle for ejecting tertiary air, which is provided concentrically with the secondary air nozzle on an outside of the secondary air nozzle; a secondary air guide member for guiding a flow of the secondary air outwardly in a radial direction, which is positioned on an outer peripheral portion at a distal end of the solid fuel nozzle; and one or more tertiary air guide members for guiding a flow of the tertiary air outwardly in the radial direction at a first angle with respect to a central axis of the solid fuel burner, which are provided on a distal end of the tertiary air nozzle, wherein a distal end position of each of the tertiary air guide members in an axial direction of the solid fuel burner is at a closer side of the furnace than a distal end position of the secondary air guide member, the burner throat is formed such that an inner peripheral surface thereof inclines at a second angle with respect to the central axis to expand a diameter from a burner side of the wall portion of the furnace toward a furnace side, the first angle is set in a range of 10 degrees to 40 degrees with respect to the central axis, the second angle is greater than the first angle, a seal air introduction member for introducing a part of the tertiary air as seal air is provided between the tertiary air guide member and the burner throat, the seal air introduction member is inclined outwardly in the radial direction at a third angle with respect to the central axis, and a seal air deflection member for deflecting the seal air outwardly in the radial direction is provided on a distal end portion of the seal air introduction member.
According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce unburned combustibles and CO while suppressing NOx. The problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will be clarified by explanation of the embodiments below.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Next, the solid fuel burner 5-1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The solid fuel burner 5-1 includes a fuel nozzle (solid fuel nozzle) 10. The fuel nozzle 10 is a cylindrical member of which the base side is connected to a fuel-containing fluid pipe (not illustrated). The fuel nozzle 10 is provided at the inside thereof with a primary air flow path 10a through which a solid-gas two-phase flow (mixed fluid 13) of solid fuel and primary air (carrier gas) flows. The solid fuel may be solid or powder such as coal (pulverized coal) or biomass, or a mixture thereof. In the present embodiment, an example using pulverized coal as the solid fuel is explained. In this connection, hereinafter, the mixed fluid 13 may be referred to as primary air 13.
On the outside (outer peripheral side) of the fuel nozzle 10, a secondary air nozzle 11 including a secondary air flow path 11a through which secondary air 14 flows is provided, and on the outside (outer peripheral side) of the secondary air nozzle 11, a tertiary air nozzle 12 including a tertiary air flow path 12a through which tertiary air 15 flows is provided. The secondary air 14 and the tertiary air 15 are gas that support combustion, and air is usually used therefor in the same manner as the primary air which is the carrier gas. Meanwhile, for example, combustion exhaust gas, oxygen-rich gas, or mixed gas of two or more of the above-mentioned gas with air can also be used therefor.
Viewing the fuel nozzle 10, the secondary air nozzle 11, and the tertiary air nozzle 12 from the front of the burner outlet side (furnace 2 side), the annular secondary air nozzle 11 is concentrically disposed on the outside of the fuel nozzle 10, and the annular tertiary air nozzle 12 is concentrically disposed on the outside of the secondary air nozzle 11, both with the fuel nozzle 10 as the center. In the first embodiment, a swirl generator 22 for giving swirl to the tertiary air 15 is disposed on an inlet portion of the tertiary air flow path 12a, meanwhile, it may not be provided thereon.
The fuel nozzle 10 is provided at the inside thereof with a start-up burner (oil gun) 16 penetrating the fuel nozzle 10, which is used for preheating or assisting combustion at the time of starting the boiler or low load operation of the boiler. Meanwhile, depending on the structure of the solid fuel burner 5-1, the start-up burner 16 may not be disposed.
An open end of the fuel nozzle 10 (i.e., outlet on the furnace 2 side) is provided with a flame stabilizer 23 for forming a circulating flow 51 (see
Each of the start-up burner 16, the fuel nozzle 10, the secondary air nozzle 11, and the tertiary air nozzle 12 ejects an object to be ejected toward the furnace 2. The start-up burner 16, the fuel nozzle 10, the secondary air nozzle 11, and the tertiary air nozzle 12 are disposed in a wind box 25 surrounding the burner throat 28. The combustion air is supplied through the window box 25. A partition wall 18 is a wall-like member separating the inner space of the window box 25 and the outside 26 of the furnace.
A distal end portion of a partition wall separating the secondary air flow path 11a and the tertiary air flow path 12a is provided with a guide sleeve 20 (in the shape spreading toward the end) which spreads in the radial direction with respect to a burner central axis C. The guide sleeve (tertiary air guide member) 20 is inclined at a first angle θ1 outwardly in the radial direction with respect to the burner central axis C. The first angle θ1 is substantially the same as a second angle θ2 which is the inclination angle of an inner peripheral surface of the burner throat 28 described above, and is set within a range of 10 degrees to 40 degrees. More preferably, the first angle θ1 and the second angle θ2 are set within a range of 20 degrees to 30 degrees.
When the first angle θ1 and the second angle θ2 are more than 40 degrees, the secondary air 14 and the tertiary air 15 flow too much toward the outside in the radial direction, which makes a reducing flame region by the primary air 13 too large. As a result, the effect of reducing unburned combustibles, which is residues of the solid fuel, and the effect of reducing CO cannot be expected much. When the first angle θ1 and the second angle θ2 are less than 10 degrees, the reducing flame region becomes small, and as a result, the effect of reducing NOx cannot be expected much. For the reasons above, the first angle θ1 and the second angle θ2 are preferably set within the range of 10 degrees to 40 degrees, and when setting them within the range of 20 degrees to 30 degrees, the effect of reducing unburned combustibles of the solid fuel and CO as well as the effect of reducing NOx can be balanced, which is more preferable. In this connection, the guide sleeve 20 may be disposed anywhere as long as it is positioned at a distal end portion of the tertiary air nozzle 12 on the outer peripheral side of the secondary air nozzle 11. For example, the guide sleeve 20 may be fixed to a distal end of the outlet of the secondary air nozzle 11 on the outer periphery thereof, or may be fixed directly or indirectly to the burner throat 28 in a state where the guide sleeve 20 is positioned at the distal end of the outlet of the secondary air nozzle 11 on the outer periphery thereof.
On an outer peripheral portion at a distal end of the flame stabilizer 23, a ring-shaped guide ring (secondary air guide member) 34 extending outwardly in a radial direction is disposed. The guide ring 34 includes a substantially vertical plane which is substantially perpendicular to the burner central axis C.
Here, the positional relationship between the guide sleeve 20 and the guide ring 34 will be described in detail. As illustrated in
Next, a flow of air in a nozzle tip region of the solid fuel burner 5-1 according to the first embodiment will be described while comparing it with the prior art. First, with reference to
As illustrated in
Next, with reference to
As described above, since the distal end position X2 of the guide sleeve 20 is at a closer side of the furnace 2 than the distal end position X1 of the guide ring 34, the guide sleeve 20 can suppress the secondary air 14 from being deflected outwardly in the radial direction. Furthermore, since the first angle θ1 of the guide sleeve 20 is set in the range of 10 degrees to 40 degrees, the secondary air 14 and the tertiary air 15 are deflected outwardly in the radial direction by the first angle θ1 of the guide sleeve 20, and then ejected into the furnace 2. As a result, a reducing flame region 50a can be made narrower than that of the above-mentioned prior art, thereby decreasing unburned combustibles of the solid fuel and reducing generation of CO.
As described above, in the solid fuel burner 5-1 according to the first embodiment, since the guide sleeve 20 overlaps with the guide ring 34, the secondary air 14 and the tertiary air 15 are suppressed from flowing outwardly in the radial direction. As a result, the reducing flame region 50a by the primary air 13 becomes smaller than that of the prior art, which makes it possible to decrease unburned combustibles of the solid fuel and reduce generation of CO. Furthermore, by setting the first angle θ1 of the guide sleeve 20 in the range of 10 degrees to 40 degrees, more preferably in the range of 20 degrees to 30 degrees, it is possible to balance the effect of reducing unburned combustibles of the solid fuel and CO and the effect of reducing NOx.
Still further, since the relationship between the length A, in which the guide sleeve 20 overlaps with the guide ring 34, and the gap B between the guide sleeve 20 and the guide ring 34 in the height direction is set to satisfy A>0.5×B, the guide sleeve 20 reliably suppresses the secondary air 14 from flowing outwardly in the radial direction while allowing the secondary air 14 to flow therealong. As a result, the reducing flame region 50a can be formed suitably, thereby effectively suppressing unburned combustibles of the solid fuel and generation of CO.
Still further, since the secondary air 14 and the tertiary air 15 can be suppressed from flowing outwardly in the radial direction, mixing of the solid fuel ejected from the fuel nozzle 10 with the secondary air 14 and the tertiary air 15 is accelerated. Accordingly, the flame temperature increases, and thus heat absorption to the water wall 19 of the furnace 2 increases. As a result, the gas temperature at an outlet of the furnace 2 can be lowered, which is effective for suppressing slagging. In this connection, slagging refers to decrease in heat absorption and increase of pressure loss in the furnace, which occur due to adhesion of ashes melted by combustion to a furnace wall and/or a heat transfer pipe.
Next, an example of a solid fuel burner 5-2 according to a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention, which includes a plurality of guide sleeves 20, will be described.
As illustrated in
In the solid fuel burner 5-2 according to the present modification, since the plurality of guide sleeves 20 introduces the tertiary air 15 outwardly in the radial direction by the first angle θ1, for example, when the width of an outlet portion of the tertiary air nozzle 12 in the radial direction is large (i.e., when the distance between the burner throat 29 and a distal end portion of a partition wall separating the secondary air flow path 11a and the tertiary air flow path 12a is large), it is possible to reliably restrict a flow direction of the tertiary air 15. As a result, as compared with the case where one guide sleeve 20 is provided, the tertiary air 15 can be reliably supplied into the furnace 2 at the predetermined angle θ1 by the guide sleeves 20, thereby ensuring the effect of reducing unburned combustibles of the solid fuel and the effect of reducing CO.
Next, a solid fuel burner 5-3 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The solid fuel burner 5-3 is formed in the same manner as the first embodiment, meanwhile as illustrated in
Next, a flow of air in a nozzle tip region of the solid fuel burner 5-3 according to the second embodiment will be described while comparing it with that of a solid-fuel burner without including the seal air introduction plate 40. First, with reference to
As illustrated in
After being restricted by the tertiary air flow path 12a, the tertiary air 15 is supplied to the furnace 2 along the outer peripheral side of the guide sleeve 20 with the inclination which is substantially the same as the inclination (first angle θ1) of the guide sleeve 20. The secondary air 14 and the tertiary air 15 are supplied to the furnace 2 at the inclination which is substantially the same as the inclination (first angle θ1) of the guide sleeve 20. After passing through the outlet of the guide sleeve 20, the flow of the secondary air 14 and the flow of the tertiary air 15 are integrated.
Here, as described above, the second angle θ2 of the burner throat 28 is about 45 degrees and is greater than the first angle θ1 (for example, 10 degrees to 40 degrees) of the guide sleeve 20. Accordingly, a circulating flow 52 is formed between a spreading portion of the burner throat 23 and the integrated flow of the secondary air 14 and the tertiary air 15 by an entrainment phenomenon of surrounding fluid generated into the integrated flow of the secondary air 14 and the tertiary air 15. In the space of the furnace 2 near the burner, a large circulating flow 53 is generated by entrainment phenomenon of surrounding fluid into the integrated flow of the secondary air 14 and the tertiary air 15. A part of the circulating flow 53 is merged into the circulating flow 52 formed in the burner throat 28, and the most of the circulating flow 53 is entrained into the integrated flow of the secondary air 14 and the tertiary air 15 in the furnace.
The circulating flow 53 in the furnace 2 contains melted combustion ashes, and a part of the combustion ashes flows into the circulating flow 52 formed near the burner throat 28. Accordingly, in the case of the solid fuel burner without including the seal air introduction plate 40, there is a possibility that the melted ashes are gradually fixed to the burner throat 28 and large clinker is formed. The large clinker may change a flow state of the integrated flow of the secondary air 14 and the tertiary air 15, or block a flow path of the air.
Next, with reference to
Between the seal air introduction plate 40 and the burner throat 28, seal air 55 (indicated by thick lines in
As described above, according to the solid fuel burner 5-3 of the second embodiment, since the reducing flame region 50a can be narrowed in the same manner as the first embodiment, it is possible to reduce unburned combustibles of the solid fuel and CO. Furthermore, even if replacing a solid fuel burner attached to existing boiler equipment with the solid fuel burner 5-3 according to the second embodiment, since the solid fuel burner 5-3 includes the seal air introduction plate 40, ash adhesion to the vicinity of the burner threat 28 can be suppressed. That is, the solid fuel burner 5-3 according to the second embodiment is a structure suitable for modifying the existing boiler equipment.
Next, a solid fuel burner 5-4 according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
As illustrated in
Next, a solid fuel burner 5-5 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Next, with reference to
Next, a solid fuel burner 5-6 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
According to the fifth embodiment, since the distal end position X3 of the seal air introduction plate 40 is positioned at a slightly closer side of the furnace 2 than the distal end position X2 of the guide sleeve 20, it is possible to further suppress the secondary air 14 and the tertiary air 15 from spreading outwardly in the radial direction. As a result, the reducing flame region 50a can be reliably narrowed as compared with that of the fourth embodiment, and the effect of reducing unburned combustibles of the solid fuel and CO is further enhanced.
Next, an example of a solid fuel burner 5-7 including a plurality of guide sleeves 20 according to a modification of the second to fifth embodiments of the present invention will be described.
According to the present modification, since the plurality of guide sleeves 20, i.e., the guide sleeve 20a and the guide sleeve 20b are provided in the radial direction, for example, when the width of the outlet portion of the tertiary air nozzle 12 in the radial direction is large (i.e., when the distance between the burner throat 28 and the distal end portion of the partition wall separating the secondary air flow path 11a and the tertiary air flow path 12a is large), it is possible to reliably restrict the flow direction of the tertiary air 15. As a result, as compared with the case where one guide sleeve 20 is provided, the tertiary air 15 can be reliably supplied into the furnace 2 at the predetermined angle θ1 by the guide sleeve 20a and the guide sleeve 20b, thereby ensuring the effect of reducing unburned combustibles of the solid fuel and CO.
The nozzle tip unit NU is detachably disposed on the outer peripheral side of the secondary air nozzle 11, and by fitting the nozzle tip unit NU to the secondary air nozzle 11 from the outside, positioning in the radial direction is performed by the support 7 provided in the seal air leading cylindrical portion 44. Since the distal end positions X1, X2, X3 in the axial direction are also fixed in an appropriate positional relationship in advance, attachment of the nozzle tip unit NU is completed only by fitting the nozzle tip unit NU into the distal end portion of the secondary air nozzle 11 and fixing it to the secondary air nozzle 11 using an arbitrary fixing means.
According to the present modification, since the components such as the guide sleeve 20 and the seal air introduction plate 40 are unitized by the nozzle tip unit NU, assembly and disassembly work can be simplified. In this connection, the nozzle tip unit NU may be fixed directly or indirectly to the burner throat 28. Furthermore, the nozzle tip unit NU may be fixed by integrating the seal air leading cylindrical portion 44, the seal air introduction plate 40, and the seal air deflection plate 42 as a first unit, integrating the two guide sleeves 20a, 20b as a second unit which is different unit from the first unit, fixing the first unit to the burner throat 28 or a member continuously connected to the burner throat 28, and then fixing the second unit to the secondary air nozzle 11.
Next, a solid fuel burner 5-8 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
With the seal air deflection suppressing plate 48, the seal air introduced toward the outside of seal air introduction plate 40 in the radial direction is made to flow uniformly and supplied to the furnace 2. As a result, it is possible to prevent generation of the circulating flow 52 and thus prevent adhesion of ashes to the vicinity of the burner throat 28. Furthermore, with the seal air deflection suppressing plate 48, it is not necessary to provide a seal air deflection plate 42. That is, the seal air deflection suppressing plate 48 is a member which is replaceable with the seal air deflection plate 42 used in the fourth and fifth embodiments.
Next, a solid fuel burner 5-9 according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described.
As illustrated in
The solid fuel burner 5-9 according to the seventh embodiment includes the flame stabilizer 23. The flame stabilizer 23 includes a plate-shaped fin member 36 which extends along the flow direction of the secondary air 14 and provided in the secondary air flow path 11a. The fin member 36 includes a plurality of fins which is disposed at intervals along the circumferential direction of the flame stabilizer 23, and each of them is formed by a radial plate material.
The contraction flow formation member 60 is disposed on the upstream side of the fin member 36. As illustrated in
The cylindrical wall portion 60b of the contraction flow formation member 60 is fixed and supported by the fin member 36, and the contraction flow formation member 60 is movable integrally with the fin member 36. Between the contraction flow formation member 60 and the secondary air nozzle 11, minute clearance which allows movement, in other words, play is formed.
The contraction flow formation member 60 is disposed on the outer peripheral side of the secondary air flow path 11a of the secondary air nozzle 11, and accordingly, the cross-section of the flow path is once contracted in the radial direction toward the central axis. That is, the contraction flow formation member 60 narrows the cross-sectional area of the secondary air flow path 11a. After passing through the contraction formation member 60, the secondary air reaches the guide ring 34 in a contracted state, and the contraction flow formation member 60 makes the flow of the secondary air spread outwardly from the burner central axis C. The contraction flow formation member 60 is supported from the flame stabilizer 23 side by a member separated from the secondary air nozzle 11. In this connection, the contraction formation member 60 is preferably formed by a ring-shaped member which is uniform over the entire circumferential direction, meanwhile, it may be divided into a plurality pieces in the circumferential direction, furthermore, the contraction flow formation member 60 is preferably formed integrally with the flame stabilizer 23, meanwhile, it may be formed separately.
In the drawings, the above-described minute clearance, in other words, play formed between the outer peripheral portion of the contraction flow formation member 60 and the inner wall surface of the secondary air nozzle 11 appears large, however, it is extremely minute in practice. Accordingly, a flow rate of the secondary air 14 short-passing through the clearance can be ignored. In order to enhance pressure loss in the clearance, it is desirable to sufficiently secure the length of the outer peripheral surface (surface facing the inner wall surface of the secondary air nozzle 11) of the contraction formation member 60 in the axial direction. The cross-sectional shape of the contraction flow formation member 60 is not limited to the L-shape as illustrated, and for example, as the contraction flow formation member 60 illustrated in
Here, the positional relationship between the guide sleeve 20 and the guide ring 34 will be described in detail. As illustrated in
Next, relationship of the size between an inner diameter L1 of the secondary air nozzle 11, an outer diameter L2 of the guide ring 34, and an inner diameter L3 of the contraction flow formation member 60 will be described, as illustrated in
In the seventh embodiment, the outer diameter L2 is set smaller than an outer diameter (inner diameter of the partition wall 18) L4 of the front plate 27 (see
When pulling out the fuel nozzle 10, etc. to the extent in which the contraction flow formation member 60 is positioned at a closer side of the furnace than the partition wall 18 (within the window box 25) without pulling it out completely, the outer diameter L4 of the front plate 27 can be set smaller than the outer diameter L2, or the fuel nozzle 10 may formed to be movable with respect to the partition wall 18 without providing the front plate 27.
Next, with reference to
As described above, since the distal end position X2 of the guide sleeve 20 is at a closer side of the furnace 2 than the distal end position X1 of the guide ring 34, the guide sleeve 20 can suppress the secondary air 14 from being deflected outwardly in the radial direction. Furthermore, since the first angle θ1 of the guide sleeve 20 is set in the range of 10 degrees to 40 degrees, the secondary air 14 and the tertiary air 15 are deflected outwardly in the radial direction by the first angle θ1 of the guide sleeve 20, and then ejected into the furnace 2. As a result, the reducing flame region 50a can be made narrower than that of the above-mentioned prior art, thereby decreasing unburned combustibles of the solid fuel and reducing generation of CO.
Furthermore, since the outer diameter L2 of the guide ring 34 and the outer diameter of the contraction flow formation member 60 are set smaller than the inner diameter L1 of the secondary air nozzle 11, in a step of disassembling the solid fuel burner 5-9 at the time of a periodic inspection of the boiler, the guide ring 34 can be pulled out together with the fuel nozzle 10, etc. (see
Still further, since the contraction formation member 60 is disposed on the upstream side of the guide ring 34, when the secondary air 14 passes through the contraction flow formation member 60, the flow velocity thereof becomes high. Then, the secondary air 14 collides with the guide ring 34 at a high speed, and is deflected outwardly in the radial direction. Accordingly, in the seventh embodiment, even if the outer diameter L2 of the guide ring 34 is small, deflection of the secondary air 14 to be ejected in the radial direction is increased, and a circulating flow formed on the downstream side of guide ring 34 can be secured. As a result, the flame is stabilized and low NOx performance can be maintained.
Needless to mention, the contraction flow formation member 60 described in the seventh embodiment is applicable to the solid fuel burners according to the first to sixth embodiments described above.
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention. All technical matters included in the technical idea described in the claims are the subject matter of the present invention. The embodiments described above show preferred examples, on the other hand, those skilled in the art may realize various alternatives, modifications, variations, or improvements in light of the teachings disclosed herein, and they are within the scope of the appended claims.
For example, the solid fuel burner according to the present invention may include the seal air introduction plate 40 and the seal air deflection plate 42 while not including the seal air leading cylindrical portion 44. Furthermore, the case where the first angle θ1 and the third angle θ3 are substantially the same has been described above, meanwhile, they may not necessarily be the same angle as long as within the range of 10 degrees to 40 degrees.
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PCT/JP2019/018982 | May 2019 | JP | national |
PCT/JP2019/019911 | May 2019 | JP | national |
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PCT/JP2020/017527 | 4/23/2020 | WO | 00 |