At present, there?s a lack of combustion visualization in the combustion
control of heating boilers. To understand the combustion of coal in the
furnace, only experienced workers can observe it through visual inspection.
Using infrared thermal imaging technology to monitor the combustion can
realize combustion visualization. This paper analyzed and solved two
problems: the installation position and number of infrared cameras, and the
infeasible of using infrared cameras observing the combustion condition in
the furnace through heat-resistant glass. Monitored parameters such as
oxygen content, furnace temperature and smoke exhaust temperature, and
monitored the concentration of PM, NOX, and SO2 in the main atmospheric
pollutants in the flue gas. After calculation, the air leakage coefficient
when the inspection doors are opened for observation is 0.04. This value
still includes the sum of air leakage from coal hopper, furnace door, grate
side seal, peep holes and other parts. The monitored average emission
concentration of PM decreased by 16.28%, from which we can concluded that
the use of thermal imaging technology to monitor the combustion in the
furnace is conducive to emission reduction. The application of thermal
imaging technology implementation of coal-fired boiler combustion
visualization is feasible.