Calculation analysis of heat transfer in a four-vortex furnace of a pulverized coal boiler when operating at various loads

Abstract

The work is devoted to the mathematical modeling of heat and mass transfer processes during flare combustion of coal dust in a four-vortex combustion chamber. For modeling, a set of interrelated models is used that describes the gas movement, thermal and radiant energy transfer, the processes of destruction and burnout of coal particles, and the formation of NOx. The simulation results showed that in a wide range of changes in the boiler load in the furnace, a stable four-vortex flow structure is formed with a fairly uniform temperature distribution in the furnace volume and a low level of NOx formation.