The influence mechanism of mineral Fe on the transformation of nitrogen-containing components during the combustion of ammonia-blended pulverized coal: Experiment coupled with reaction kinetics mechanism
Ping Chen , Haiyi Wang , Huichun Wang , Mingyan Gu , Kun Luo , Xun Hu
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Abstract
The study of the nitrogen conversion mechanism in the co-combustion of ammonia and coal is crucial for achieving low-nitrogen combustion. The inherent mineral Fe significantly affects the formation of nitrogen oxides during combustion, but its mechanism of NO formation during the co-combustion of ammonia and coal is still unclear. Based on this, this paper takes Shenhua bituminous coal as the research object, and explores the NO formation characteristics of raw coal, demineralized coal and Fe-impregnated coal coupled with ammonia combustion. The results show that mineral Fe has an inhibitory effect on the NO formation and the conversion of fuel-N to NO during the co-combustion of ammonia and coal. Compared with pure pulverized coal combustion, the inhibitory effect of Fe on NO formation during ammonia-blended combustion is weakened, but its inhibitory effect is enhanced at high temperature. To further reveal the mechanism of Fe on the N conversion, the mechanism calculation is carried out using the chemkin reaction kinetics. The simulation results shows that Fe significantly inhibits NO formation by reducing the sensitivity and reaction rate of key reactions, and changing the oxidation/reduction path of the N-containing component. Especially at high temperature, Fe exhibits a stronger NO inhibitory effect, further verifying the lower NO emission during the co-combustion of ammonia and Fe-impregnated coal in the experiment.
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