Effect of the Design Parameters of the Combustion Chamber on the Efficiency of a Thermal Oxidizer
Carbon monoxide is often produced during the incomplete combustion of volatile organic carbon compounds in industry. In the combustion chamber for oxidizing carbon monoxide emissions, a penta-coaxial port device can be used to improve the process of mixing the fuel and oxidizer. In this study, the c...
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| description | Carbon monoxide is often produced during the incomplete combustion of volatile organic carbon compounds in industry. In the combustion chamber for oxidizing carbon monoxide emissions, a penta-coaxial port device can be used to improve the process of mixing the fuel and oxidizer. In this study, the conjugate heat transfer analysis was conducted by solving both Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations with the eddy dissipation model and solid heat conduction equation in the wall using Fluent 2019R2 to simulate the reaction flow of a volatile organic carbon compound burner and heat transfer of the stack insulation layer. The mass fractions of the O<sub>2</sub>, CO<sub>2</sub>, and CO gases; the temperature; and the velocity distribution in a combustion chamber were computed to investigate how various design parameters of the combustor, including air inlet size and stack height, and air inflow conditions affected the combustion performance. Results show that the size of the air inlet had only a minor effect on combustion efficiency and that the airstream forced by a fan significantly enhanced the combustion performance. In particular, increasing the height of the stack from 2 m to 4 m greatly increased combustion efficiency from 63% to 94%, with a 50% increase in the incoming air flow rate by natural convection, which demonstrates the importance of stack height in combustor design. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12e75d0bf7b94255bf7600cafc4a25162023-11-16T15:15:28ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-12-0116117010.3390/en16010170Effect of the Design Parameters of the Combustion Chamber on the Efficiency of a Thermal OxidizerQuang Hat Cao0Sang-Wook Lee1School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 44610, Republic of KoreaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 44610, Republic of KoreaCarbon monoxide is often produced during the incomplete combustion of volatile organic carbon compounds in industry. In the combustion chamber for oxidizing carbon monoxide emissions, a penta-coaxial port device can be used to improve the process of mixing the fuel and oxidizer. In this study, the conjugate heat transfer analysis was conducted by solving both Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations with the eddy dissipation model and solid heat conduction equation in the wall using Fluent 2019R2 to simulate the reaction flow of a volatile organic carbon compound burner and heat transfer of the stack insulation layer. The mass fractions of the O<sub>2</sub>, CO<sub>2</sub>, and CO gases; the temperature; and the velocity distribution in a combustion chamber were computed to investigate how various design parameters of the combustor, including air inlet size and stack height, and air inflow conditions affected the combustion performance. Results show that the size of the air inlet had only a minor effect on combustion efficiency and that the airstream forced by a fan significantly enhanced the combustion performance. In particular, increasing the height of the stack from 2 m to 4 m greatly increased combustion efficiency from 63% to 94%, with a 50% increase in the incoming air flow rate by natural convection, which demonstrates the importance of stack height in combustor design.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/1/170volatile organic compounds burnernon-premixed combustioncomputational fluid dynamicseddy dissipation modelstack heightcombustion efficiency |
| spellingShingle | Quang Hat Cao Sang-Wook Lee Effect of the Design Parameters of the Combustion Chamber on the Efficiency of a Thermal Oxidizer Energies volatile organic compounds burner non-premixed combustion computational fluid dynamics eddy dissipation model stack height combustion efficiency |
| title | Effect of the Design Parameters of the Combustion Chamber on the Efficiency of a Thermal Oxidizer |
| title_full | Effect of the Design Parameters of the Combustion Chamber on the Efficiency of a Thermal Oxidizer |
| title_fullStr | Effect of the Design Parameters of the Combustion Chamber on the Efficiency of a Thermal Oxidizer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of the Design Parameters of the Combustion Chamber on the Efficiency of a Thermal Oxidizer |
| title_short | Effect of the Design Parameters of the Combustion Chamber on the Efficiency of a Thermal Oxidizer |
| title_sort | effect of the design parameters of the combustion chamber on the efficiency of a thermal oxidizer |
| topic | volatile organic compounds burner non-premixed combustion computational fluid dynamics eddy dissipation model stack height combustion efficiency |
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