Numerical Simulation and Performance Evaluation of Hydrogen-Enriched Natural Gas for an Industrial Burner in a Testing Chamber
A two-step numerical concept was developed for modelling combustion and predicting nitrogen oxide emissions. The model was validated by the Sandia flame D experiment and with measurement data from burners on industrial furnaces. In this paper, the developed model was implemented to evaluate the infl...
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| author | Senthilathiban Swaminathan Christoph Spijker Markus Gruber Irmela Kofler Harald Raupenstrauch |
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| description | A two-step numerical concept was developed for modelling combustion and predicting nitrogen oxide emissions. The model was validated by the Sandia flame D experiment and with measurement data from burners on industrial furnaces. In this paper, the developed model was implemented to evaluate the influence of hydrogen blending with natural gas up to 40 vol.% on an industrial burner with oxidizer temperatures at 300 K and 813 K to assess the performance of the burner without altering the power output of the burner. An experimental test facility is under construction, and the feasibility of using this industrial burner on the test facility with different fuel mixtures was analyzed. Temperature, flow field, and emission characteristics were investigated. Using 40 vol.% hydrogen with natural gas resulted in a decrease of 14.82% in CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and an increase of in 16.1% NO emissions when combusted with air at 300 K. The temperature profile indicated that the burner produces a symmetrical flame profile with preheated air and an asymmetrical flame profile with ambient air. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-377f1d52b3db49c18d9d73bb14c484032023-11-19T08:07:05ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-09-011617638010.3390/en16176380Numerical Simulation and Performance Evaluation of Hydrogen-Enriched Natural Gas for an Industrial Burner in a Testing ChamberSenthilathiban Swaminathan0Christoph Spijker1Markus Gruber2Irmela Kofler3Harald Raupenstrauch4Chair of Thermal Processing Technology, Montanuniversität Leoben, Franz Josef-Straße 18, 8700 Leoben, AustriaChair of Thermal Processing Technology, Montanuniversität Leoben, Franz Josef-Straße 18, 8700 Leoben, AustriaRHI Magnesita GmbH, 8700 Leoben, AustriaArea 3, Low Carbon Energy Systems, K1-MET GmbH, Stahlstraße 14, 4020 Linz, AustriaChair of Thermal Processing Technology, Montanuniversität Leoben, Franz Josef-Straße 18, 8700 Leoben, AustriaA two-step numerical concept was developed for modelling combustion and predicting nitrogen oxide emissions. The model was validated by the Sandia flame D experiment and with measurement data from burners on industrial furnaces. In this paper, the developed model was implemented to evaluate the influence of hydrogen blending with natural gas up to 40 vol.% on an industrial burner with oxidizer temperatures at 300 K and 813 K to assess the performance of the burner without altering the power output of the burner. An experimental test facility is under construction, and the feasibility of using this industrial burner on the test facility with different fuel mixtures was analyzed. Temperature, flow field, and emission characteristics were investigated. Using 40 vol.% hydrogen with natural gas resulted in a decrease of 14.82% in CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and an increase of in 16.1% NO emissions when combusted with air at 300 K. The temperature profile indicated that the burner produces a symmetrical flame profile with preheated air and an asymmetrical flame profile with ambient air.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/17/6380hydrogen enriched natural gasNO<sub>x</sub>numerical modellingOpenFOAMnon-premixed combustionstaged burner |
| spellingShingle | Senthilathiban Swaminathan Christoph Spijker Markus Gruber Irmela Kofler Harald Raupenstrauch Numerical Simulation and Performance Evaluation of Hydrogen-Enriched Natural Gas for an Industrial Burner in a Testing Chamber Energies hydrogen enriched natural gas NO<sub>x</sub> numerical modelling OpenFOAM non-premixed combustion staged burner |
| title | Numerical Simulation and Performance Evaluation of Hydrogen-Enriched Natural Gas for an Industrial Burner in a Testing Chamber |
| title_full | Numerical Simulation and Performance Evaluation of Hydrogen-Enriched Natural Gas for an Industrial Burner in a Testing Chamber |
| title_fullStr | Numerical Simulation and Performance Evaluation of Hydrogen-Enriched Natural Gas for an Industrial Burner in a Testing Chamber |
| title_full_unstemmed | Numerical Simulation and Performance Evaluation of Hydrogen-Enriched Natural Gas for an Industrial Burner in a Testing Chamber |
| title_short | Numerical Simulation and Performance Evaluation of Hydrogen-Enriched Natural Gas for an Industrial Burner in a Testing Chamber |
| title_sort | numerical simulation and performance evaluation of hydrogen enriched natural gas for an industrial burner in a testing chamber |
| topic | hydrogen enriched natural gas NO<sub>x</sub> numerical modelling OpenFOAM non-premixed combustion staged burner |
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