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Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects Volume 45, 2023 - Issue 1
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Research Article

Effect of H2O on NO at oxy-fuel combustion condition of ethanol/NH3 and ethylene glycol/ NH3

Yawei YangSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, PR China
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Zhijun SunSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anchao ZhangSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, PR China
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Chenxu ZhaoSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, PR China
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Qiyu WuSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, PR China
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Haixia LiSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, PR China
Pages 2193-2205 | Received 09 Nov 2022, Accepted 20 Jan 2023, Published online: 03 Mar 2023
 
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ABSTRACT

In this paper, the formation and reduction of NO during the oxidation of C2H5OH/NH3 and (CH2OH)2/NH3 under oxy-fuel conditions were experimentally investigated to understand the effect of high H2O content on NO emission. We investigated the effects of high H2O concentration, binding of H2O to CO2, and OH/C ratio on NO formation and reduction. The results showed that the NO concentrations of C2H5OH/NH3 and (CH2OH)2/NH3 in different atmospheres increased with the increase in excess oxygen ratio (α) and showed the following order: O2/N2>O2/Ar>O2/CO2 and O2/Ar/H2O>O2/CO2/H2O, with significant differences. When combusted under a dry atmosphere (without H2O), (CH2OH)2/NH3 produces much less NO than C2H5OH/NH3. Taking the O2/N2 atmosphere as an example, the maximum NO conversion rate of (CH2OH)2/NH3 is 0.43, much lower than the maximum NO conversion rate of 0.60 for C2H5OH/NH3. This is because (CH2OH)2 has a larger OH/C ratio than C2H5OH, which will reduce the generation of CHi radicals and thus the chance that nitrogen will be oxidized to NO by CHi. The NO concentrations of both C2H5OH/NH3 and (CH2OH)2/NH3 will increase with H2O under wet atmosphere oxygen-lean and oxygen-rich conditions. Of these, the 40% H2O concentration condition has the most significant effect on NO emission. When the maximum NO emission was at α = 1.4in the O2/Ar atmosphere with 40% H2O, the NO emission of C2H5OH/NH3 was 437 PPM with a conversion rate of 0.63, and the NO emission of (CH2OH)2/NH3 was 449 PPM with a conversion rate of 0.42. This phenomenon may be due to the fact that decomposition of ethylene glycol consumes more OH radicals, thus leading to a much lower effect of H2O on NO production during (CH2OH)2/NH3 combustion than during C2H5OH/NH3.

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the doctoral fund of Henan Polytechnic University (B2021-035)

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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