A Comparison of Industrial-Scale Radiometer Heat Flux Measurements Between Pulverized-Coal and Coal/Biomass Co-Firing Combustion
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2023

This work evaluates and compares radiative heat transfer measurements conducted at the 471-MWE Hunter Power Plant Unit 3 utility boiler in Utah, United States, during standard operation with coal and also co-firing with biomass. The coal used was a Utah-sourced bituminous coal, which was mixed with torrefied wood (15% by weight) for the co-firing test. Radiation from the flame was measured using radiometers of three different designs. Data were gathered at three elevations along the boiler wall. Overall, the measured heat fluxes and corresponding temporal variations decreased with increasing boiler elevation. While the variation in the replicates of the heat flux data is notable, a statistical analysis indicates that the heat flux profile at the elevations investigated is not significantly affected by the change in fuel.

clean energy

heat transfer

radiation

radiative heat transfer

power generation

radiometers

air emissions from fossil fuel combustion

combustion

flame

industrial-scale

energy from biomass

coal

biomass

alternative energy sources

fossil and nuclear power generation

climate change

heat flux

fuels and combustion

Författare

Teri S. Draper

University of Utah

Adrian Gunnarsson

Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Energiteknik

Andrew Fry

Brigham Young University

Klas Andersson

Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Energiteknik

Terry Ring

University of Utah

Eric Eddings

University of Utah

ASME OPEN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING

2770-3495 (eISSN)

Vol. 2 021007

Ämneskategorier (SSIF 2011)

Energiteknik

DOI

10.1115/1.4056537

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