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This work applies a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach to examine gas and soot-related radiation mechanisms in air and oxy-fuel flames operated with propane as fuel. In oxy-fuel combustion, CO2 and H2O replace the N2 in air combustion. As a result, the radiative heat transfer characteristics differ between the combustion atmospheres. Moreover, changes in soot formation have been observed in oxy-fuel compared to air-fired flames. Both gas- and soot-related radiation can be essential for the design of oxy-fuel furnaces and need to be accounted for when temperature and heat transfer conditions are modeled. The aim of the work is to determine the respective impact of combustion gases and soot in heat transfer modeling of the flames. Both gray and nongray approaches are used to account for the gas radiation and the results are compared to measured data from a 100 kW oxy-fuel unit to investigate if a gray model is sufficient to generate a reliable solution when applied in CFD simulations of oxy-fuel co...

Authors:   Stefan Hjärtstam; Robert Johansson; Klas Andersson; Filip Johnsson
Journal:   Energy & Fuels
Year:   2012
DOI:   10.1021/ef200983e
Publication date:   18-04-2012

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