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Reacting Flows in Industrial Duct-burners of a Heat Recovery Steam Generator
Department of Industrial and Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Catania, Italy
Petrone G., Cammarata G., Caggia S., Anastasi M.
ERG – ISAB Energy Services Engineering Maintenance, Priolo Gargallo (SR), Italy
Presented at the COMSOL Conference 2008 Hannover
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Motivation
Technological inconveniences concerning maintenance of the post-firing section of a Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) of an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power plant
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Layout of an IGCC power plant
Gasification Island
A synthesis gas is produced by oxidising coal or waste productscoming from petroleum distillation processes
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Layout of an IGCC power plant
Power Island
Syngas powers gas turbinesthat provide hot exhaust gases (Turbine Exhaust Gas, TEG) to a Heat Recovery Steam Generator(HRSG), producing working fluid for steam turbines
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The Heat Recovery Steam Generator
Post-combustion section
Very often the HRSG is equipped by a post-firing section, in order to balance losses in efficiency of the gas turbines (hotter season)
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After-burners
The post-firing section consists in arrays of duct-burners,mounted on horizontally arranged pipes providing fuel by transversal nozzles
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What is the problem ?Duct-burners operative conditions are affected by fuel composition: gas impurities (Ni-carbonyl) becomesunstable at temperature above about 700 K, depositing metallic Ni on the burner contour.
It has been observed as high deposit thickness enables overheating, unusual thermo-mechanical stress and thencracking of the components.
The burners must be periodically cleanedto restore safe operating condition, imposing expensive plant stops.
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This is a problem !
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A multi-physical problem …
Diffusion and transportof chemical species
Thermal analysis
Fluid-dynamics
Properties of fluids Reaction enthalpy
Velocity field
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Duct-burner array characterization
12 meters, 69 modules, 3 holes per module
89 MWth- 133 MWth
0.8 – 1.2 MWth/m
“On design”(100% thermal power )
“Turn down”(150% thermal power )
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Numerical model
One half section of the burner is considered both in 2D and 3D simulations
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Numerical model
Computational domain
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Numerical model
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Numerical model
Modelling and computations carried-out by COMSOL Multiphysics
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Governing equations
0U∇⋅ =
( ) 2
1 2i T
ijj
uU c ck kxε εε
νε εε τ ν εσ
⎡ ⎤⎛ ⎞∂⋅∇ = ⋅ − +∇ ⋅ + ∇⎢ ⎥⎜ ⎟∂ ⎢ ⎥⎝ ⎠⎣ ⎦
( ) i Tij
j k
uU k kx
ντ ε νσ
⎡ ⎤⎛ ⎞∂⋅∇ = − +∇⋅ + ∇⎢ ⎥⎜ ⎟∂ ⎢ ⎥⎝ ⎠⎣ ⎦
Momentum conservation
Continuity
Turbulent kinetic energy
Dissipated turbulent energy
Fluid dynamics: Newtonian fluid - Incompressible, turbulent and steady flow
( ) ( )Tp FU U Uν νρ ρ
−∇ ⎡ ⎤⋅∇ = +∇⋅ + ∇ +⎣ ⎦
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Governing equationsReacting flows and energy conservation
Transport and diffusion of chemical species(H2, CO, O2, CO2, H2O)
Energy conservation
2 2 2 2CO H O H O CO+ + +
( )2 2 2HD H R U H∇ ⋅ − ∇ = − ⋅∇
( )COD CO R U CO∇ ⋅ − ∇ = − ⋅∇
( )2 2 2OD O R U O∇ ⋅ − ∇ = − ⋅∇
( )2 2 2H OD H O R U H O∇ ⋅ − ∇ = − ⋅∇
( )2 2 2COD CO R U CO∇ ⋅ − ∇ = − ⋅∇
Chemical reaction for syngas oxidation(simplified)
1 2 2 2 2 2R k O H CO k CO H O= ± × × × × ×m
2 2 2 2( )CO H O O H COH H H H H H= + − + +
( ) ( ) PT R H C U Tλ ρ∇ ⋅ − ∇ = × − ⋅∇
Net Enthalpy of reaction
Reaction rate
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Boundary ConditionsFluid dynamics
TEGPRODUCTS
Incoming flow (TEG):
u=u_teg
k0=0.018/4*(u0_chke^2+v0_chke^2)
ε0=0.1643/0.09*(0.018/4)^(3/2)*sqrt(u0_chke^2+v0_chke^2)^3
Outflow condition
Incoming flow (fuel):
u=u_syn
k0=0.018/4*(u0_chke^2+v0_chke^2)
ε0=0.1643/0.09*(0.018/4)^(3/2)*sqrt(u0_chke^2+v0_chke^2)^3
Slip condition
Wall function
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Boundary ConditionsMass balance of chemical species
TEGPRODUCTS
Incoming flux:
O2=com_v_O2*rho_teg*u_teg/mm_teg
Fixed concentration:H2=0H2O=0CO=0CO2=0
Incoming flux:
H2=com_v_H2*rho_teg*u_teg/mm_tegCO= com_v_CO *rho_teg*u_teg/mm_tegCO2= com_v_CO2*rho_teg*u_teg/mm_teg
Fixed concentration:H2O=0O2=0
Impermeable wall
Outgoing flux
Slip condition
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Boundary ConditionsThermal analysis
TEGPRODUCTSFixed temperature:
T=T_teg
Fixed temperature:
T=T_syn
Adiabatic wall
Convective flux
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Computational grid
UMF direct method for solving linear systems
DOF ≈ 500,000 Spatial discretization by no-uniform and no-structured triangular or tetrahedral elements
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“On design” operative conditions 89 MWth (0.8 MWth/m)Velocity field
Effectiveness of “buffles”driving TEG to the fuel injection region
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“On design” operative conditions 89 MWth (0.8 MWth/m)Streamlines of flow
Anticlockwise vortex formation and slight pressure drop caused by the vein contraction
Recirculation chamber: fuel is used as coolant for the burner manifold
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“On design” operative conditions 89 MWth (0.8 MWth/m)Concentration field of reacting species
Molar fraction of O2
Molar fraction of H2
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“On design” operative conditions 89 MWth (0.8 MWth/m)Concentration field of product (H2O)
Molar fraction of H2O
“Anchorage” assured by the deflector wing with respect to the product formation (mixing and combustion region)
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Max 2198 KMax 2198 KMin 321 KMin 321 K
“On design” operative conditions 89 MWth (0.8 MWth/m)Thermal field
Temperature is lower than the threshold (700 K) causing the Ni deposition
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“On design” operative conditions 89 MWth (0.8 MWth/m)3D results – fluid dynamics
Velocity field
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“On design” operative conditions 89 MWth (0.8 MWth/m)3D results – thermo-chemical
Molar fraction H2 (0.8 MWth)
Molar fraction H2O (0.8 MWth)
Molar fraction O2 (0.8 MWth)
Isotherms (0.8 MWth)
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Due to the higher thermal load, flow rates of incoming fluids are increased: fluid-dynamics is modified
“Turn down” operative conditions (150%) 133 MWth (1.2 MWth/m)Streamlines of flow
A new little clockwise vortex is clearly observable close to the end of the deflector wing
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“On design” Vs “Turn down”Comparison of fluid dynamical fields
0.8 MW0.8 MWthth/m/m
1.2 MW1.2 MWthth/m/mThe highlighted new fluid structure allows TEG to come closer to the fuel injection hole improving mixing between oxidising and combustive
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“Turn down” operative conditions 133 MWth (1.2 MWth/m)Concentration field of product (H2O)
Reaction takes place close to the burner front section…
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“Turn down” operative conditions 133 MWth (1.2 MWth/m)Thermal field
… the flame get closer to the burner body determining high overheating !
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“Turn down” operative conditions 133 MWth (1.2 MWth/m)Thermal field
“On design” thermal field
Isothermal surfaces
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“Turn down” operative conditions 133 MWth (1.2 MWth/m)Temperature along symmetry axis
0.6 0.6 MWMWthth/m/m
1.2 MW1.2 MWthth/m/m
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“Turn down” operative conditions 133 MWth (1.2 MWth/m)Temperature along the front panel
1.2 1.2 MWMWthth/m/m
0.6 0.6 MWMWthth/m/m
Nickel-carbonyl deposition becomes “possible” due to the high temperature of the burner manifold
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Other condition potentially responsible of brisk combustion:Slight gap between modules
5 5 –– 10 mm10 mm
TEG
TEG
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Other condition potentially responsible of brisk combustion:Slight gap between modules
Molar fraction of O2 and H2 in a front section of the recirculation chamber
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Other condition potentially responsible of brisk combustion:Slight gap between modules
Molar fraction of H2O in longitudinal sections of the burner
H2O production
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Other condition potentially responsible of brisk combustion:Slight gap between modules
Max 2234 KMax 2234 KTEG leakage to the recirculation chamber lead to a brisk combustion close to the burner body Isothermal surfaces
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ConclusionsA multi-physical numerical analysis concerning fluid-dynamical, chemical and thermal behaviour of an industrial duct-burner has been performed:
The present study underlines the needed of simulating simultaneously several interconnected aspects of physics for technological systems, in order to completely describe their operative conditions.
Simulations well highlight as modification in fluid-dynamics, related to increasing in mass flow rate of reactants, seriously compromise flame stability. Flame triggering during “turn-down” conditions results too close to after-burners manifold, so that metal deposition and high thermal stresses could be produced.
The onset of a dangerous brisk combustion, related to TEG leakages through out the assembled array of duct-burners, has been also detected by 3D simulations.
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This research work has been developed at:
Department of Industrial and Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Catania, Italy
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