Numerical Investigation of Influence of Air and Fuel Dilution for Open Furnace MILD Combustion Burner

Climate change and greenhouse gases (GHG) have become one of the priorities for today’s intergovernmental issues. Reducing pollution and recycling the GHG are new challenges for the combustion community. The new technology Moderate or Intense Low oxygen Dilution MILD) combustion is one of the...

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Main Authors:	M. M., Noor, Wandel, Andrew P.
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3029/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3029/1/SREC2012_MILD_CFD_2012Sept01_1Page_MMNoor_2.pdf

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spelling	ump-30292015-03-03T07:59:01Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3029/ Numerical Investigation of Influence of Air and Fuel Dilution for Open Furnace MILD Combustion Burner M. M., Noor Wandel, Andrew P. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Climate change and greenhouse gases (GHG) have become one of the priorities for today’s intergovernmental issues. Reducing pollution and recycling the GHG are new challenges for the combustion community. The new technology Moderate or Intense Low oxygen Dilution MILD) combustion is one of the best alternatives for high thermal efficiency and low pollution combustion. This paper discusses the modelling of MILD combustion in an open furnace using FLUENT. Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) was utilised to increase the combustion thermal efficiency by the reuse of the heat in the flue gas. The combustion chamber is enclosed to capture the flue gas for EGR. The oxygen dilution and pre-heating of the oxidiser which are vital for operating in the MILD regime can be achieved by utilising EGR. The top of the chamber will be the opening for exhaust gas release. The ratios of EGR, fuel and air inlet velocity were numerically studied for their effect on achieving MILD combustion in an open furnace. Higher dilution ratios produce lower NOx emissions and more readily achieve the MILD condition. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3029/1/SREC2012_MILD_CFD_2012Sept01_1Page_MMNoor_2.pdf M. M., Noor and Wandel, Andrew P. (2012) Numerical Investigation of Influence of Air and Fuel Dilution for Open Furnace MILD Combustion Burner. In: Southern Regional Engineering Conference (SREC 2012), 1-2 September 2012 , Toowoomba, Australia. .
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description	Climate change and greenhouse gases (GHG) have become one of the priorities for today’s intergovernmental issues. Reducing pollution and recycling the GHG are new challenges for the combustion community. The new technology Moderate or Intense Low oxygen Dilution MILD) combustion is one of the best alternatives for high thermal efficiency and low pollution combustion. This paper discusses the modelling of MILD combustion in an open furnace using FLUENT. Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) was utilised to increase the combustion thermal efficiency by the reuse of the heat in the flue gas. The combustion chamber is enclosed to capture the flue gas for EGR. The oxygen dilution and pre-heating of the oxidiser which are vital for operating in the MILD regime can be achieved by utilising EGR. The top of the chamber will be the opening for exhaust gas release. The ratios of EGR, fuel and air inlet velocity were numerically studied for their effect on achieving MILD combustion in an open furnace. Higher dilution ratios produce lower NOx emissions and more readily achieve the MILD condition.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	M. M., Noor Wandel, Andrew P.
author_facet	M. M., Noor Wandel, Andrew P.
author_sort	M. M., Noor
title	Numerical Investigation of Influence of Air and Fuel Dilution for Open Furnace MILD Combustion Burner
title_short	Numerical Investigation of Influence of Air and Fuel Dilution for Open Furnace MILD Combustion Burner
title_full	Numerical Investigation of Influence of Air and Fuel Dilution for Open Furnace MILD Combustion Burner
title_fullStr	Numerical Investigation of Influence of Air and Fuel Dilution for Open Furnace MILD Combustion Burner
title_full_unstemmed	Numerical Investigation of Influence of Air and Fuel Dilution for Open Furnace MILD Combustion Burner
title_sort	numerical investigation of influence of air and fuel dilution for open furnace mild combustion burner
publishDate	2012
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3029/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3029/1/SREC2012_MILD_CFD_2012Sept01_1Page_MMNoor_2.pdf
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Numerical Investigation of Influence of Air and Fuel Dilution for Open Furnace MILD Combustion Burner

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