In-depth Studies of OxyCoal Combustion Processes through Numerical Modelling and 3D Flame Imaging
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Kent
Department Name: Sch of Engineering & Digital Arts
Abstract
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Organisations
- University of Kent (Lead Research Organisation)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (Collaboration)
- Zhejiang University (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- RWE AG (Collaboration)
- North China Electric Power University (Collaboration)
- University of Sheffield (Collaboration)
- R.J.M. International Limited (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (Collaboration)
- South China University of Technology (Project Partner)
- Ansys (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- RWE (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Linde (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Doosan (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Electric Power Research Institute (Project Partner)
Publications
Bai X
(2017)
Combustion behavior profiling of single pulverized coal particles in a drop tube furnace through high-speed imaging and image analysis
in Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science
Chalmers H
(2014)
OxyCAP UK: Oxyfuel Combustion - academic Programme for the UK
in Energy Procedia
Gubba S
(2012)
Investigations of the transportation characteristics of biomass fuel particles in a horizontal pipeline through CFD modelling and experimental measurement
in Biomass and Bioenergy
Hossain M
(2013)
Three-dimensional reconstruction of flame temperature and emissivity distribution using optical tomographic and two-colour pyrometric techniques
in Measurement Science and Technology
Hossain M
(2013)
Three-dimensional temperature profiling of oxy-gas burner flames
| Description | 1. As a result of this project a novel 3D flame imaging technique for the measurement of the external dynamics and the internal structure of the oxycoal flame has been developed. A prototype system has been designed, constructed and assessed on a laboratory-scale combustion test rig under a range of oxycoal combustion conditions. 2. With the use of the developed technique, comprehensive characterisation of oxycoal flames has been achieved in terms of shape, size, temperature distribution, soot concentration, emissivity and oscillation frequency. Such measurement data have helped combustion engineers to have a deeper understanding of the oxyfuel combustion with reference to air combustion. 3. The oxycoal flame data has been used to validate oxyfuel flame models and optimise the design and operation of oxycoal burners and oxyfuel combustion processes. |
| Exploitation Route | The developed 3D flame imaging technology has helped combustion engineers to achieve an in-depth understanding and subsequent optimisation of oxycoal combustion processes. The measurement results have also provided useful data for the validation of oxycoal combustion and flame models that have been developed by the Leeds team and other researchers in the field. The 3D flame imaging technology has been tested at the 250kW PACk facility at Sheffield. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Electronics Energy Environment |
| Description | The findings arising from this project align well with the UK Government's Carbon Abatement Technology Strategy to minimise CO2 emissions from fossil fuel fired power plants. The 3D flame monitoring technology has helped research engineers in the design and diagnosis of oxyfuel combustion processes. In addition, the new data derived from the project have made a considerable contribution to the current body of knowledge on oxycoal combustion and provide an in-depth understanding of the fundamental characteristics of the solid fuel combustion in rich CO2 environments in terms of both major combustion performance and the flame and ignition properties. This has enabled the power generation sectors in both UK and China to improve the oxycoal combustion efficient and system reliability so that they can deploy this new CCS technology in the power plants with greater confidence in their future operation. Furthermore, the 3D flame monitoring technology has played an important part not only in optimising the oxycoal combustion process but also in the research of other combustion processes such as CFBs and blast furnaces. The measurement results have also provided ample data for the validation of combustion and flame models developed by many other researchers in the field. A prototype system is now installed on the 250kW PACT facility at Sheffield. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
| Sector | Electronics,Energy,Environment |
| Impact Types | Societal Economic |
| Description | Biomass and Fossil Fuel Research Alliance (BF2RA) |
| Amount | £40,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | Ref. No.25 |
| Organisation | Biomass and Fossil Fuel Research Alliance |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2015 |
| End | 09/2018 |
| Description | British Coal Utilisation Res Assoc BCURA |
| Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | No.2 |
| Organisation | British Coal Utilisation Research Association (BCURA) |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2010 |
| End | 06/2014 |
| Description | EPSRC-E.ON Strategic Partnership, Carbon Capture and Storage |
| Amount | £169,067 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/G062153/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2009 |
| End | 07/2014 |
| Description | Imaging of coal fired flames |
| Amount | £10,190 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Doosan Babcock |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2017 |
| End | 11/2017 |
| Description | Imaging of special coal flames |
| Amount | £11,952 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Doosan Babcock |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2017 |
| End | 04/2018 |
| Description | Industrial Consultancy - IIT Ltd |
| Amount | £4,174 (GBP) |
| Organisation | International Innovative Technologies |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2013 |
| End | 09/2013 |
| Description | Industrial PhD Studentship |
| Amount | £81,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | KROHNE |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2014 |
| End | 10/2017 |
| Description | Industry-sponsored PhD studentship |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | KROHNE |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2016 |
| End | 08/2020 |
| Description | Innovate UK Technology-Inspired Innovation |
| Amount | £99,363 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2016 |
| End | 02/2017 |
| Description | International Research Collaboration Fund |
| Amount | £16,794 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2016 |
| End | 04/2017 |
| Description | Network International Research Collaboration Fund |
| Amount | £17,779 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2015 |
| End | 10/2015 |
| Description | PACT Facility |
| Amount | £18,154 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2016 |
| End | 04/2017 |
| Description | RCUK China-UK Summer School |
| Amount | £12,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | SS10-017 |
| Organisation | Research Councils UK (RCUK) |
| Department | RCUK-China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | China |
| Start | 05/2010 |
| End | 12/2010 |
| Description | Royal Academy of Engineering Major Award for Research Exchanges with China |
| Amount | £15,800 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 12/13RECI046 |
| Organisation | Royal Academy of Engineering |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2013 |
| End | 11/2014 |
| Description | UKCCSRC Call 2 |
| Amount | £170,621 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | UKCCSRC-C2-218 |
| Organisation | UK Carbon Capture & Storage Research Centre |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2014 |
| End | 06/2016 |
| Description | North China Electric Power University |
| Organisation | North China Electric Power University |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in sensors and instrumentation |
| Collaborator Contribution | Researchers and test facilities |
| Impact | Joint papers and best paper prizes. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | RJM International |
| Organisation | R.J.M. International Limited |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Flame imaging techniques |
| Collaborator Contribution | Practical use of the flame imaging techniques on coal fired power stations |
| Impact | Developed commercial prototypes. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | RWE nPower |
| Organisation | RWE AG |
| Department | RWE nPower |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Availability of prototype systems for on-line particle sizing of pulverised fuel (biomass and coal) including wood pellets. Availability of oxycoal flame data. |
| Collaborator Contribution | RWE npower made their Tilbury Power Station available to the research team. Advice on oxycoal combustion. |
| Impact | Several joint research papers. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | University of Leeds |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Academic partner in EPSRC funded projects. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise and experience in computational modelling and simulation of fuels and flames. |
| Impact | Joint papers |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | University of Nottingham |
| Organisation | University of Nottingham |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Particle imaging techniques |
| Collaborator Contribution | Fuel particle combustion and drop tube furnace. |
| Impact | Joint papers. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | University of Sheffield |
| Organisation | University of Sheffield |
| Department | Sheffield Medical School |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise on advanced flame monitoring |
| Collaborator Contribution | Computational modelling of combustion processes and 250 kWth PACK test facility |
| Impact | Joint papers |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Zhejiang University |
| Organisation | Zhejiang University |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Availability of prototype instruments for coal and biomass flow metering, on-line particle sizing and flame monitoring. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to their 3MW Combustion Test Facility for trials. Advice and attendance of project review meetings and workshops. |
| Impact | Several joint papers |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Company Name | Greentech Automation |
| Description | |
| Year Established | 2015 |
| Impact | Advanced flame monitors are helping power plant operators to optimise the operation of coal and biomass fired power stations in terms of process efficiency and pollutant emissions. |
| Website | http://greentechautomation.com |