XCiDE: Crossing the Combustion modes in Diesel Engines (10417)

Project nummer: 10417

Omschrijving van het onderzoek

This project concerns the extension of the application of High Temperature Air Combustion (HiTAC) to heavy-oil combustion processes in a boiler. To generate the knowledge needed to be able to develop and design such a boiler, experimental and computational investigations will be made of turbulent spray flames under HiTAC conditions.
An experimental study of spray flames of light fuel oil burning in a co-flow of hot air diluted with combustion products will provide detailed knowledge of the relations between atomization process, ignition, entrainment and burnout.
A spray combustion model for the HiTAC regime will be developed for heavy fuel combustion, including the prediction of emissions under HiTAC conditions (NOx, CO and soot). This will provide a tool to assist in burner and boiler development. The spray model will be embedded in the commercial CFD code ANSYS-CFX and used in combination with appropriated models for turbulence, soot formation and radiative heat transfer.
This tool will be used to support the preparation of a HiTAC boiler field test. This field test will be done at 9 MW scale by Stork Thermeq, using heavy oil characterized and delivered by Shell. Stork will also develop water-steam cycles optimized for application in combination with HiTAC combustion.

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Projectleider

Dr. ir. L.M.T. Somers
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Faculteit Werktuigbouwkunde
Combustion Technology
Postbus 513
5600 MB EINDHOVEN

Status van het project

Startdatum:	Dit project is nog niet gestart
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