1A2. Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Technology (CFBC)
1A2. Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Technology (CFBC)
1A2. Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Technology (CFBC)
1.Features
The features of circulating fluidized bed boiler are described NOx depending on temperature) are suppressed. In addition, the
below. operation of circulating fluidized bed boiler is conducted by two-
1)Wide range of fuel adaptability stage combustion: the reducing combustion at the fluidized bed
Conventional boilers for power generation can use only fossil fuel section; and the oxidizing combustion at the freeboard section.
such as high grade coal, oil, and gas. The CFBC also uses low Then, the unburnt carbon is collected by a high temperature
grade coal, biomass, sludge, waste plastics, and waste tire as fuel. cyclone located at exit of the boiler to recycle to the boiler, thus
2)Low pollution increasing the denitration efficiency.
Emissions of pollutants such as NOx and SOx are significantly 3)High combustion efficiency
decreased without adding special environment measures. For High combustion efficiency is attained by excellent combustion
the case of fluidized bed boiler, the desulfurization is intrafurnace mechanism of circulating fluidization mode.
desulfurization using mainly limestone as the fluidizing material. 4)Space saving and high maintenance ability
For the denitration, ordinary boilers operate at combustion Space saving is attained because there is no need of separate
temperatures from 1,400 C to 1,500 C, and the circulating
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desulfurization unit, denitration unit, and fuel finely crashing unit.
fluidized bed boiler operates at lower temperatures ranging from Accordingly, sections of trouble occurrence become few, and
850 C to 900 C so that the thermal NOx emissions (generated
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maintenance becomes easy.
2.Outline of technology
Figure 1 shows a typical process flow of CFBC Hot cyclone CFBC boiler body
Generated steam
Coal Limestone
Flue gas
Secondary air
Cyclone Primary air
Circulating Air preheater
fluidized Electric
bed furnace precipitator
Heat ID fan
recovery Stack
section
4.Study period
Most of the technologies of circulating normal pressure fluidized
bed boiler (CFBC) are introduced into Japan from abroad
beginning from around 1986. Photo 1 CFBC appearance
5.Progress and result of the development
The CFBC was introduced from abroad as the coal fired boiler, of CFBC include further investigations of and efforts for initial cost
and is used in power companies, iron making companies, paper and power generation efficiency in the boilers using fuel such as
making companies, and other sectors. The CFBC is planned to RDF, industrial waste, and wood-base biomass.
distribute in China under the Green Aid Plan (GAP). The issues
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