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Industrial Rotary Kiln Burner Performance with 3D CFD Modeling
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: Received: 8 August 2023 / Approved: 9 August 2023 / Online: 9 August 2023 (11:17:55 CEST)
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Cecílio, D.M.; Mateus, M.; Ferreiro, A.I. Industrial Rotary Kiln Burner Performance with 3D CFD Modeling. Fuels 2023, 4, 454-468. Cecílio, D.M.; Mateus, M.; Ferreiro, A.I. Industrial Rotary Kiln Burner Performance with 3D CFD Modeling. Fuels 2023, 4, 454-468.
Abstract
As the need to minimize environmental impact continues to rise, it is essential to incorporate, advance, and adopt renewable energy sources and materials to attain climate neutrality. It is established that economic growth is built upon infrastructure where cement industry plays a crucial role. However, it is also known that this industry is actively looking for ways to transition towards low-carbon practices to encourage sustainable and environmentally conscious practices. To this end, the use of refused derived fuels to substitute fossil fuels is very appealing, as these present the potential to lower the clinker production costs and CO2 emissions. Bearing this in mind, the primary objective of this work is to gain insights of the combustion behavior in an industrial rotary kiln, studying real-life scenarios and assessing the potential of substituting alternative fuels for fossil fuels to reduce CO2 emissions. A 3D CFD turbulent combustion model was formulated in Ansys® considering a Pillard NOVAFLAM® burner, where refused derived and petcoke fuels were used and different secondary air mass flows were considered. From the obtained results it was possible to conclude that the outcome of the combustion process is greatly influenced by the fuel-to-air ratio. Increasing the secondary air mass flow promotes the occurrence of a complete and efficient combustion process, leading to an enhanced fuel conversion and decreased formation of pollutants as CO, soot, and unburnt hydrocarbons.
Keywords
CFD; Combustion; burners; Clinkerization; CO2.
Subject
Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology
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