Experimental investigations on a grate incinerator of L-shaped flame fuelled by rural solid waste.

Liu, Xiaozhou; Asim, Taimoor; Zhu, Guangyu; Zhang, Yu; Mishra, Rakesh

Abstract

In this article, investigations on the structural parameters and aerodynamic characteristics of the furnace arches of a small scale L-shaped flame incinerator for the disposal of rural solid waste are carried out. A novel configuration of furnace arches for the incinerator of L-shaped flame is developed. Eight different test conditions are determined by using orthogonal experimental design method. Cold test with full coverage arch and sub-warehouse air supply are analyzed under eight different test conditions. Experimental results show that a stable combustion can be obtained by using L-shaped flame technology and the optimum air supply ratio between the front arch and the rear arch is discovered to be 3:7. It is found that the maximum turbulence intensity along the length of grate can reach 10%, and the burning exuberant zone is approximately 40%~75% of the whole relative length of the grate. The optimum dimensionless structural parameters of the furnace arch are: H/L = 0.333 and h/L = 0 .12 with the front arch angle of 45º. The effectiveness of configuration of arches as well as combustion air supply ratio for the L-shaped flame grate incinerator fueled by rural solid waste is verified by hot test.

Citation

LIU, X., ASIM, T., ZHU, G., ZHANG, Y. and MISHRA, R. 2019. Experimental investigations on a grate incinerator of L-shaped flame fuelled by rural solid waste. International journal of condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering management [online], 22(2), pages 11-19. Available from: https://apscience.org/comadem/index.php/comadem/article/view/148

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 30, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jun 30, 2019
• Publication Date: Aug 2, 2019
• Deposit Date: Aug 8, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 8, 2019
• Journal: International Journal of Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management (COMADEM)
• Print ISSN: 1363-7681
• Electronic ISSN: 1363-7681
• Publisher: COMADEM International
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 11-19
• Keywords: Rural solid waste (RSW); Grate incinerator; Air supply ration; Turbulence intensity; Hot test
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/335240
• Publisher URL: https://apscience.org/comadem/index.php/comadem/article/view/148