US20190234611A1 - System and method for biomass combustion - Google Patents
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- FIG. 2 is a close-up, cross-sectional view of a combustion chamber used in the system of FIG. 1 .
- a fuel feeder 102 is provided adjacent combustion chamber 100 , and may be provided, by way of non-limiting example, a hopper for receiving biomass, poultry litter, and other materials that might be used for fuel in the combustion chamber 100 , and a delivery mechanism 103 , such as a feed screw, configured to deliver such biomass/fuel from fuel feeder 102 to combustion chamber 100 .
- Such biomass/fuel is delivered into combustion chamber 100 at a point above primary air distribution and delivery system 110 , and below secondary air distribution and delivery system 130 .
- the solid biomass/fuel is supplied tangentially into the combustion chamber 100 , such that no bed material is required.
- the airflow from the primary air distribution and delivery system 110 and from the secondary air distribution and delivery system 130 act as both particle fluidizers and combustion oxidizers.
- the flue gas is directed from the heat exchanger to the exhaust system with significantly reduced noxious emissions, and more particularly having NO x of less than 80 ppm, SO x of less than 20 ppm, CO 2 of less than 2%, and particulate matter content of less than 3 lb/MM Btu.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for the combustion of biomass material employing a swirling fluidized bed combustion (SFBC) chamber, and preferably a second stage combustion carried out in a cyclone separator. In the combustion chamber, primary air is introduced from a bottom air box that fluidizes the bed material and fuel, and staged secondary air is introduced in the tangential direction and at varied vertical positions in the combustion chamber so as to cause the materials in the combustion chamber (i.e., the mixture of air and particles) to swirl. The secondary air injection can have a significant effect on the air-fuel particle flow in the combustion chamber, and more particularly strengthens the swirling flow, promotes axial recirculation, increases particle mass fluxes in the combustion chamber, and retains more fuel particles in the combustion chamber. This process increases the residence time of the particle flow. The turbulent flow of the fuel particles and air is well mixed and mostly burned in the combustion chamber, with any unburned waste and particles being directed to the cyclone separator, where such unburned waste and particles are burned completely, and flying ash is divided and collected in a container connected to the cyclone separator, while dioxin production is significantly minimized if not altogether eliminated. The system exhaust is directed to a pollutant control unit and heat exchanger, where the captured heat may be put to useful work.
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- This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/056,179 entitled “SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIOMASS COMBUSTION” filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Feb. 29, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,253,974 issued on Apr. 9, 2019, which is based upon and claims benefit of copending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/121,843 entitled “Method and Design of the Ultra-Clean Mobile Combustor for Waste Biomass and Poultry Litter Disposal,” filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Feb. 27, 2015 by the inventor herein, the specification of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- This invention relates to systems and methods for fluidized bed combustion, and more particularly to a fluidized bed combustion system and method optimized for burning biomass wastes and poultry litter in an environmentally-friendly manner.
- The consolidation and industrialization of the poultry industry over the last 50 years has resulted in highly concentrated regional poultry operations. Traditionally, farmers managed the manure or litter associated with poultry production by spreading it on fields. However, as the industry consolidated, operations became highly regionally concentrated, and cropland diminished, this waste disposal method became less viable. For example, in the Maryland-Delaware region, 523 million chickens are now produced annually, generating approximately 42 million cubic feet of chicken waste each year, such that chickens outnumber people in the region by as much as 400 to 1. This high concentration of waste causes eutrophication (e.g. nitrogen, phosphorus), particularly along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary system in the United States, creating an urgent need for efficient, clean, environmentally friendly chicken waste disposal approaches.
- The United Nations and The U.S. Federal Government have identified agriculture as the biggest user of water and a major polluter of water. In fact, agriculture has been identified as the single largest source of pollutants for rivers, lakes, and estuaries in the U.S. The industrialization of agriculture has resulted in such high concentrations of animal waste that conventional disposal methods are no longer adequate or viable (e.g. spreading on fields). Thus, there is an urgent need for environmentally safe and economically viable approaches to disposing of agricultural waste. This need in combination with global demand for clean, low-cost, renewable energy has fueled interest in biomass-to-energy conversion technologies, including for use in disposing of high concentrations of animal waste, which approach becomes even more appealing given recently implemented regulations that prohibit the use of chicken litter as fertilizer on significant acreage. However, due to the low energy density of biomass, the economics of biomass-to-energy operations have been challenging (i.e., fuel collection and transportation costs can be high relative to energy density; high moisture content adds to transportation costs and reduces burn efficiencies). Thus, there remains a need for solutions that can reduce the cost of converting biomass to energy and/or increase the efficiency of the combustion process.
- Fluidized bed combustion systems are often used for burning biomass fuel. Most of the existing fluidized bed combustion apparatus known to the inventor have only a single level secondary injection of air in the fixed tangential direction to facilitate a turbulent or swirling flow, as shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,105,917 to Harada et al., and in U.S. Pat. No. 8,161,917 to Yang et al., the specifications of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. Certain systems disclose multiple secondary air supply ports, such as the system shown in European Patent Publication No. 0 458 967 A1. Still other systems disclose methods for incinerating waste using a two-level swirling flow fluidized bed without tangential flow for suppressing re-synthesis of dioxins produced during incineration and the removal of a suspended particulate material, such as the system disclosed in International PCT Publication No. WO/2010/010630. The specifications of each of the foregoing references are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. However, widespread commercial acceptance of such prior systems has been lacking, due to an inability to reach sufficiently high combustion efficiencies and minimization of noxious emissions. Thus, there remains a need in the art for fluidized bed combustion systems and methods capable of efficiently and cleanly disposing of biomass materials.
- Disclosed is a system and method for ultra-clean and preferably mobile combustion, particularly configured for burning biomass and poultry litter in an environmentally friendly manner (i.e., so as to reduce emissions of pollutants), which system and method provides high combustion efficiency using equipment of compact design and that is easy to operate.
- In accordance with certain aspects of an embodiment of the invention, the system carries out preferably a two-step combustion process, namely, a first stage combustion carried out in an advanced swirling fluidized bed combustion (SFBC) chamber, and a second stage combustion carried out in a cyclone separator. In the combustion chamber, primary air is introduced from a bottom air box that fluidizes the bed material and fuel, and staged secondary air is introduced in the tangential direction and at varied vertical positions in the combustion chamber so as to cause the materials in the combustion chamber (i.e., the mixture of air and particles) to swirl. The secondary air increases the residence time of the particle flow. The turbulent flow of the fuel particles and air is well mixed and mostly burned in the combustion chamber. Any waste and particles that remain unburned in the combustion chamber are directed to the cyclone separator, where such unburned waste and particles are burned completely, and flying ash is divided and collected in a container connected to the cyclone separator, while dioxin production is significantly minimized if not altogether eliminated. The collected ash and char may optionally be used as fertilizer. The system exhaust, in the form of high temperature flue gas, is directed to a pollutant control unit and heat exchanger, where the captured heat may be put to useful work, such as by generating steam for delivery to a turbine, powering a Sterling engine, or such other energy generation devices as may be apparent to those skilled in the art, or for direct heating of process materials, such as water, feed stock (for drying the same), or the like, or such other direct heat application processes as may be apparent to those skilled in the art.
- The system and method set forth herein have the potential to significantly improve the economics of biomass-to-energy operations, by dramatically improving the efficiency of the combustion process while reducing capital and operating costs. The single chamber design in comparison to the classic combustor system with multiple chambers contributes to lower capital costs. This novel system yields a more efficient burn rate and less solid and gaseous waste than conventional systems for biomass waste disposal.
- Relative to other biomass combustion systems, the system and method disclosed herein is expected to have a higher electrical output, lower capital cost, lower maintenance costs, and greater flexibility regarding fuel sources and conditions. Thus, the system and method set forth herein has the potential to significantly improve the economics of biomass-to-energy operations. In a particularly preferred embodiment, a system and method operating in accordance with the disclosure herein would have a commercial electrical power rating of 50 MWe, would carry a capital cost of $3,000-$3,200 per kW, and would carry operating and maintenance costs of $15-$20/ton of feed, thus offering a clean, high efficiency, and affordable method to dispose of biomass and poultry litter while generating energy.
- In accordance with certain aspects of an embodiment of the invention, a system for fluidized bed combustion is disclosed comprising a combustion chamber, the combustion chamber further comprising: a primary air distribution and delivery system configured to provide vertical airflow through the combustion chamber; and a secondary air distribution and delivery system configured to provide a plurality of vertically displaced, horizontally aligned, tangential airflows in the combustion chamber; and a biomass feeder in communication with an interior of the combustion chamber and positioned to deliver biomass material to the interior of the combustion chamber at a location above the primary air distribution and delivery system and below the secondary air distribution and delivery system.
- In accordance with further aspects of an embodiment of the invention, a method for fluidized bed combustion is disclosed, comprising the steps of: providing a combustion chamber, the combustion chamber further comprising: a primary air distribution and delivery system configured to provide vertical airflow through the combustion chamber; and a secondary air distribution and delivery system configured to provide a plurality of vertically displaced, horizontally aligned, tangential airflows in the combustion chamber; providing a biomass feeder in communication with an interior of the combustion chamber and positioned to deliver biomass material to the interior of the combustion chamber at a location above the primary air distribution and delivery system and below the secondary air distribution and delivery system; directing biomass from the biomass feeder to the combustion chamber; directing a vertical primary airflow into the combustion chamber and multiple, vertically displaced tangential airflows into the combustion chamber to create a swirling fluidized bed of biomass particles in the combustion chamber; and maintaining a biomass feed rate from the biomass feeder, a primary airflow rate from the primary airflow, and a secondary airflow rate from the tangential airflows sufficient to maintain a combustion efficiency of at least 90%.
- The numerous advantages of the present invention may be better understood by those skilled in the art by reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a system for burning biomass in accordance with certain aspects of an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 2 is a close-up, cross-sectional view of a combustion chamber used in the system ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a top, cross-sectional view of the combustion chamber ofFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 4 is a side view of primary airflow nozzles for use in the combustion chamber ofFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view a secondary airflow nozzles for use in the combustion chamber ofFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 6 is a top, cross-sectional view of a cyclone separator used in the system ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 7 is a flowchart depicting a method for burning biomass in accordance with certain aspects of an embodiment of the invention. - The following description is of a particular embodiment of the invention, set out to enable one to practice an implementation of the invention, and is not intended to limit the preferred embodiment, but to serve as a particular example thereof. Those skilled in the art should appreciate that they may readily use the conception and specific embodiments disclosed as a basis for modifying or designing other methods and systems for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention. Those skilled in the art should also realize that such equivalent assemblies do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention in its broadest form.
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FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a system for burning biomass in accordance with certain aspects of an embodiment of the invention, including acombustion chamber 100, air delivery system (shown generally at 200), acyclone separator 300, aheat exchanger 400, andexhaust system 500. Optionally, the entire system may be housed on a mobile chassis (not shown) so that the system may be moved from site to site for processing of biomass at the site of production or collection of the biomass. -
Combustion chamber 100 includes a generally cylindrical housing having preferably a metal exterior and a refractory layer on an interior surface of the metal exterior. A primary air distribution anddelivery system 110 is provided in the bottom of thecombustion chamber 100, and receives high pressure air fromair delivery system 200, in turn directing that air toward the top of the combustion chamber in order to vertically distribute the biomass/fuel and diffuse particles throughout the column in thecombustion chamber 100. Moreover, secondary air distribution and delivery system 130 includes multiple, vertically displaced rows of nozzles, discussed in greater detail below, which nozzles are configured to provide controllable, multi-angle air-injection at multiple, distinct vertical levels withincombustion chamber 100 to provide a swirling flow in the column, which in turn maximizes combustion throughout thecombustion chamber 100. - A fuel feeder 102 is provided
adjacent combustion chamber 100, and may be provided, by way of non-limiting example, a hopper for receiving biomass, poultry litter, and other materials that might be used for fuel in thecombustion chamber 100, and adelivery mechanism 103, such as a feed screw, configured to deliver such biomass/fuel from fuel feeder 102 tocombustion chamber 100. Such biomass/fuel is delivered intocombustion chamber 100 at a point above primary air distribution anddelivery system 110, and below secondary air distribution and delivery system 130. The solid biomass/fuel is supplied tangentially into thecombustion chamber 100, such that no bed material is required. The airflow from the primary air distribution anddelivery system 110 and from the secondary air distribution and delivery system 130 act as both particle fluidizers and combustion oxidizers. The multiple levels of nozzles of secondary air distribution and delivery system 130 provide extended swirl flow along with additional air (e.g., oxygen supply). This configuration retains particles in the combustion zone, reducing unburned particles and thus minimizing residual material. The extended swirling flow generated by the system results in vigorous particle-to-wall collisions, which increases the residence time and combustion efficiency of fuel particles in the combustion zone. - A
natural gas feed 104 is preferably positioned to feed natural gas intocombustion chamber 100 above primary air distribution anddelivery system 110. Natural gas is preferably used only to initiate the burn at startup in order to achieve the initial biomass ignition. Further, monitoring andcontrol subsystem 160 is provided, which preferably includes temperature andpressure sensors 162 withincombustion chamber 100, one or more particulate matter (PM) meters andemissions probes 164 capable of monitoring both levels of particulates and gaseous emissions (including NOx, SOx, CO, and CO2), which sensors and probes are readily commercially available such that their specific configuration is not addressed further here. Likewise, those skilled in the art will recognize that additional process control accessories may be provided as may be suitable for a particular installation.Monitoring control subsystem 100 is also in electrical communication with, and thus is configured to provide control signals to,delivery mechanism 103 from fuel feeder 102 (e.g., by controlling a motor driving a feed screw of delivery mechanism 103) to control the amount of biomass/fuel delivered tocombustion chamber 100, to ablower 112 to control the amount of air delivered through primary air distribution anddelivery system 110 and through secondary air distribution and delivery system 130, and preferably tovalves 114 to allow independent control of the amount of air delivered throughsuch systems 110 and 130 with respect to one another. Alarm levels may be established for monitored data, which alarm levels are preferably set by a person usingdata processing equipment 166 responsible for configuring the system. As an alarm relay is activated, the monitoring andcontrol subsystem 160 is configured to decrease the fuel feeding rate through preferably a variable speed controller, reducing such feed rate to a point necessary to have the particulate matter levels below the set alarm relay levels. Likewise, monitoring andcontrol subsystem 160 controls the amount of air delivered through primary air distribution anddelivery system 110 and through secondary air distribution and delivery system 130 (through control ofblower 112 andvalves 114 in air delivery system 200) so as to control the burn rate incombustion chamber 100. All of these factors may be controlled so as to maintain the safest possible burn rate so as to maintain emissions within a desired range and so as to ensure a maximum efficiency in biomass combustion is maintained. - With continued reference to
FIG. 1 , exhaust fromcombustion chamber 100 is directed to acyclone separator 300. As will be discussed in further detail below, any waste and particles that remain unburned incombustion chamber 100 are directed to thecyclone separator 300, where such unburned waste and particles are burned, and flying ash is divided and collected in a container connected to the cyclone separator, while dioxin production is significantly minimized if not altogether eliminated. The collected ash and char may optionally be used as fertilizer. The system exhaust, in the form of high temperature flue gas, is directed fromcyclone separator 300 to aheat exchanger 400 and anexhaust system 500 including a pollutant control unit. Heat captured byheat exchanger 400 may be put to useful work through use of any thermalenergy conversion device 420 as may be deemed appropriate for a given installation by persons of ordinary skill in the art, such as by way of non-limiting example by generating steam for delivery to a turbine, powering a Sterling engine, or such other energy generation devices as may be apparent to those skilled in the art, or for direct heating of process materials, such as water, feed stock (for drying the same), or the like, or such other direct heat application processes as may be apparent to those skilled in the art. -
FIG. 2 provides a front, cross-sectional view ofcombustion chamber 100, whileFIG. 3 provides a top, cross-sectional view ofcombustion chamber 100. As shown inFIGS. 1-3 ,combustion chamber 100 includes aprimary air box 116 that receives primary air fromblower 112, and directs such primary air to primary air distribution anddelivery system 110. Primary air distribution anddelivery system 110 directs primary air intocombustion chamber 100, where such primary air receives natural gas throughnatural gas feed 104 and biomass/fuel fromdelivery mechanism 103, both igniting the biomass as it enterscombustion chamber 100 and causing it to flow upward incombustion chamber 100. As such biomass flows upward throughcombustion chamber 100, it encounters secondary air distribution and delivery system 130, which in turn comprises two ormore airflow manifolds 132, each of which receives air fromair delivery system 200. Eachairflow manifold 132 directs secondary air to a plurality of secondaryair injection nozzles 134 positioned around an interior circumference ofcombustion chamber 100. In a particularly preferred embodiment, fourair injection nozzles 134 are provided at a common height on the interior ofcombustion chamber 100, and are spaced evenly along the interior circumference ofcombustion chamber 100 at that common height. The secondaryair injection nozzles 132 control the direction of the injected secondary air intocombustion chamber 100, injecting such secondary air at various angles so as to cause the particles and air incombustion chamber 100 to achieve a swirling effect so as to increase combustion of the biomass incombustion chamber 100. - As best shown in the top, cross-sectional view of
FIG. 3 ,air nozzles 132 a may be provided along an exterior ofcombustion chamber 100 that receive secondary air fromairflow manifolds 132, and deliver such secondary air to each secondaryair injection nozzle 134. Each secondaryair injection nozzle 134 has a first branch that extends radially through both an exterior metal layer 150 ofcombustion chamber 100 and an internal refractory layer 152 lining an interior ofcombustion chamber 100. An interior branch of eachair injection nozzle 132 is arranged at approximately 90° to each respective first branch so as to position the outlet of secondaryair injection nozzle 134 to direct secondary air tangentially along the interior of refractory layer 152 ofcombustion chamber 100, in turn creating a swirling effect on the interior ofcombustion chamber 100. - As shown in the side view of primary air distribution and
delivery system 110 ofFIG. 4 , the primary air distribution anddelivery system 110 includes a plurality ofprimary nozzles 120, which nozzles 120 are particularly configured to maximize air distribution at the bottom ofcombustion chamber 100. Eachnozzle 120 has a rounded,semi-circular head 121, acylindrical branch 122 extending downward fromhead 121, and an outwardly extendinglower branch 123 that has a widening diameter as it extends fromcylindrical branch 122 tobase portion 124, whichbase portion 124 comprises the widest diameter d for eachnozzle 120.Base portion 124 receives air directly from primary air distribution anddelivery manifold 125, which extends horizontally along the bottom portion ofcombustion chamber 100, receiving air fromprimary air box 116. In certain configurations, a plurality ofmanifolds 125 may extend horizontally across the bottom ofcombustion chamber 100 so as to provide even distribution ofnozzles 120 across the full width ofcombustion chamber 100. - With continued reference to
FIG. 4 , horizontally extendedoutlets 126 are positioned on eachcylindrical branch 122, and upwardlyangled outlets 127 are positioned on eachlower branch 123, for feeding air from primary air distribution anddelivery system 100 intocombustion chamber 100. In a particularly preferred embodiment, eachprimary nozzle 120 includes four horizontally extendedoutlets 126 and four upwardlyangled outlets 127. In a prototype construction implementing the system and methods described herein (described in greater detail below), a total of 24outlets 126 were provided, each having a diameter d of ⅛ inch. In an embodiment of the invention, openings formed by horizontally extendedoutlets 126 and upwardlyangled outlets 127 comprise 2% of the overall surface area of the primary air distributors. - Similarly, and with reference to the cross sectional view of secondary
air injection nozzles 134 ofFIG. 5 , both the shape and axial position ofsecondary air nozzles 134 are important to providing proper air and material flow withincombustion chamber 100. More particularly, secondaryair injection nozzles 134 function to change the direction of the supplied secondary air so as to cause a swirling flow condition inside ofcombustion chamber 100. As mentioned above, sets of preferably four, evenly circumferentially spaced secondaryair injection nozzles 134 are provided at at least two, and preferably three, distinct heights on the interior ofcombustion chamber 100. In the prototype construction described above, the bottom-most set of secondaryair injection nozzles 134 were positioned 34 inches from the bottom of the combustion chamber and primaryair distribution manifold 125, with the subsequent higher sets of secondaryair injection nozzles 134 each evenly spaced 10-11 inches above the next-lowest set. In any configuration, the position and number of secondary air injection nozzles will generally be determined by the height of thecombustion chamber 100 aboveair box 116, with horizontally aligned sets of secondaryair injection nozzles 134 being positioned equidistant to one another. It has been found that at least three horizontal sets of secondaryair injection nozzles 134 are most preferred in order to ensure that an optimal biomass material residence time is maintained for the biomass particles undergoing combustion. The higher the number of secondair injection nozzles 134, the higher the oxygen supply into thecombustion chamber 100, which in turn increases the swirling effect on the fluidized bed and a resulting high combustion efficiency above 90%. Each secondaryair injection nozzle 134 includesinlet 135 that receives secondary air from anairflow manifold 132.Inlet 135 opens intoinlet channel 136, which in turn directs secondary air into a centrally located,circular chamber 137. Aninterior flow channel 138 extends fromchamber 137, and at a distal end directs the airflow throughnozzle outlet 139, whichoutlet 139 extends at generally 90° to a flow axis of bothinlet channel 136 andinterior flow channel 138, in turn introducing air intocombustion chamber 100 in a tangential direction so as to cause swirling air flow. This configuration has been found to provide a swirling air flow from the secondary air injection intocombustion chamber 100, which in turn forms the particle suspension layer and dilution zone withincombustion chamber 100. Through adjustment of the secondary air injection through secondaryair injection nozzles 134 configured in this manner, the axial position of the particle suspension layer withincombustion chamber 100 can be closely controlled. - The resulting strong swirling air flow field in
combustion chamber 100, in combination with the interaction of centrifugal forces and gravity on the particles incombustion chamber 100, cause larger particles to be kept incombustion chamber 100 for a significant amount of time, in turn contributing to high combustion efficiency and extremely low emissions. The swirling particle flow incombustion chamber 100 can be described by stochastic trajectory modeling (STM), and the diffusion-kinetics model can be used for predicting fuel materials depletion during the combustion process to describe the residence time of particles incombustion chamber 100, which modelling techniques are known to those of ordinary skill in the art. These techniques may, in turn, be used to control biomass feed rate and airflow through primary air distribution anddelivery system 110 and secondary air distribution and delivery system 130 to effect residence time and the overall combustion process incombustion chamber 100. By way of non-limiting example, in the exemplary prototype construction described below, biomass material residence time incombustion chamber 100 would preferably be in the range of 2-5 seconds with combustion temperatures of 1400-1700° F. -
FIG. 6 is a top, cross-sectional view of thecyclone combustor 300, having an air inlet 302 that receives flue gas fromcombustion chamber 100 and fresh air fromair delivery system 200. The high temperature flue gas directed tocyclone combustor 300 may contain unburned carbon particles. As shown inFIG. 6 , fresh air is added into the flue gas before it enters thecyclone combustor 300. In this configuration, the unburned carbon particles and oxygen in the fresh air will burn again in thecyclone combustor 300. In addition to re-burning the unburned carbon, the cyclone combustor 300 functions as a particle separator in which the coarse particles will fall down to a particle collector. The flue gas is therefore preliminarily cleaned through the cyclone, before it is passed on toheat exchanger 400 andexhaust system 500. - As mentioned above,
heat exchanger 400 may be employed to put heat captured from the flue gas fromcombustion chamber 100 to useful work. For example,such heat exchanger 400 may be used to produce electricity through employment of a Sterling engine or through steam generation to drive a turbine. Moreover,heat exchanger 400 may be used for direct heating of water, for drying of materials (including drying of biomass material that is to be processed throughcombustion chamber 100 before its introduction into combustion chamber 100), or for heating of spaces for workers, consumers, livestock, or the like. - After
heat exchanger 400, the flue gas may be directed toexhaust system 500, which may include (by way of non-limiting example) a filter bag or other filter housing, and an exhaust stack or exhaust gas pool of standard configuration. - The foregoing system may be used to process a wide variety of biomass material, including (by way of non-limiting example) poultry litter, municipal solid waste, agricultural waste, algae waste, biomedical hazard waste, and the like. Moreover, sawdust, wood chips, wood pellets, switch grass, dried leaves, corn husks, rice shells, and such other biomass materials as may be selected by those skilled in the art may similarly be processed by the foregoing system to produce high heat and energy.
- The foregoing system may be particularly well suited to processing of poultry litter. While total poultry litter production on a given poultry farm will determine feed rate of materials to
combustion chamber 100, in a particularly preferred configuration, poultry litter may be directed tocombustion chamber 100 at a feed rate of 40-60 lb/hr. Operating at a schedule of 20 hours/day, 6 days/week, and 52 weeks/year, such a feed rate can process approximately 300,000 pounds of poultry litter each year. In processing such poultry litter (as well as other biomass materials), it will be important to monitor and regulate moisture of the feedstock to ensure proper combustion incombustion chamber 100. Particularly for poultry litter, a desired practical moisture level is between 15% and 35%, and above this range, pre-drying will be required for combustion to proceed efficiently incombustion chamber 100. Of course, feedstock may certainly have a lower moisture content and achieve proper combustion incombustion chamber 100, such that an overall operational target is for moisture content of any biomass material to be generally below 35%. - In accordance with certain aspects of the invention, a method for processing biomass material may comprise the steps shown in
FIG. 7 . Atstep 702, biomass feedstock is provided having a moisture content that is general less than 35%. In the event that such biomass has a moisture content higher than 35%, predrying of such biomass material should be carried out to reduce the moisture content. Next, atstep 704, such biomass material is introduced into acombustion chamber 100 of a biomass combustion system configured as detailed above. As the biomass material is being introduced intocombustion chamber 100, as noted atstep 706, a vertical primary airflow is directed intocombustion chamber 100, while multiple, vertically displaced tangential airflows are introduced intocombustion chamber 100, so as to create a swirling fluidized bed of the biomass particles incombustion chamber 100, with the biomass particles being combusted at a combustion efficiency of at least 90%. Atstep 708, flue gas from the combustion chamber is directed to a cyclone separator configured as above, where any unburned waste and particles that were unburned in the combustion chamber are burned completely, and flying ash is divided and collected in a container connected to the cyclone separator, while dioxin production is significantly minimized if not altogether eliminated. The collected ash and char may thereafter optionally be used as fertilizer. Next, atstep 710, the system exhaust (in the form of high temperature flue gas) is directed to a heat exchanger, and atstep 712 the heat captured from the heat exchanger is put to useful work, such as by generating steam for delivery to a turbine, powering a Sterling engine, or other such other energy generation devices as may be apparent to those skilled in the art, or for direct heating of process materials, such as water, feed stock (for drying the same), or the like, or such other direct heat application processes as may be apparent to those skilled in the art. Finally, atstep 714, the flue gas is directed from the heat exchanger to the exhaust system with significantly reduced noxious emissions, and more particularly having NOx of less than 80 ppm, SOx of less than 20 ppm, CO2 of less than 2%, and particulate matter content of less than 3 lb/MM Btu. - A lab-scale prototype of the system described above was designed and built by the Lee Research Group at The Center for Advanced Energy Systems and Environmental Control Technologies (CAESECT) at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Md. The lab prototype system can process 11-24 lb/hr of pre-dried poultry litter with high combustion efficiency (over 96%) without co-combustion or bed materials. The poultry litter was burned in a well-controlled environment at a temperature low enough (1,400-2,100° F.) to avoid formation of nitrogen oxides, but high enough to avoid agglomeration and slagging in the ash. Milestones for efficiency, ultra-clean emissions, and particular matter were set as follows: NOx (30-80 ppm), SOx (15-20 ppm), CO2 (1.5-2.0%), and particulate matter (2.0-2.5 lb/MM Btu). The residual fly ash (i.e., phosphate P2O5 and potassium, K2O) is a high value fertilizer. The results produced from the prototype configuration indicate improved performance characteristics over other combustion technologies, as shown in Table 1 below.
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TABLE 1 Comparison of System with Other Combustion Technologies System According to Aspects of the Stoker* BFBC* CFBC* Invention Firing Capacity Small/ Small/ Medium/ Small/ Medium Medium Large Medium Combustion =80% 80-90% 85-94% Above 95% Efficiency (%) SOx Removal None Sorbent Sorbent in Optional in combustor in bed bed/ freeboard NOx Emissions High Low Very low Very low Ash Form Bottom Bottom Bottom Fly ash ash ash ash Combustion 1,300 850-950 850-1000 850-1,250 Temperature Primary Air 100 100 >80 10-50 Fraction (%) Mean Gas- None 0.2 0.5-1.0 1-5 Particle Slip Velocity (m/s) Turbulence in None Good Excellent Excellent Combustor *Stoker-Fired Combustor, BFBC—Bubbling Fluidized Bed Combustor (FBC), CFBC—Circulating FBC, SFBC - In order to achieve the foregoing benefits, the prototype system was configured as detailed in Table 2 below:
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Combustor Dimensions Component Description Units (in) Units (cm) 1 Combustor Outer Diameter (dcod) 15.12 38.4048 2 Combustor Internal Diameter (dcid) 13.72 34.8488 3 Refractory Material Thickness (tr) 0.7 1.778 4 Fuel Feeder Diameter (df) 2.9 7.366 5 Primary Air Inlet Diameter (dp) 3.5 8.89 6 Secondary Air Inlet Diameter (ds) 0.46 1.1684 7 Total Combustor Height (H) 74 187.96 8 Air Box Height (Ha) 13 33.02 9 Combustion Chamber Height (Hc) 61 154.94 - The prototype configuration was provided one primary port and 12 secondary ports. The primary air was injected from the bottom of the chamber. The heights of secondary air nozzles were 34, 45 and 55.5 inch respectively. The feeding rate for the prototype configuration was 11-24 lb/hr. The air flow rate for primary air was 49-110 cfm, and for secondary air was 6-16 cfm. The temperature during poultry litter combustion was between 1,400-2,100° F., which achieved up to 97% combustion efficiency. The measured emissions from the combustion chamber were 0-23 ppm NOx, 0-19 ppm SOx, 0-1.7% CO2, and particular matter of 0.45-1.19 lb/MM Btu, achieving a combustion efficiency of up to 97%.
- A system and method implemented in accordance with the above disclosure provides significant opportunity for the clean disposal of biomass with the added advantage of power generation. The total number of farms in the U.S. producing poultry products, including broilers, breeders and egg layers is estimated at 99,700. Of this total, approximately 30,000 broiler farms account for 95% of broiler production in the U.S., with 6%-7% of broiler production generated in the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia region, with 2,700 broiler farms. The U.S. accounts for 20% of the world's broiler production, while European Union countries account for 12% (60% of U.S.). The current projections for both the small scale farm unit and a large scale regional unit configured as described above would generate energy to the grid that is currently estimated to be able to pay back the capital cost in 3.5 years. This does not include any environmental credits/funding, or the value of cost for bio-waste disposal.
- Longer-term markets would include any agricultural industry where biomass is generated and must be disposed of in a clean, cost-efficient manner (including, by way of non-limiting example, pork and meat production industries, rice husk bio-mass, and post algal processed (oil-extracted) biomass). In addition, algae is an interesting source of bio-energy for its concentration of oil. Currently, after oil extraction, the remaining algal biomass can be dried and “pelletized” and used as fuel that is burned in industrial boilers and other power generation sources. The system and method described herein may be suitable to decrease costs of generating energy from the spent algal biomass, increasing the market potential for the technology.
- Moreover, the system and method described herein are believed to provide significant improvement over conventional direct combustion technologies. For example, for bubbling fluidized bed combustion, high pressure air is fed through the bottom of the boiler with lower fluidization velocity which causes a bubbling effect and allows most of the bed material to be retained in the lower furnace. For circulating fluidized bed combustion, high-pressure air suspends the bed material and fuel particles, which can rise up the chamber into the cyclone. Heavy particles will fall into the cyclone hopper and be returned to the furnace to be used again. For swirling fluidized bed combustion, secondary air ports provide a swirling flow environment for combustion in an effort to increase the particle residence time and reduce unburned particles. However, the system and method employed in accordance with the invention provides multiple levels of secondary air injection nozzles, with optimized configurations for both primary air injection nozzles and secondary air injection nozzles, which features optimize the ability to control the combustion process and achieve higher combustion efficiencies (with resulting lower noxious emissions) than such previously known systems. As demonstrated in the initial test results (above), the system and method disclosed herein 1) provides efficient burning at controlled temperatures which reduces NOx and particulate emissions, 2) supplies sufficient secondary air and extended swirling air to burn fuels in the upper part of combustion chamber with high efficiency, 3) mixes fuel and combustion air quickly and uniformly, and 4) provides large gas-particle slip motion which prolongs particle residence time and allows a reduction in chamber size and thus the cost of the system.
- Having now fully set forth the preferred embodiments and certain modifications of the concept underlying the present invention, various other embodiments as well as certain variations and modifications of the embodiments herein shown and described will obviously occur to those skilled in the art upon becoming familiar with said underlying concept. It should be understood, therefore, that the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically set forth herein.
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1. A system for fluidized bed combustion, comprising:
a combustion chamber, said combustion chamber further comprising:
a primary air distribution and delivery system configured to provide vertical airflow through said combustion chamber; and
a secondary air distribution and delivery system configured to provide a plurality of vertically displaced, horizontally aligned, tangential airflows in said combustion chamber; and
a biomass feeder in communication with an interior of said combustion chamber and positioned to deliver biomass material to said interior of said combustion chamber at a location above said primary air distribution and delivery system and below said secondary air distribution and delivery system.
2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a cyclone separator positioned downstream from said combustion chamber.
3. The system of claim 2 , said cyclone separator having an air inlet configured to receive flue gas from said combustion chamber and fresh air from an air delivery system that supplies air to said primary air distribution and delivery system and said secondary air distribution and delivery system.
4. The system of claim 2 , further comprising a heat exchanger positioned downstream from said combustion chamber, wherein said heat exchanger is in thermal communication with a thermal energy conversion device.
5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a mobile chassis, wherein said combustion chamber is mounted on said mobile chassis.
6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a monitoring and control system, said monitoring and control system further comprising:
a gaseous emissions monitor configured to detect levels of particular matter and noxious emissions in flue gas from said combustion chamber; and
a processor having computer executable code configured to:
receive data from said gaseous emission monitor;
compare data received from said gaseous emissions monitor to alert levels of an amount of particulate matter and noxious gases in system flue gas; and
in response to a determination that said amount of particulate matter or noxious gases in system flue gas exceed said alert levels, direct a control signal to at least said secondary air distribution and delivery system to vary airflow through said secondary air distribution and delivery system.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein said secondary air distribution and delivery system further comprises a plurality of vertically displaced, horizontally aligned sets of air injection nozzles.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein each set of air injection nozzles comprises a plurality of nozzles evenly spaced around an internal circumference of said combustion chamber.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein each air injection nozzle further comprises a first branch extending radially through a wall of said combustion chamber, and an internal branch configured at 90° to said first branch.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein said first branch comprises an inlet, an air inlet channel extending from said inlet to an interior, circular chamber, an interior flow channel extending from said circular chamber in a direction parallel to but not collinear with said air inlet channel, and a nozzle outlet extending at 90° from said interior flow channel and having a reducing diameter as said nozzle outlet extends from said interior flow channel.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein said system further comprises at least three of said sets of air injection nozzles.
12. A method for fluidized bed combustion, comprising the steps of:
providing a combustion chamber, said combustion chamber further comprising:
a primary air distribution and delivery system configured to provide vertical airflow through said combustion chamber; and
a secondary air distribution and delivery system configured to provide a plurality of vertically displaced, horizontally aligned, tangential airflows in said combustion chamber;
providing a biomass feeder in communication with an interior of said combustion chamber and positioned to deliver biomass material to said interior of said combustion chamber at a location above said primary air distribution and delivery system and below said secondary air distribution and delivery system;
directing biomass from said biomass feeder to said combustion chamber;
directing a vertical primary airflow into said combustion chamber and multiple, vertically displaced tangential airflows into said combustion chamber to create a swirling fluidized bed of biomass particles in said combustion chamber; and
maintaining a biomass feed rate from said biomass feeder, a primary airflow rate from said primary airflow, and a secondary airflow rate from said tangential airflows sufficient to maintain a combustion efficiency of at least 90%.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
providing a monitoring and control system, said monitoring and control system further comprising:
a gaseous emissions monitor configured to detect levels of particular matter and noxious emissions in flue gas from said combustion chamber; and
a processor having computer executable code configured to:
receive data from said gaseous emission monitor;
compare data received from said gaseous emissions monitor to alert levels of an amount of particulate matter and noxious gases in system flue gas; and
in response to a determination that said amount of particulate matter or noxious gases in system flue gas exceed said alert levels, direct a control signal to at least said secondary air distribution and delivery system to vary airflow through said secondary air distribution and delivery system; and
modifying airflow through said secondary air distribution and delivery system to maintain combustion efficiency in said combustion chamber of at least 90%.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein said biomass has a moisture content of less than 35%.
15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising the step of directing flue gas from said combustion chamber to a cyclone separator.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the step of directed flue gas from said cyclone separator to a heat exchanger in thermal communication with a thermal energy conversion device.
17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising the step of directing flue gas from said heat exchanger to an exhaust system.
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