Table 8 Different overfire air arrangements.

From: Optimization of municipal solid waste incineration for low-NOx emissions through numerical simulation

Simulation results-different overfire air arrangements

Conditions

Avg. turbulence intensity at y = 8190 (m2/s2)

Oxygen content at outlet of third flue (%)

Avg. temperature of first flue (K)

Temperature at outlet of first flue (K)

Temperature at outlet of third flue (K)

Residence time at 850 ℃ (s)

NOx at outlet of third flue (mg/Nm3)

3-1

10.81

6.88

1,198.43

1,127.61

989.23

3.44

266.14

3-2

10.06

6.89

1,209.51

1,133.15

1,001.92

3.44

260.23

3-3

10.30

6.88

1,207.93

1,149.19

999.00

3.42

260.73

3-4

10.01

6.86

1,200.57

1,145.17

1,003.63

3.42

262.34

3-5

10.58

6.86

1,201.55

1,137.95

998.32

3.42

261.31

3-6

15.50

6.91

1,200.13

1,133.12

990.94

3.41

267.74

3-7

9.83

6.91

1,214.75

1,126.62

996.55

3.41

268.14

3-8

9.73

6.87

1,207.11

1,143.61

996.71

3.41

264.92

3-9

9.63

6.89

1,217.82

1,137.60

1,007.72

3.43

260.48

3-10

9.57

6.88

1,192.49

1,151.52

1,000.44

3.39

258.45