Oxidation burner reactor

Under normal operating conditions, in which the combustor is sufficiently warm and operated under fuel rich conditions, virtually no NOx is formed, although the formation of ammonia is possible. Most hydrocarbons are converted to carbon dioxide (or methane if the reaction is incomplete) however, trace levels of hydrocarbons can pass through the fuel processor and fuel cell. The shift reactors and the preferential oxidation (PrOx) reactor reduce CO in the product gas, with further reduction in the fuel cell. Thus, of the criteria pollutants (NOx, CO, and non-methane hydrocarbons [NMHC]), NOx CO levels are generally well below the most aggressive standards. NMOG concentrations, however, can exceed emission goals if these are not efficiently eliminated in the catalytic burner. 

There have been a host of companion terms used to describe chemical reactors among these are reaction unit, reactor, oxidizer, afterburner, reactor device, burner, and organic (or inorganic) reactor. Whichever term is used, the overall process of chemical reactions is best characterized by phenomena occurring in a chemical reactor. In effect, an incinerator is one of a number of units that fits into the class of what industry describes as a chemical reactor. With this in mind, one may apply chemical reactor principles to either design and/or predict the performance of this broad category. In any event, this unit is the equipment in which chemical reactions take place. 

Fig. 9. Schematic of KNO2 from NH2 and KCl A, KCl—HNO2 reactor B, NOCl oxidizer C, acid eliminator D, gas stripper E, water stripper F, H2O—HNO2 fractionator G, evaporator—crystallizer H, centrifuge I, NO—NO2 absorber , NH2 burner K, CI2 fractionator and L, NO2 fractionator.

FIG. 23-43 Reactors for solids, (a) Temperature profiles in a rotary cement lain, (h) A multiple hearth reactor, (c) Vertical lain for lime burning, 55 ton/d. (d) Five-stage fluidized bed lime burner, 4 by 14 m, 100 ton/d. (e) A fluidized bed for roasting iron sulfides. (/) Conditions in a vertical moving bed (blast furnace) for reduction of iron oxides, (g) A mechanical salt cake furnace. To convert ton/d to kg/h, multiply by 907. 

This process includes two main sections the burner section with a reaction chamber that does not have a catalyst, and a Claus reactor section. In the burner section, part of the feed containing hydrogen sulfide and some hydrocarbons is burned with a limited amount of air. The two main reactions that occur in this section are the complete oxidation of part of the hydrogen sulfide (feed) to sulfur dioxide and water and the partial oxidation of another part of the hydrogen sulfide to sulfur. The two reactions are exothermic ... 

Figure 4-3. The Super Claus process for producing sulfur (1) main burner, (2,4, 6,8) condensers, (3,5) Claus reactors, (7) reactor with selective oxidation catalyst.

The vanadium content of some fuels presents an interesting problem. When the vanadium leaves the burner it may condense on the surface of the heat exchanger in the power plant. As vanadia is a good catalyst for oxidizing SO2 this reaction may occur prior to the SCR reactor. This is clearly seen in Fig. 10.13, which shows SO2 conversion by wall deposits in a power plant that has used vanadium-containing Orimulsion as a fuel. The presence of potassium actually increases this premature oxidation of SO2. The problem arises when ammonia is added, since SO3 and NH3 react to form ammonium sulfate, which condenses and gives rise to deposits that block the monoliths. Note that ammonium sulfate formation also becomes a problem when ammonia slips through the SCR reactor and reacts downstream with SO3. 

R 20] The fuel processing system consists of a fuel evaporator, a reformer, a reactor for the preferential oxidation of carbon monoxide and a catalytic burner (Figure 4.48) [95],... 

The process is carried out by injecting preheated hydrocarbon, preheated oxygen, and steam through a specially designed burner into a closed combustion vessel, where partial oxidation occurs in the range of 2350°F to 2550°F (1290°C -1400°C). "Partial Oxidation" describes the net effect of a number of component reactions that occur with hydrocarbons within a reactor supplied with less than stoichiometric oxygen for complete combustion. The overall reaction is represented by ... 

The noncatalytic partial oxidation of hydrocarbons by the Shell gasification process (SGP) takes place in a refractory-lined reactor that uses a specially designed burner. The oxidant is preheated and then mixed with steam... 

Its formation can be kept to a minimum by keeping the excess air supplied to combustion units to a minimum value for safe complete combustion [56]. Burner designs that produce a more diffuse flame front (large flame volume) achieve lower peak combustion temperatures, which helps to decrease the formation of nitric oxide. Injection of ammonia into the flue gas while it is still hot can decrease NOx concentrations down to 80-120 ppm, one-third to one-half that of uncontrolled discharges [64]. Measures for NO reduction during operation of fluid catalytic crackers have been evaluated in pilot scale reactors [65]. 

A key part of the POX reactor is the burner. The burner must be able to withstand the highly severe conditions in the combustion chamber. A multiorifice coannular burner with alternative passages for feed and oxidant is described in Ref.. ... 

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