Donald J. Chmielewski1, Janet Ruettiger1, and Victor M. Saucedo2. (1) Illinois Institute of Technology, Suite 127, Perlstein Hall, 10 West 33rd Street, Chicago, IL 60616, (2) Process Control Group, American Air Liquide, 5230 South East Avenue, Countryside, IL 60525
This project focuses on the development a simulation tool which is capable of characterizing the dynamic properties of a typical scale boiler. This simulation tool, which is a simplified dynamic model based in MATLABŪ can be used to observe the differences between conventional and oxygen enriched combustion, which under certain conditions can reduce the formation of NOx.
A base system has been considered and the dynamic effects of coal feed, air flow rate and air humidity are compared for the cases of oxygen enriched and conventional combustions.