Method of controlling combustion in fluidized bed incinerator

• US 4,986,198 A
• Filed: 07/28/1989
• Issued: 01/22/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ebara Corporation
• Original Assignee: Ebara Corporation
• Inventors: Naito, Takeyuki, Kuroda, Yoshiki, Yoshida, Hiroshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Favors, Edward G.
• Application Number:
  US07/415,351
• Time in Patent Office: 543 Days
• Field of Search: 110/188, 110/189, 110/190, 110/245, 110/346, 110/348, 431/7, 431/170, 122/4 D
• US Class Current: 110/346
• CPC Class Codes: F23C 10/28 Control devices specially adapted for fluidised bed, combustion apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: F23G 2207/1015 Heat pattern monitoring of flames
• CPC Class Codes: F23G 2207/102 for pressure
• CPC Class Codes: F23G 2207/103 for oxygen
• CPC Class Codes: F23G 2207/112 for waste supply flowrate
• CPC Class Codes: F23G 2207/30 Oxidant supply
• CPC Class Codes: F23G 5/30 having a fluidised bed
• CPC Class Codes: F23G 5/50 Control or safety arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: F23N 1/02 conjointly with air supply
• CPC Class Codes: F23N 1/022 using electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: F23N 2229/20 Camera viewing
• CPC Class Codes: F23N 2235/06 at the air intake
• CPC Class Codes: F23N 2237/18 fluidized bed burners
• CPC Class Codes: F23N 5/006 the detector being sensitive to oxygen
• CPC Class Codes: F23N 5/08 using light-sensitive elements

Abstract

In a fluidized bed incinerator for burning matter to be incinerated charged into a furance by causing fluidization of a fluidizing medium with the assistance of air fed from the lower portion of a fluidized bed, a combustion control method is arranged such that: the combustion rate of matter for incineration in the furnace is detected by a combustion rate detecting means, and, when the combustion rate exceeds a predetermined level the amount of air fed from the lower portion of the fluidized bed is reduced; and, simultaneously, the amount of air blown into a space above the fluidized bed is increased so as to control and maintain the combustion rate of the matter to be burnt in the furnace at the predetermined level and to suppress fluctuations in the amount of combustion air, the amount of exhaust gas, the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas and the amount of gas remaining unburnt or the like. The combustion control method is also applicable to a fluidized bed incinerator constructed to include a plurality of air chambers formed at the lower portion of the fluidized bed, through which chambers the air is fed into the incinerator and the combustion rate of matter for incineration is controlled by regulating the amount of air fed from the air chamber disposed at the portion where the matter charged is dropped.

Claims

1. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator for burning matter to be incinerated charged into a furnace by causing fluidization of a fluidizing medium with the assistance of air fed from a lower portion of a fluidized bed, comprising the steps of:

detecting the combustion rate of matter to be burnt in said furnace by a detecting means;

reducing the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed when said combustion rate exceeds a predetermined level; and

restoring the amount of air fed from said lower portion to its original value when said combustion rate decreases below said predetermined level so as to control and maintain said combustion rate of said matter to be burnt in said furnace at said predetermined level.

4. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said fluidized bed incinerator is operated at such a superficial velocity that the fluidizing magnification power is in a range of from 1 to 4.

5. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a combustion rate controlling means is provided with a brightness detecting sensor for detecting an intra-furnace brightness to allow control of said combustion rate based on an output of said brightness detecting sensor.

6. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator as set forth in claim 5, characterized in that said brightness detecting sensor of said combustion rate controlling means is disposed above a position where secondary air is blown into the incinerator.

19. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator as set forth in any one of claims 1-3 or 7-18, characterized in that said fluidized bed incinerator is constructed to include a plurality of air chambers provided at the lower portion of said fluidized bed, through which chambers air is fed into the incinerator.

20. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator as set forth in any one of claims 1-3 or 7-18, wherein the constituents of said matter to be incinerated are different from each other in calorific value and properties such as combustibility, configuration and volume.

21. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator as set forth in any one of claims 1-3 or 7-18, characterized in that said matter to be incinerated which is charged comprises coal, industrial scraps and municipal refuse or mixtures thereof.

22. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator as set forth in any one of claims 1-3 or 7-18, wherein said fluidized bed incinerator involves a fluidized bed boiler.

23. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator as set forth in claim 1 or claim 3, characterized in that

a plurality of air chambers are provided at the lower portion of said incinerator to feed air for fluidization, and

the reduction in the amount of air is effected at the particular air chamber located at the portion where said matter charged drops thereabove.

2. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator for burning matter to be incinerated charged into a furnace by causing fluidization of a fluidizing medium with the assistance of air fed from a lower portion of a fluidized bed, comprising the steps of:

detecting a combustion rate of matter to be burnt in said furnace by a detecting means;

reducing the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed and simultaneously increasing the amount of air blown into a space above said fluidized bed when said combustion rate exceeds a predetermined level; and

restoring the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed to its original value and simultaneously decreasing the amount of air blown into said space above said fluidized bed when said combustion rate decreases below said predetermined level so as to control and maintain said combustion rate of said matter to be burnt in said furnace at said predetermined level.

3. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator as set forth in claim 2, wherein the amount of air blown into said space above said fluidized bed is equal to the reduced amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed when said combustion rate exceeds said predetermined level, and wherein the reduced amount of air blown into said space above said fluidized bed is equal to the increased amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed when said combustion rate is decreased below said predetermined level.

7. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator for burning matter to be incinerated charged into a furnace by causing fluidization of a fluidizing medium with the assistance of air fed from a lower portion of a fluidized bed, comprising the steps of:

providing a detecting means for detecting the amount or volume of said matter to be incinerated charged into said furnace;

providing a controlling means for controlling a combustion rate based on said amount or said volume of said matter to be incinerated charged into said furnace;

reducing the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed when said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace exceeds a predetermined level; and

restoring the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed to its original value when said combustion rate decreases below said predetermined level so as to control and maintain said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace at said predetermined level.

8. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator for burning matter to be incinerated charged into a furnace by causing fluidization of a fluidizing medium with the assistance of air fed from a lower portion of a fluidized bed, comprising the steps of:

providing a detecting means for detecting the amount or volume of said matter to be incinerated charged into said furnace;

providing a controlling means for controlling a combustion rate based on said amount or said volume of said matter to be incinerated charged into said furnace;

reducing the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed and simultaneously increasing the amount of air blown into a space above said fluidized bed when said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace exceeds a predetermined level; and

restoring the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed to its original value and simultaneously reducing the amount of air blown into said space above said fluidized bed when said combustion rate decreases below said predetermined level so as to control and maintain said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace at said predetermined level.

9. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator for burning matter to be incinerated charged into a furnace by causing fluidization of a fluidizing medium with the assistance of air fed from a lower portion of a fluidized bed, comprising the steps of:

providing a temperature detecting means for detecting an intra-furnace temperature;

providing a controlling means for controlling a combustion rate based on said intra-furnace temperature;

reducing the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed when said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace exceeds a predetermined level; and

restoring the amount of air fed from said lower portion of said fluidized bed to its original value when said combustion rate decreases below said predetermined level so as to control and maintain said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace at said predetermined level.

10. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator for burning matter to be incinerated charged into a furnace by causing fluidization of a fluidizing medium with the assistance of air fed from a lower portion of a fluidized bed, comprising the steps of:

providing a temperature detecting means for detecting an intra-furnace temperature;

providing a controlling means for controlling a combustion rate based on said intra-furnace temperature;

reducing the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed and simultaneously increasing the amount of air blown into a space above said fluidized bed when the combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace exceeds a predetermined level; and

restoring the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed to its original value and simultaneously reducing the amount of air blown into said space above said fluidized bed when said combustion rate decreases below said predetermined level so as to control and maintain said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace at said predetermined level.

11. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator for burning matter to be incinerated charged into a furnace by causing fluidization of a fluidizing medium with the assistance of air fed from a lower portion of a fluidized bed, comprising the steps of:

providing an oxygen concentration detecting means for detecting the concentration of oxygen contained in exhaust gas;

providing a combustion rate controlling means for controlling a combustion rate based on said oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas;

reducing the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed when said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace exceeds a predetermined level; and

restoring the amount of air fed from said lower portion of said fluidized bed to its original value when said combustion rate decreases below said predetermined level so as to control and maintain said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace at said predetermined level.

12. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator for burning matter to be incinerated charged into a furnace by causing fluidization of a fluidizing medium with the assistance of air fed from a lower portion of a fluidized bed, comprising the steps of:

providing an oxygen concentration detecting sensor for detecting the concentration of oxygen contained in exhaust gas;

providing a combustion rate controlling means for controlling a combustion rate based on the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas;

reducing the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed and simultaneously increasing the amount of air blown into a space above said fluidized bed when said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace exceeds a predetermined level; and

restoring the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed to its original value and simultaneously reducing the amount of air blown into said space above said fluidized bed when said combustion rate decreases below said predetermined level so as to control and maintain said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace at said predetermined level.

13. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator for burning matter to be incinerated charged into a furnace by causing fluidization of a fluidizing medium with the assistance of air fed from a lower portion of a fluidized bed, comprising the steps of:

providing a pressure detecting means for detecting an intra-furnace pressure;

providing a combustion rate controlling means for controlling a combustion rate based on the intra-furnace pressure;

reducing the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed when the combustion rate of matter to be incinerated in said furnace exceeds a predetermined level; and

restoring the amount of air fed from said lower portion of said fluidizing bed to its original value when said combustion rate decreases below said predetermined level so as to control and maintain said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace at said predetermined level.

14. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator for burning matter to be incinerated charged into a furnace by causing fluidization of a fluidizing medium with the assistance of air fed from a lower portion of a fluidized bed, comprising the steps of:

providing a pressure detecting means for detecting an intra-furnace pressure;

providing a combustion rate controlling means for controlling a combustion rate based on the intra-furnace pressure;

reducing the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed and simultaneously increasing the amount of air blown into a space above said fluidized bed when the combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace exceeds a predetermined level; and

restoring the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed to its original value and simultaneously reducing the amount of air blown into said space above said fluidized bed when said combustion rate decreases below said predetermined level so as to control and maintain said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace at said predetermined level.

15. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator for burning matter to be incinerated charged into a furnace by causing fluidization of a fluidizing medium with the assistance of air fed from a lower portion of a fluidized bed, comprising the steps of:

providing a controlling a means for controlling combustion rate based on the properties or the like of said matter to be incinerated;

reducing the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed when the combustion rate of matter to be incinerated in said furnace exceeds a predetermined level; and

restoring the amount of air fed from said lower portion of said fluidizing bed to its original value when said combustion rate decreases below said predetermined level so as to control and maintain said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace at said predetermined level.

16. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator for burning matter to be incinerated charged into a furnace by causing fluidization of a fluidizing medium with the assistance of air fed from a lower portion of fluidized bed, comprising the steps of:

providing a controlling means for controlling a combustion rate based on the properties or the like of said matter to be incinerated;

reducing the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed and simultaneously increasing the amount of air blown into a space above said fluidized bed when the combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace exceeds a predetermined level; and

restoring the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed to its original value and simultaneously reducing the amount of air blown into said space above said fluidized bed when said combustion rate decreases below said predetermined level so as to control and maintain said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace at said predetermined level.

17. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator for burning matter to be incinerated charged into a furnace by causing fluidization of a fluidizing medium with the assistance of air fed from a lower portion of a fluidized bed, comprising the steps of:

providing a brightness detecting means for detecting an intra-furnace brightness and a pressure detecting means for detecting an intra-furnace pressure;

providing a combustion rate controlling means for a controlling combustion rate based on the larger of the outputs obtained by said brightness detecting means and said pressure detecting means;

reducing the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed when the combustion rate of matter to be incinerated in said furnace exceeds a predetermined level; and

restoring the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed to its original value when said combustion rate decreases below said predetermined level so as to control and maintain said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace at said predetermined level.

18. A combustion control method for application in a fluidized bed incinerator for burning matter to be incinerated charged into a furnace by causing fluidization of a fluidizing medium with the assistance of air fed from a lower portion of a fluidized bed, comprising the steps of:

providing a brightness detecting means for detecting an intra-furnace brightness and a pressure detecting means for detecting an intra-furnace pressure;

providing a combustion rate controlling means for a controlling a combustion rate based on the larger of the outputs obtained by the said brightness detecting means and said pressure detecting means;

reducing the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed and simultaneously increasing the amount of air blown into a space above said fluidized bed when the combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace exceeds a predetermined level; and

restoring the amount of air fed from the lower portion of said fluidized bed to its original value and simultaneously reducing the amount of air blown into said space above said fluidized bed when said combustion rate decreases below said predetermined level so as to control and maintain said combustion rate of said matter to be incinerated in said furnace at said predetermined level.