Temporal release of potassium from pinewood particles during combustion

The temporal release of K from single pinewood particles of four different initial masses (20–50mg) in a Hencken burner was measured in-situ by laser-induced break down spectroscopy (LIBS). Particle temperature during the combustion was measured by two-color pyrometry. A calculation method was devel...

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Published in:Combustion and flame 2015-02, Vol.162 (2), p.496-505
Main Authors: Zhang, Zhi-hao, Song, Qiang, Alwahabi, Zeyad T., Yao, Qiang, Nathan, Graham J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Combustion
Computational fluid dynamics
Correlation
Devolatilization
Kinetic model
LIBS
Mathematical models
Partitioning
Pinewood
Potassium
Pyrometry
Release
Temporal logic
Thermal decomposition
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Summary:The temporal release of K from single pinewood particles of four different initial masses (20–50mg) in a Hencken burner was measured in-situ by laser-induced break down spectroscopy (LIBS). Particle temperature during the combustion was measured by two-color pyrometry. A calculation method was developed to determine the K release flux across the plume based on LIBS measurement and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model. For all the 4 particle sizes, the temporal release rate of K showed a peak during devolatilization, a monotonous increase during char combustion and a monotonous decrease during the ash stage. It is found that the cumulative fraction of released K was below 4% in the devolatilization stage and ∼20% in the char combustion stage. The particle mass did not have significant influence on the K release. The mechanism of the K release during the char combustion was analyzed, based on the initial portioning of K as inorganic K and organically-bound Char-K. The inorganic K releases mainly by thermal decomposition. The Char-K releases mainly by converting first to inorganic K when the char is burnt and then by releasing to gas phase from the inorganic K. A kinetic model for the release of K during pinewood char combustion was developed on this basis. The kinetic parameters for the release of K was found to be influenced by the initial partitioning between the inorganic K and the Char-K. The correlated initial proportion of inorganic K in pinewood char was found to be 0.37, while the correlated pre-exponential factor and the activation energy for K release were 12.51/s and 89.9kJ/mol, respectively.
ISSN:0010-2180
1556-2921
DOI:10.1016/j.combustflame.2014.07.030