Effect of Solid Fuel Mineral Composition on the Formation of Sour Pulp in Hydro-Slug Removal System of Thermal Power Plants

Authors

  • K. S. Idrissova Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications, Baitursynuly str. 126, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • A. A. Tumanova Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications, Baitursynuly str. 126, Almaty, Kazakhstan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18321/ectj14

Keywords:

solid fuel, ash сontent, coal mineral impurities, coagulation, Venturi tube, rotary scrubber, hydroash-slag-removal, sour pulp, X-ray and X-ray fluorescence analysis

Abstract

Researches have been conducted into the causes of acidity of pulp formed in the system of circulating hydraulic ash and slag removal in thermal power plants (TPP) when using coals of Ekibastuz and Karaganda coal fields of the Republic of Kazakhstan. We have carried out a comparative study of combustion of Karazhyra and Maikube coals at the two RK TPPs with BKZ-75-39FB and BKZ-160-100FB steam boilers. For ash collection, wet ash collectors with remounted Venturi tube coagulators have been installed on TPP. In them, a chemical interaction of irrigating water with flue gases occurs, which include CO2, SO2, SO3 and ash particles. The ash pulp formed moves to the pipeline, mixes with the slag pulp and is further transported along a tract to the ash dump. We have defined the relationship between the composition of the products of coal combustion and the formation of acidic pulp in the scrubber. Qualitative and quantitative composition of coals and their combustion products have been determined by the methods of X-ray and X-ray fluorescence analysis. As the analysis showed, the main components of ash and slag materials are the oxides SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, K2О, Na2O. In the wet ash collectors gaseous substances present in flue gases, are dissolved and hydrolysed in irrigating water. While hydroremoving ash and slag, the compounds are dissolved in water and undergo hydrolysis. Oxides SiO2, SO2, TiO2, P2O5 are hydrolyzed into acid, oxides CaO, MgO, K2O and Na2O – into base, Al2O3, Fe2O3 – into amphoteric compounds. Chemical analysis of ash and slag pulp formed after Karazhyra coal combustion has been carried out. Calculation of the acidity of ash and slag material has been performed. Karazhyra coal ash is more acidic in nature. A lower content of amphoteric oxides in Maikube coal appears to be the cause of the pulp formation, with a higher pH. With X-ray diffraction method, the nature of combinations of metal oxides in the samples of coal, slag and ash have been determined.

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Published

2014-11-10

How to Cite

Idrissova, K. S., & Tumanova, A. A. (2014). Effect of Solid Fuel Mineral Composition on the Formation of Sour Pulp in Hydro-Slug Removal System of Thermal Power Plants. Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal, 16(4), 329–332. https://doi.org/10.18321/ectj14

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