Verification of pollutant creation model at dendromass combustion

Abstract

Results of verification of two mathematical models presenting the creation of three pollutants at wood combustion in a low power pellet boiler are published in this article. The type of boiler used in the experiment was EKO-KARBON USPOR-AUTOMAT with nominal power of 18 kW. Nitrogen oxides, carbon oxide, and total organic carbon were tested. The models elaborated on the basic theory of dimensional analysis. In the first model, the emissions produced in the wood combustion process were described under the condition that the combustion product temperature in boiler outlet is one relevant parameter in the mathematical model. Combustion air volume flow, combustion air temperature, combustion product temperature, boiler power, and wood calorific power are other parameters in the model. The second model describes the mutual coherence of the same pollutants, provided that flame temperature, instead of combustion product temperature, is incorporated into the model. The outputs obtained from both models are subjected to the same combustion conditions.