The formation of NH3, HCN, and N2O in an air-staged fuel oil flame

✍ Scribed by E. Hampartsoumian; W. Nimmo; A.G. Clarke; A. Williams

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 444 KB
• Volume: 85
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0010-2180
• DOI: 10.1016/0010-2180(91)90151-z

✦ Synopsis

Experimental data are presented on the formation on NO, N20 , NH3, and HCN from an oil spray flame together with the effect of staging the combustion air on the in-time concentrations of these species. By staging up to 40% of the combustion air a 45 % reduction in the emission of NO was achieved for a flame characterized by a lower axial NO concentration and HCN/NH 3 ratio. N20 as an active species was only observed in the early part of the flame, with the staged flame producing the higher concentrations. Final flue gas emissions of N20 were less than 2 vpm for the range of experimental conditions studied.