Flue gas treatment device
09925490 ยท 2018-03-27
Assignee
Inventors
- Naoyuki Kamiyama (Tokyo, JP)
- Seiji Kagawa (Tokyo, JP)
- Toshihiro FUKUDA (Tokyo, JP)
- Tetsu Ushiku (Tokyo, JP)
Cpc classification
F23J15/04
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Y02A50/20
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
F23J2219/10
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
B01D53/64
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B01D53/501
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Y02E20/34
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
F23J15/06
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
B01D2257/404
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
F23L15/04
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23J2215/10
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23J15/003
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23J2219/60
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23J2215/20
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
F23J15/04
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F23J15/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
B01D53/64
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
F23J15/06
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Abstract
Provided are: an NOx removal unit to remove nitrogen oxide; an air preheater on a downstream side of the NOx removal unit to recover heat; a precipitator on a downstream side of the air preheater to remove ash dust; a gas-liquid contact type desulfurization unit on a downstream side of the precipitator to remove sulfur oxide; an SO.sub.3 removing agent supply unit to supply an SO.sub.3 removing agent at a supply unit on an upstream side of the precipitator; and a wet state processing unit between the air preheater and the supply unit to supply water to a flue gas to be made into a wet state; the wet state processing unit having a stand-up portion, a partition unit and a droplet supply unit.
Claims
1. A flue gas treatment device, comprising: an NOx removal unit configured to remove nitrogen oxide contained in a flue gas flowing from a boiler; an air preheater that is provided on a downstream side of the NOx removal unit and is configured to recover heat in a flue gas after removal of nitrogen oxide; a precipitator that is provided on a downstream side of the air preheater and is configured to remove ash dust contained in a flue gas after heat recovery; a gas-liquid contact type desulfurization unit that is provided on a downstream side of the precipitator and is configured to remove sulfur oxide contained in a flue gas after precipitation; an SO.sub.3 removing agent supply unit configured to supply an SO.sub.3 removing agent to a flue gas inside a flue gas duct at a supply unit located on an upstream side of the precipitator; and a wet state processing unit that is provided between the air preheater and the supply unit that supplies the SO.sub.3 removing agent and is configured to supply-water to a flue gas to be made into a wet state inside the flue gas duct, wherein the wet state processing unit includes a stand-up portion standing in a direction orthogonal to the flue gas duct configured to exhaust the flue gas, a partition unit configured to partition the inside of the stand-up portion into a gas ascending passage and a gas descending passage, and a droplet supply unit configured to supply droplets onto the gas descending passage partitioned by the partition unit.
2. The flue gas treatment device according to claim 1, wherein a hopper is provided on a lower side of the stand-up portion to remove solids in the flue gas duct.
3. The flue gas treatment device according to claim 1, comprising a line that extends from the desulfurization unit and supplies desulfurization wastewater from the desulfurization unit or dehydrated filtrate to the wet state processing unit.
4. The flue gas treatment device according to claim 1, comprising an Hg removing agent supply unit that is provided on an upstream side of the precipitator and is configured to supply air Hg removing agent to a flue gas.
5. The flue gas treatment device according to claim 1, comprising a return line that extends from the precipitator and is configured to combine a part of precipitated ash containing an SO.sub.3 removing agent collected by the precipitator with the SO.sub.3 removing agent from the SO.sub.3 removing agent supply unit or a flue gas in the vicinity of the supply unit that supplies the SO.sub.3 removing agent.
6. The flue gas treatment device according to claim 5, wherein the return line is provided with a specific gravity separator configured to separate the removing agents from the precipitated ash utilizing specific gravity.
7. The flue gas treatment device according to claim 1, comprising a gas-gas heater that is provided between the supply unit that supplies the SO.sub.3 removing agent and the precipitator and is configured to perform heat exchange of heat of a flue gas after heat recovery.
8. The flue gas treatment device according to claim 1, wherein the droplet supply unit is provided with a soot removal device configured to drop solids adhered to a periphery of the droplet supply unit.
9. The flue gas treatment device according to claim 1, wherein a unit configured to detect a concentration of SO.sub.3 in the flue gas is provided between the precipitator and the desulfurization unit.
10. A flue gas treatment device, comprising: an NOx removal unit configured to remove nitrogen oxide contained in a flue gas flowing from a boiler; an air preheater that is provided on a downstream side of the NOx removal unit and is configured to recover heat in a flue gas after removal of nitrogen oxide; a gas-gas heater that is provided on a downstream side of the air preheater and is configured to perform heat exchange of heat of a flue gas after heat recovery; a precipitator that is provided on a downstream side of the gas-gas heater and is configured to remove ash dust contained in a flue gas after heat exchange; a gas-liquid contact type desulfurization unit that is provided on a downstream side of the precipitator and is configured to remove sulfur oxide contained in a flue gas after precipitation; an SO.sub.3 removing agent supply unit configured to supply an SO.sub.3 removing agent in a flue gas inside a flue gas duct at a supply unit located on a downstream side of the air preheater and located on an upstream side of the gas-gas heater; and a wet state processing unit that is provided between the gas-gas heater and the supply unit that supplies the SO.sub.3 removing agent and is configured to supply water to a flue gas to be made into a wet state inside the flue gas duct, wherein the wet state processing unit includes a stand-up portion standing in a direction orthogonal to the flue gas duct configured to exhaust the flue gas, a partition unit configured to partition the inside of the stand-up portion into a gas ascending passage and a gas descending passage, and a droplet supply unit configured to supply droplets onto the gas descending passage partitioned by the partition unit.
11. The flue gas treatment device according to claim 10, wherein a hopper is provided on a lower side of the stand-up portion to remove solids in the flue gas duct.
12. The flue gas treatment device according to claim 10, comprising a line that extends from the desulfurization unit and supplies desulfurization wastewater from the desulfurization unit or dehydrated filtrate to the wet state processing unit.
13. The flue gas treatment device according to claim 10, comprising an Hg removing agent supply unit that is provided on an upstream side of the precipitator and is configured to supply an Hg removing agent to a flue gas.
14. The flue gas treatment device according to claim 10, comprising a return line that extends from the precipitator and is configured to combine a part of precipitated ash containing an SO.sub.3 removing agent collected by the precipitator with the SO.sub.3 removing agent from the SO.sub.3 removing agent supply unit or a flue gas in the vicinity of the supply unit that supplies the SO.sub.3 removing agent.
15. The flue gas treatment device according to claim 14, wherein the return line is provided with a specific gravity separator configured to separate the removing agents from the precipitated ash utilizing specific gravity.
16. The flue gas treatment device according to claim 10, wherein the droplet supply unit is provided with a soot removal device configured to drop solids adhered to a periphery of the droplet supply unit.
17. The flue gas treatment device according to claim 10, wherein a unit configured to detect a concentration of SO.sub.3 in the flue gas is provided between the precipitator and the desulfurization unit.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
(8) Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the attached drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and intended to include configurations in which the respective embodiments are combined in the case where there is a plurality of embodiments.
First Embodiment
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(12) In the present embodiment, a part 29a of the dehydrated filtrate 29 is used to the flue gas 12 as water supplied from the outside in the wet state processing unit 41 provided at the flue gas duct 20.
(13) In the present embodiment, since the flue gas duct 20 is provided with the wet state processing unit 41 that makes a part of the flue gas into a wet state, an amount of water finely sprayed to the flue gas 12 is increased and further a gas temperature is decreased.
(14) Here, in the present embodiment, a case of using calcium carbonate (CaCO.sub.3) as the SO.sub.3 removing agent will be described below.
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(16) First, in the flue gas 12 having passed through the wet state processing unit 41, water sprayed into the flue gas 12 mediates in a state of an evaporation process. Therefore, when calcium carbonate (CaCO.sub.3) is supplied to the flue gas 12 in this state, the flue gas 12 is made into a wet state by intermediation of water on a surface of calcium carbonate. Therefore, such intermediation of water tends to accelerate chemical reaction on the surface of calcium carbonate (CaCO.sub.3) coated with a water fluid film 51.
(17) Here, in the case where a gas temperature of the flue gas 12 having passed through the NOx removal unit 13 is, for example, 350 C., a gas temperature of the flue gas 12 becomes, for example, about 180 C. because the flue gas 12 has passed through the air preheater 14.
(18) As illustrated in
(19) Due to this temperature gradient, the temperature of the flue gas 12 containing gaseous SO.sub.3 to contact calcium carbonate becomes lower than a temperature of a sulfuric acid dew point (140 C. to 150 C.).
(20) As a result, SO.sub.3 in the gas becomes mist-like condensed SO.sub.3, and this mist-like condensed SO.sub.3 is further converted to calcium sulfate (CaSO.sub.4) by chemical reaction with calcium carbonate to be absorbed, thereby removing SO.sub.3 from the inside of flue gas 12.
(21) Thus, according to the present invention, the flue gas 12 is actively made into the wet state by supplying the part 29a of the dehydrated filtrate 29 in an area where calcium carbonate is supplied as the SO.sub.3 removing agent 31. Therefore, the temperature gradient is generated with intermediation of water on the surface of the supplied calcium carbonate, and chemical reaction to convert SO.sub.3 contained in the flue gas 12 to calcium sulfate is actively performed on the surface of calcium carbonate.
(22) In contrast, in the case where the area calcium carbonate is supplied is not made into the wet state, the temperature gradient is not generated because there is no intermediation of water. As a result, the flue gas does not pass in a state of the sulfuric acid dew point, and only chemical reaction between the gaseous SO.sub.3 and calcium carbonate progresses.
(23) As a result, a supply amount of calcium carbonate can be largely reduced in the case of the present embodiment although a large amount of calcium carbonate is required to be supplied in the case of the related arts.
(24) Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the case of using calcium carbonate (CaCO.sub.3) as the SO.sub.3 removing agent has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the same effects can be obtained by using, for example, lime hydrate (Ca(OH).sub.2), quick lime (CaO), and the like.
Second Embodiment
(25) Next, a flue gas treatment device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to
(26) As illustrated in
(27) Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, supply of the part 25a of the precipitated ash 25 is combined with the SO.sub.3 removing agent 31 and then sprayed into the flue gas duct 20, but the part 25a of the precipitated ash 25 may also be sprayed into the flue gas duct 20 individually via a different line.
(28) In the present embodiment, because the flue gas duct is partitioned by the partition unit 43, a part 12a of the flue gas 12 passes through the gas ascending passage 20A and the gas descending passage 20B inside the stand-up portion 42. At the time of passing the gas descending passage 20B, dehydrated filtrate 29a is sprayed from the droplet supply unit 44, and droplets 44a are accompanied in a flue gas 12b. By this, the part 12a of the flue gas 12 is converted to the flue gas 12b in a wet state.
(29) The droplet supply unit 44 is adapted to spray fine droplets by using a spray nozzle or the like to spray the dehydrated filtrate 29a. As the spray nozzle, a two-fluid nozzle or the like that can form fine droplets can be applied. However, the spray nozzle is not limited thereto.
(30) The flue gas 12b that has been made into the wet state is combined with the flue gas 12 having passed through a lower side of the partition unit 43.
(31) Further, in the present embodiment, a hopper 45 is provided on a bottom surface side of the flue gas duct 20 of the stand-up portion 42, and when the droplets 44a is sprayed, solids 46 adhered to the vicinity of the nozzle is prevented from falling and being accumulated inside the flue gas duct. Further, a rotary valve 47 is provided on a bottom portion of the hopper 45 such that the solids 46 can be periodically removed.
(32) Here, exemplary substances forming the solids 46 can be salt-like substances obtained after evaporating Ca ions, SO.sub.4 ions, Cl ions, and the like in the dehydrated filtrate 29a, and a mixture formed of a part of reacted gypsum carbonate/calcium carbonate not yet reacted, and accompanied combustion ash.
(33) In the present embodiment, when the droplets are sprayed, the droplets are sprayed onto the gas descending passage 20B of the stand-up portion 42, and are not sprayed in the same direction as a gas flow direction inside the flue gas duct 20 (horizontal direction in the drawing). In the case where the droplets are sprayed in the same direction, bulk solids 46 that adhere/fall down to a periphery of the nozzle and surrounding structures may be accumulated inside the flue gas duct and hinder droplets spraying operation. Therefore, the droplets 44a are thus sprayed along a descending flow of the stand-up portion in order to prevent such situations. Further, because the solids 46 adhered to the periphery of the nozzle may hinder formation of fine droplets, a soot removal device may be provided so as to drop the solids by intermittent hitting with a hammer, application of soot removing air, and so on.
(34) Thus, as a result of preventing hindrance against formation of fine droplets, only fine droplets can be constantly fed in an axial direction of the flue gas duct 20 (horizontal direction in the drawing), and further influence of the solids 46 is eliminated when the SO.sub.3 removing agent 31 supplied to a downstream side is made into the wet state. Note that the solids falls vertically and directly onto the hopper 45 provided on the bottom portion side of the flue gas duct 20.
(35) As a result, since fine droplets are sprayed, calcium carbonate is made into the wet state by supplying calcium carbonate to the flue gas 12b containing the fine droplets.
(36) As a result, the supplied calcium carbonate can be made into the wet state unlike a dried state in the related arts, and SO.sub.3 contained in the flue gas 12 is absorbed and reactivity of chemical reaction is accelerated.
(37) In the present embodiment, the dehydrated filtrate 29a is used as the water in droplets supply, but not limited thereto, for example, a part of desulfurization wastewater 26 before separating gypsum 28 may also be used. In this case, enrichment of gypsum slurry may be adjusted by using water.
(38) Then, when calcium carbonate is supplied as the SO.sub.3 removing agent 31 to the flue gas in the wet state, calcium carbonate is made into a wet state, and a removing property for SO.sub.3 contained in the flue gas can be improved by chemical reaction as described in the first embodiment.
(39) In the present embodiment, the part of precipitated ash 25 collected by an electronic precipitator 15 is returned to the flue gas duct again via a precipitated ash supply line.
(40) This is because a large amount of calcium carbonate is supplied from the SO.sub.3 removing agent supply unit 32, and calcium carbonate not yet reacted is collected in the precipitated ash 25. Therefore, this collected calcium carbonate not yet reacted is returned for reuse, and a supply amount of fresh calcium carbonate can be reduced by this. Further, a returning amount of the part of the precipitated ash containing calcium carbonate not yet reacted can be also reduced because the property for removing SO.sub.3 contained in the flue gas by chemical reaction at the wet state processing unit 41 in a wet state can be improved.
(41) Further, in the case where the concentration of SO.sub.3 in the flue gas is monitored on the downstream side of an outlet of the electronic precipitator 15 (inlet of a desulfurization unit 16), an outlet of a stack 17, or the like, and increase of the concentration of SO.sub.3 is detected, following countermeasures may be taken: 1) increase a supply amount of CaCO.sub.3; 2) increase a recycle amount of the part 25a of the precipitated ash 25; and 3) suitably increase a spray amount of the dehydrated filtrate 29a.
(42) In the case where the countermeasures of 1) and 2) are taken to increase the amounts, a load on the precipitator 15 is increased. Therefore, the supply amount of the dehydrated filtrate 29a is suitably increased so as to quickly handle the situation even in the case where the concentration of SO.sub.3 in the flue gas 12 is increased.
(43) As a result, fluctuation of the concentration of SO.sub.3 in the flue gas can be followed.
Third Embodiment
(44) Next, a flue gas treatment device according to a third embodiment, of the present invention will be described with reference to
(45) As illustrated in
(46) Here, as the Hg removing agent 61, active carbon (AC) can be exemplified.
(47) In the present embodiment, concentration of SO.sub.3 in the flue gas 12 is reduced by providing a wet state processing unit 41. Therefore, a necessary active carbon amount of the active carbon (AC) for Hg removal is reduced, and an additive amount of active carbon required for Hg removal can be minimized.
(48) Further, in the present embodiment, a return line 35 that supplies, to the flue gas 12, separated materials 25c of the SO.sub.3 removing agent 31 and the Hg removing agent 61 is provided, and a specific gravity separator 63 is provided on this return line. The specific gravity separator 63 separates, utilizing specific gravity, a part 25a of precipitated ash 25 containing the SO.sub.3 removing agent 31 and the Hg removing agent 61 into fly ash 25b and separated materials 25c of the SO.sub.3 removing agent 31 and the Hg removing agent 61. Further, the separated materials 25c of the SO.sub.3 removing agent 31 and the Hg removing agent 61 are supplied to the flue gas 12, excluding the fly ash 25b obtained by specific gravity separation. By this, only the SO.sub.3 removing agent 31 and the Hg removing agent 61 both not yet reacted can be reused at the time of removing SO.sub.3 and removing Hg.
Fourth Embodiment
(49) Next, a flue gas treatment device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to
(50) As illustrated in
(51) When the flue gas passes through the gas-gas heater (GGH) heat recovery device 65, a flue gas temperature is further decreased. Therefore, condensed SO.sub.3 mist in the flue gas 12 having passed through the gas-gas heater (GGH) heat recovery device 65 is made to react with calcium carbonate (CaCO.sub.3) not yet reacted and accompanied in the flue gas, thereby further improving removing efficiency for SO.sub.3.
Fifth Embodiment
(52) Next, a flue gas treatment device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to
(53) As illustrated in
(54) In the present embodiment, the flue gas 12 having passed through the gas-gas heater (GGH) heat recovery device 65 has a gas temperature of 100 C. because the wet state processing unit 41 is provided on the downstream side of the gas-gas heater (GGH) heat recovery device 65. However, SO.sub.3 remaining in the flue gas having passed through the gas-gas heater (GGH) heat recovery device 65 is made to react with calcium carbonate not yet reacted by performing spraying into the flue gas 12 that has a temperature equal to a water dew point or higher, so as to further improve removing efficiency for SO.sub.3.
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST
(55) 10A to E Flue gas treatment device 11 Boiler 12 Flue gas 13 NOx removal unit 14 Air preheater 15 Electronic precipitator (precipitator) 16 Desulfurization unit 26 Desulfurization wastewater 29 Dehydrated filtrate 31 SO.sub.3 removing agent 32 SO.sub.3 removing agent supply unit 41 Wet state processing unit 42 Stand-up portion 43 Partition unit 44 Droplet supply unit 44a Droplet