Study on Parameter Optimization of Desulfurized Wet Flue Gas in Spray Condensation Process

Abstract

The wide application of wet desulfurization technology makes the desulfurization efficiency reach more than 90%, but the high moisture content of flue gas after desulfurization increases the possibility of smog formation. The spray tower was the main body of research, and the three-dimensional steady-state numerical simulation of gas-liquid two-phase flow field in the tower was carried out based on Fluent software. The results show that the spray droplet diameter plays a key role in flue gas condensation and dehumidification. The smaller the droplet diameter, the larger the gas-liquid two-phase contact area, the more obvious the heat transfer effect. If the droplet diameter is less than 700 μm, the flue gas temperature drop above 6 K can be achieved. When the inlet flue gas temperature is in the range of 319-335 K, the ratio of condensed water caused by this temperature is basically unchanged. The spray droplet velocity has an integration effect on the flue gas flow field. Choosing the appropriate droplet velocity can reduce the flue gas reflux area, and improve the space utilization rate in the tower. When the droplet velocity increases to 40 m/s, the temperature drop of outlet flue gas can increase by about 1.9 K.

Keywords

• wet flue gas desulfurization
• spray tower
• gas-liquid two-phase flow
• dehumidification
• three-dimensional steady state numerical simulation