A Study on the Influence of Different Flue Gas Components on Supersaturated Environment Characteristics in a Multisection Growth Tube

Abstract

In order to study the influence of typical coal-fired flue gas components on the supersaturation characteristics in a multisection growth tube, a two-dimensional heat and mass transfer model was used to predict the supersaturation profiles formed by the cool saturated flow into a warm-walled growth tube (Method 1) and the warm saturated flow into a cold-walled growth tube (Method 2). The calculated results show that the increase in the concentration of the three typical components CO2, SO2, and RH (relative humidity) of the flue gas is beneficial for the achievement of the supersaturated environment in Method 1. Additionally, having too many sections of the growth tube has a disadvantage in achieving the supersaturation profiles. When the content of the gas of lower Le is higher, having more sections of the growth tube is beneficial to achieving a supersaturated environment, while a lower number of sections is necessary when the gas content is lower in Method 2. In a word, the appropriate number of sections in a growth tube is significantly important for the achievement of a favorable supersaturated environment.

Keywords

• fine particulate matter
• multisection growth tube
• supersaturation
• heat and mass transfer