Improvements in Pyrolysis of Wastes in an Externally Heated Rotary Kiln

Journal of Thermal Science and Technology

Tomoko SUZUKI¹  Teruyuki OKAZAKI¹  Kenji YAMAMOTO¹  Hiroyuki NAKATA²  Osamu FUJITA³ 

[1] Hitachi, Ltd.;Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.;Hokkaido University;

关键词: recycling;    gasification;    heat transfer enhancement;    pyrolysis;    rotary kiln;   

DOI  :  10.1299/jtst.3.532

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The effects of rotating speed and internal structure on the performance of an externally heated rotary kiln for waste pyrolysis were investigated. A newly developed method was adopted to evaluate the overall heat transfer coefficient km-w from the inner wall to the wastes for this purpose. The experimental results revealed that km-w monotonically increased with the number of lifters and their height. When six lifters 200 mm in height were attached to the inner wall of the kiln, the mean value of km-w increased from 38.6 W/m2K to 45.3 W/m2K at 2.7 rpm. In addition, km-w increased to 50.1 W/m2K when the rotating speed was increased to 4.0 rpm. In the water vaporization phase during the course of the pyrolysis process, the height of the lifters had a significant influence on km-w. However, the number of lifters had a significant impact on km-w in the pyrolysis phase of the plastic-based wastes. According to measurements, a 10 % increase in km-w could be obtained when installing lifters to attain a ratio of lifter height Hl to the thickness of the waste layer Hw larger than 0.45 or when arc length between two lifters Ll to the arc length of the interface between the wastes and the kiln wall Lw was larger than 1.

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