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Numerical Study on the Phenomenon of Spontaneous Ignition of Coal Stockpile

저탄장 자연발화 현상의 수치해석적 연구

  • Received : 2010.04.05
  • Accepted : 2010.05.18
  • Published : 2010.07.01
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Abstract

The spontaneous ignition of coal stockpile causes serious safety and economic problems. Such spontaneous ignition occurs in coal stockpile when the rate of heat released by the oxidation of coal is greater than the rate of heat lost to the surroundings. In this study, a two-dimensional unsteady model is adopted for studying spontaneous ignition and the numerical results are compared with experimental results. The numerical results are in a good agreement with the experimental ones. Depending on the porosity, the internal maximum temperature, pressure, and oxygen mass fraction during spontaneous ignition are investigated. On the basis of the numerical results, the transient temperature variations for several shapes of coal stockpiles are analyzed. Further, the physical mechanisms of hot-spot formation and spontaneous ignition are analyzed.

석탄을 야적해두는 저탄장에서 석탄의 자연발화 현상은 안전 문제와 더불어 심각한 경제적 손해를 야기한다. 저탄장에서의 자연발화는 석탄의 산화반응으로 방출되는 열량이 주위로 손실되는 열량보다 클 때 발생한다. 본 연구에서는 2차원 비정상 상태 수치해석을 통해 자연발화 현상을 모사하였고, 수치해석 결과의 타당성을 실험 결과와 비교하여 검증하였다. 수치해석을 통해 구한 시간에 따른 저탄 내부 온도의 변화 곡선은 실험을 통해 측정한 데이터와 잘 일치하였다. 자연발화 인자인 공극률에 따라 저탄장 내부온도 변화 및 압력, 산소 질량 분율의 변화 양상을 분석하였다. 계산 결과를 토대로, 저탄형태의 변화에 따라 저탄장 내부에서의 시간에 따른 온도 변화를 비교 검토하였다. 열점의 형성과 자연발화 메커니즘을 분석하여 제시하였다.

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