IP Library Granted Patent US 8,578,868
Granted Patent B2
US 8,578,868 · App. 12/893,733 · Granted Nov 12, 2013

Oxyfuel combustion boiler plant

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Patent No.
US 8,578,868
App. No.
12/893,733
Granted
Nov 12, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An oxyfuel combustion boiler plant comprising: an air separation unit for manufacturing oxygen by separating nitrogen from air, a boiler having a burner for burning the oxygen supplied from the air separation unit and pulverized coal, and a primary system pipe for supplying the pulverized coal to the burner, an exhaust gas recirculation system pipe for supplying combustion exhaust gas discharged from the boiler to the primary system pipe, and a carbon dioxide capture unit for capturing carbon dioxide in the exhaust gas discharged from the boiler, the oxyfuel combustion boiler plant is further comprising: an oxygen supply pipe for supplying the oxygen manufactured by the air separation unit to the primary system pipe in the burner, and a pipe for supplying the combustion exhaust gas discharged from the boiler to the oxygen supply pipe, wherein an injection port of the oxygen supply pipe is disposed on an upstream side of an injection portion of the burner.

Claims (20)

1. An oxyfuel combustion boiler plant comprising:

an air separation unit for manufacturing oxygen by separating nitrogen from air,

a boiler having a burner for burning the oxygen supplied from the air separation unit and pulverized coal,

a primary system pipe for supplying the pulverized coal to the burner,

a first exhaust gas recirculation system for supplying combustion exhaust gas discharged from the boiler to the primary system pipe by recirculating the combustion exhaust gas through the first exhaust gas recirculation system, and

a carbon dioxide capture unit for capturing carbon dioxide in the exhaust gas discharged from the boiler,

wherein the oxyfuel combustion boiler plant is further comprising:

a second circulation exhaust gas system for supplying the combustion exhaust gas discharged from the boiler to the oxygen supply pipe by recirculating the combustion exhaust gas through the second exhaust gas recirculation system,

a connection portion of the oxygen supply pipe connected to the second circulation exhaust gas system is installed on the upstream side of another connection portion of the oxygen supply pipe connected to the primary system pipe, and

an injection port of the oxygen supply pipe is disposed on an upstream side of an injection portion of the burner.

2. The oxyfuel combustion boiler plant according to claim 1 ,

the oxyfuel combustion boiler plant is further comprising: a coal mill supplied with the combustion exhaust gas discharged from the boiler for supplying a mixture flow of the pulverized coal and the combustion exhaust gas to the primary system pipe, and

a pipe branched from the oxygen supply pipe which is connecting to the coal mill on an upstream side thereof.

3. The oxyfuel combustion boiler plant according to claim 1 , wherein:

the burner includes a flow path for permitting primary gas in the primary system pipe to flow through, a flow path for permitting secondary gas to flow through on an outer periphery side of the flow path for permitting the primary gas to flow through, a secondary gas lead-in pipe for supplying a part of the secondary gas to the primary gas, and

an oxygen supply nozzle for leading the oxygen manufactured by the air separation unit into the secondary gas lead-in pipe is provided.

4. The oxyfuel combustion boiler plant according to claim 3 , wherein:

an injection port of the secondary gas lead-in pipe is disposed on the upstream side of the injection port of the burner.

5. The oxyfuel combustion boiler plant according to claim 3 , wherein:

a dryer for cooling the exhaust gas discharged from the boiler and simultaneously removing hygroscopic moisture is installed on a downstream side of an exhaust pipe, so that the exhaust gas discharged from the dryer is supplied to the second circulation exhaust gas system.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2014
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033758/0624 →