IP Library Granted Patent US 9,851,101
Granted Patent B2
US 9,851,101 · App. 15/026,452 · Granted Dec 26, 2017

Boiler system and power plant including the same

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Patent No.
US 9,851,101
App. No.
15/026,452
Granted
Dec 26, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A boiler system is provided including: a boiler that burns fuel containing sulfur content, chlorine content, and water content to generate a combustion gas; a bagfilter that removes sulfur oxide; a denitration section that removes nitrogen oxide; a desulfurizing absorbent supply section that mixes a desulfurizing absorbent into the combustion gas on an upstream side of the bagfilter; and a reformer that mixes a denitrating reagent into the combustion gas on an upstream side of the denitration section, wherein the bagfilter performs dry desulfurization, and a temperature of the combustion gas passing through the bagfilter and flowing into the denitration section is higher than 200° C. and 350° C. or lower, and the combustion gas from which the sulfur oxide has been removed by the bagfilter flows into the denitration section without being heated on the upstream side of the denitration section.

Claims (44)

1. A boiler system comprising:

a boiler that burns fuel containing sulfur content at a weight percent concentration of lower than 8.0%, chlorine content at a weight percent concentration of lower than 0.1%, and water content at a weight percent concentration of lower than 20.0% to generate a combustion gas;

a removal section that is arranged on a downstream side of the boiler and that removes sulfur oxide contained in the combustion gas and removes smoke dust contained in the combustion gas;

a denitration section that is arranged on a downstream side of the removal section and that removes nitrogen oxide contained in the combustion gas from which the sulfur oxide has been removed by the removal section;

a desulfurizing absorbent supply section that mixes a desulfurizing absorbent for removing sulfur oxide contained in the combustion gas into the combustion gas on an upstream side of the removal section; and

a denitrating reagent supply section that mixes a denitrating reagent for removing nitrogen oxide contained in the combustion gas into the combustion gas on an upstream side of the denitration section,

wherein the removal section performs dry desulfurization, and a temperature of the combustion gas flowing into the removal section is higher than 200° C. and 350° C. or lower, and

the combustion gas from which the sulfur oxide has been removed by the removal section flows into the denitration section without being heated on the upstream side of the denitration section.

2. The boiler system according to claim 1 , further comprising an air preheater that is arranged between the boiler and the removal section and that exchanges heat between the combustion gas exhausted from the boiler and air, supplies the heated air to the boiler as secondary air, and supplies the combustion gas having been reduced in temperature by heat exchange with the air to the removal section.

3. The boiler system according to claim 2 , wherein the boiler adjusts the temperature of the combustion gas so that the temperature of the combustion gas exhausted outside is 360° C. or higher and 400° C. or lower, and

the air preheater adjusts the temperature of the air so as to reduce the temperature of the combustion gas flowing from the boiler to higher than 200° C. and 350° C. or lower.

4. The boiler system according claim 1 , wherein the denitrating reagent is a gas mainly containing at least one of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and hydrocarbon.

5. The boiler system according to claim 1 , further comprising a humidification section that humidifies air containing the desulfurizing absorbent supplied by the desulfurizing absorbent supply section and supplies the air to the upstream side of the removal section.

6. The boiler system according to claim 1 , wherein the temperature of the combustion gas flowing into the removal section is 210° C. or higher and 270° C. or lower.

7. A boiler system comprising:

a boiler that burns fuel containing at least sulfur content, chlorine content, and water content, a weight percent concentration of the sulfur content being lower than 8.0%, a weight percent concentration of the chlorine content being lower than 0.1%, and a weight percent concentration of the water content being lower than 20.0%, to generate a combustion gas;

a removal section that is arranged on a downstream side of the boiler and that removes sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide contained in the combustion gas;

a desulfurizing absorbent supply section that mixes a desulfurizing absorbent for removing sulfur oxide contained in the combustion gas into the combustion gas on an upstream side of the removal section; and

a denitrating reagent supply section that mixes a denitrating reagent for removing nitrogen oxide contained in the combustion gas into the combustion gas on the upstream side of the removal section,

wherein the removal section has a dry desulfurization function, and a temperature of the combustion gas flowing into the removal section is higher than 200° C. and 350° C. or lower.

8. The boiler system according to claim 7 , further comprising an air preheater that is arranged between the boiler and the removal section and that exchanges heat between the combustion gas exhausted from the boiler and air, supplies the heated air to the boiler as secondary air, and supplies the combustion gas having been reduced in temperature by heat exchange with the air to the removal section.

9. The boiler system according to claim 8 , wherein the boiler adjusts the temperature of the combustion gas so that the temperature of the combustion gas exhausted outside is 360° C. or higher and 400° C. or lower, and

the air preheater adjusts the temperature of the air so as to reduce the temperature of the combustion gas flowing from the boiler to higher than 200° C. and 350° C. or lower.

10. The boiler system according to claim 7 , wherein the denitrating reagent is a gas mainly containing at least one of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and hydrocarbon.

11. The boiler system according to claim 7 , further comprising a humidification section that humidifies air containing the desulfurizing absorbent supplied by the desulfurizing absorbent supply section and mixes the air in the upstream side of the removal section.

12. The boiler system according to claim 7 , wherein the temperature of the combustion gas flowing into the removal section is 210° C. or higher and 270° C. or lower.

13. The boiler system according to claim 2 , further comprising an oxidation treatment section that oxidizes sulfur dioxide contained in the combustion gas exhausted from the boiler and supplied to the air preheater into sulfur trioxide.

14. A power plant comprising:

a boiler system according to claim 1 ;

a steam turbine driven by steam generated by the boiler system; and

a generator that uses power of the steam turbine to generate electricity.

15. The boiler system according to claim 8 , further comprising an oxidation treatment section that oxidizes sulfur dioxide contained in the combustion gas exhausted from the boiler and supplied to the air preheater into sulfur trioxide.

16. An operation method for operating a boiler system including a boiler that burns fuel containing sulfur content at a weight percent concentration of lower than 8.0%, chlorine content at a weight percent concentration of lower than 0.1%, and water content at a weight percent concentration of lower than 20.0% to generate a combustion gas, the method comprising:

a desulfurizing absorbent supply step that mixes a desulfurizing absorbent for removing sulfur oxide contained in the combustion gas into the combustion gas;

a removal step that removes the sulfur oxide contained in the combustion gas and removes smoke dust contained in the combustion gas by using a removal section that removes the sulfur oxide contained in the combustion gas and removes the smoke dust contained in the combustion gas;

a denitrating reagent supply step that mixes a denitrating reagent for removing nitrogen oxide contained in the combustion gas into the combustion gas; and

a denitration step that removes the nitrogen oxide contained in the combustion gas from which the sulfur oxide has been removed by the removal step,

wherein the removal step performs dry desulfurization, and a temperature of the combustion gas in the removal step is higher than 200° C. and 350° C. or lower, and

the combustion gas from which the sulfur oxide has been removed by the removal step flows into the denitration step without being heated.

17. An operation method for operating a boiler system including a boiler that burns fuel containing at least sulfur content, chlorine content, and water content, a weight percent concentration of the sulfur content being lower than 8.0%, a weight percent concentration of the chlorine content being lower than 0.1%, and a weight percent concentration of the water content being lower than 20.0%, to generate a combustion gas, the method comprising:

a desulfurizing absorbent supply step that mixes a desulfurizing absorbent for removing sulfur oxide contained in the combustion gas into the combustion gas;

a denitrating reagent supply step that mixes a denitrating reagent for removing nitrogen oxide contained in the combustion gas into the combustion gas; and

a removal step that removes the sulfur oxide and the nitrogen oxide contained in the combustion gas by using a removal section that removes the sulfur oxide and the nitrogen oxide contained in the combustion gas,

wherein the removal step performs a dry desulfurization, and a temperature of the combustion gas in the removal step is higher than 200° C. and 350° C. or lower.

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 Mar 31, 2016
From: MASUDA, TOMOTSUGU; KIYOSAWA, MASASHI
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
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