2006 Spring Meeting & 2nd Global Congress on Process Safety

(191b) CFD Simulations and Rigorous NOx Modeling of Ultra Low NOX Burners in Ethylene Furnaces

Authors

Risseeuw, I. - Presenter, Technip Benelux BV
Waterreus, F. - Presenter, Technip Benelux BV
Faravelli, T. - Presenter, Politecnico di Milano
Buzzi Ferraris, G. - Presenter, Politecnico di Milano
Frassoldati, A. - Presenter, Politecnico di Milano


NOx formation and Flame Behavior in Ethylene Furnaces are a result of burner characteristics, heat transfer and firebox fluidynamic flow patterns. This paper describes the use of CFD coupled with rigorous combustion and NOx formation reaction kinetics to simulate the flame behavior and NOx emission of the latest generation of Ultra Low NOx Burners in a Technip designed modern ethylene furnace