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| VOC 분해 플라즈마-덤프 연소기 특성 |
| 김은혁, 전영남 |
| 조선대학교 환경공학과 |
| Characteristics of a Plasma-Dump Combustor for VOC Destruction |
| Eun Hyuk Kim, Young Nam Chun |
| Department of Environmental Engineering, Chosun University |
| Corresponding author |
Young Nam Chun ,Tel: 062-230-7156, Fax: 062-232-2474, Email: ynchun@chosun.ac.kr
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Received: May 22, 2015; Revised: August 28, 2015; Accepted: August 30, 2015. Published online: August 31, 2015. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) are generally generated in the painting process, or at the company and laundry where use organic solvents. The VOCs consist of various hydrocarbons and has low calorific value due to its dilution with atmospheric air. Therefore, the VOCs are difficult to burn by a conventional fuel combustor. In this study, a novel plasma dump combustor was proposed for the treatment of low calorific VOC gases. This combustor was designed a combination of the characteristics in a plasma burner, a dump combustor and a 3D matrix burner. The combustor has good structure for maintaining enough residence time and reaction temperature for stable flame formation and VOC destruction. For investigating the performance characteristics of the plasma dump combustor, an experiment was achieved for VOC feed rate, VOC injector position, etc. Toluene was used as a surrogate of VOC. The novel combustor gave better performance than a conventional combustor, showing that VOC destruction rate and energy efficiency were 89.64% and 12.27 kg/kWh respectively, at feeding rate of 450 L/min of VOC of 3,000 ppm of toluene concentration. |
| Key Words:
Plasma-dump Combustor, VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), Cavity Region, Toluene, VOC Decomposition |
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