THE INFLUENCE OF HEATING-OIL SPECIFICATIONS ON BOILER PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS

LOIS, E; STOURNAS, S; ZANNIKOS, F; KARONIS, D; KAKARAS, E

dc.contributor.author	LOIS, E	en
dc.contributor.author	STOURNAS, S	en
dc.contributor.author	ZANNIKOS, F	en
dc.contributor.author	KARONIS, D	en
dc.contributor.author	KAKARAS, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:42:16Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:42:16Z
dc.date.issued	1993	en
dc.identifier.issn	0144-2600	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/23741
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.title	THE INFLUENCE OF HEATING-OIL SPECIFICATIONS ON BOILER PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1993	en
heal.abstract	In this paper, experimental data are presented on emissions from a boiler of 40 000 kcal h-1 thermal capacity used for central heating. Five fuels were tested, with a span of cetane index from 24 to 47 and sulphur content from about 0.13 to 0.33% wt; thus they covered the spectrum of current EEC specifications for heating oils. Among the conclusions are that a boiler's efficiency falls with rising cetane index, whereas the level of emitted particulate falls with rising cetane index but rises with sulphur content. Similar increases are observed for the emitted SO2, which exhibits an almost linear behaviour relative to sulphur content. The NO(x) values fall with rising cetane index; the important observation here is that the accepted international limit NO(x) value of 120 mg m-3 at 3% O2 could not be attained even with the 'best' fuel used; this highlights the importance of using low-NO(x) burners.	en
heal.publisher	INST ENERGY	en
heal.journalName	JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF ENERGY	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1993LT29000005	en
dc.identifier.volume	66	en
dc.identifier.issue	467	en
dc.identifier.spage	84	en
dc.identifier.epage	90	en