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H. A. SPANG, I I I t
Sununary--A cement kiln is a counter-flow type of process studied by GILBERT [3] and LYONS et al. [4]. A
in which a complex series of exothermic and endothermic
reactions take place. To understand its behavior and to transient solution is indicated by LYONS et al. [5],
provide a means of improving computer control, a dynamic but a limited amount of response data is presented.
partial differential model of the kiln has been developed. In this paper, a dynamic model of a kiln will be
In this paper, the basic reactions and assumptions of the
model will be discussed. A model of a coal]oil flame which developed. In order to reduce the computational
takes into account the surrounding temperatures is developed. problems, the equations are averaged with respect
The dynamic behavior of the kiln as exhibited by this model to the radius of the kiln. The resulting equations
is then indicated. In particular, it is shown that the inter-
action between the two exothermic reactions causes the kiln are similar to those of LYONS et al. [5] and the
to be basically unstable with respect to regulating the author has used many of their values for the co-
position of the burning zone. efficients of the model. An important addition is a
NOTATION dynamic model of the flame. Instead of Lyon's
In order to simplify the writing, we use the follow- model of the flame which assumes a rate of reaction
ing standard symbols for the cement components: dependent only on flame length and not the
C=CaO, A=A12Oa, S=SiO2, F=Fe203, surrounding temperature, a more detailed model is
= CaCO a and ~b= CO2. Thus 2 C a O . SiO2 = C2S, developed taking into account the effect of tem-
4 C a O . A1203 • F e 2 O a = C 4 A F , etc. A list of all perature on the rate of reaction. The interaction
symbols is given in Appendix B at the end of the between the flame and the solid causes an unstable
paper. behavior with respect to burning zone position
All components are normalized with respect to which is not evident with non-interactive flame
the pounds of CaO in the burning zone. We use, in models. The response of the model to gas velocity
the material balance equations, the following and kiln speed is examined. It is further shown
abbreviations: A = # A 1 2 0 3 / # CaO, F = # Fe203/ that, like the actual process, cement can be made
#CaO, S= #SiO2/#CaO, C= #CaO/#CaO, for a period of time after the flame has been turned
0~= # CaS / 7~CaO, fl = ~ C2S / ~ CaO, ~ = # CaA / off. In general, the behavior of the model appears
# CaO, 6 = # C 4 A F / # CaO, 09= # n20 / ~ CaO, reasonable, especially in the burning zone/flame
= # C O 2 / # CaO and ~k= # C a C O 3 / # CaO. dynamics. However, due to a lack of adequate
INTRODUCTION sensors, quantitative confirmation has not been
A CEMENT kiln is a distributed parameter system possible.
which has a highly complex dynamic behavior due QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTION OF
to the chemical reactions. The chemistry of making A CEMENT KILN
cement has been studied in some detail [1, 2]. The A highly simplified diagram of a cement kiln is
steady state temperature behavior has also been shown in Fig. 1. It basically consists of a drum
approximately 400-600 ft long and 10-20 ft in
* Received 19 April 1971; revised 29 November 1971.
The original version of this paper was accepted for presenta- diameter. The length of the kiln mainly depends on
tion at the IFAC Symposium on The Control of Distributed how long it takes to heat up the raw materials to the
Parameter Systems which was held in Banff, Canada during "clinkering" temperature, which is approximately
June 1971. It was recommended for publication in revised 2500°F. In some plants, a cyclone preheater is used
form by Associate Editor H. Kwakernaak.
t GE Research and Development Center, Schenectady, to raise the initial temperature of the solids in which
N.Y. 12309. case the length of the kiln is greatly shortened.
309
310 H . A . SPANG,III
SOLIDS
Z:O Z=
The raw materials fed into the kiln contain which determine the behavior of the kiln: the pre-
calcium carbonate ( C a C O 3 ) , silica (SiO2), shale heat zone, the calcining zone, and the burning zone.
(A1203), and iron ore (Fe203). These are ground The position of the boundaries of the zones depends
to a very fine powder and mixed according to the on the temperature and chemical reactions taking
type of cement being made. Upon heating by the place in the solid. Hence, they shift in time and
hot gases, various reactions occur, as shown in length depending on the amount of thermal energy
Table 1. A typical temperature curve for the kiln obtained from the gas and wall.
is shown in Fig. 2. There are three important zones In the preheat zone, the solid material is heated
to the point where the calcining reactions can
begin. The initial rise in temperature is retarded by
TABLE 1
evaporative cooling as water is removed.
At 1620°F (2000°R) the highly endothermic cal-
Temp. (°F) Reaction Heat change
cining zone defined by the reaction of CaCO3 con-
verting into CaO begins. This is entirely a heat
212° Evaporation of free water Endothermic
1620° and Evolution of carbon dioxide Endothermic limited reaction with the solid temperature increas-
above from calcium carbonate ing very slowly. The speed of the reaction is
CaCO3-~ C.aO+ CO2 entirely determined by the amount of heat that can
2200° Start of combination of lime Exothermic
and silica be supplied by the gas and wall.
2CaO+SiO2~C2S The burning zone occurs when the calcining is
2300° Liquid formation Endothermic completed. The solid temperature rises about
4CaO +A1203 +Fe2Oa--* C4AF
3CaO +A1203-~C3A
1500°R due to the exothermic formation of C2S.
above Completion of cement Three slightly endothermic reactions also take
2300° compounds place. The first two are the formation of a molten
2CaO +SiO2-~C2S Exothermic
C2S +CaO-oC3S Endothermic
liquid consisting of C4AF and C3A. Thi~ liquid
causes the mix to cohere into small balls known as
3000
_9
o
~20~
10(~
"clinkers". Although the required reactions could in Appendix A. The thermodynamic equations for
not occur without this liquid, its effect on the the temperature of the solid, gas and kiln wall have
dynamics of the kiln is felt to be second order and been simplified by averaging out any variation in
was only included in the model implicitly by using the angular and radial directions. Thus, these tem-
lower values of activation energy in the C2 S, C3 S peratures will depend only on the position along the
reactions. The third endothermic reaction occurs length of the kiln and time. The resulting tempera-
when the C2S combines with the remaining CaO to tures will be fairly representative of the actual tem-
form CaS. This reaction has minimal effect on the peratures in the kiln, especially for the solid and the
temperature profile. The position in the kiln of the gas since these are well mixed. It is a somewhat
burning zone appears to depend almost entirely on cruder approximation for the wall temperature due
the length of the preheat and calcining region. In to the inherent thermal mass.
all of the simulation runs, the calcining reaction is The equation for heat conduction for any cylinder
completed before the C2S reaction beings. of cross-section, F, is
O2T, ~2T'
SUMMARY OF ASSUMPTIONS kVZT'=k[ l f~l'rOT~' +-~r
Or\ ] -~1 ~02 +-~z2 1
In developing the model, every effort is made to
make it as simple as possible while maintaining the
essential dynamics that have been observed qualita- =
Cv P -~T' _
-~- + ~ O)
tively. Some of these assumptions could be relaxed
without increasing the computational complexity.
where k is the thermal conductivity of the cylinder,
However, until more detailed and accurate measure-
C~ is the specific heat, p is the density, and Q is the
ments are made, one has little justification for
net amount of heat generated within and/or moving
changing the model.
into a unit volume other than by conduction. We
The assumptions which are made are as follows:
define the average temperature per unit area as
(1) The inside and outside diameters of the kiln
are constant.
T=lffrdrdOrT' (2)
(2) The solids transported in the gas are not
explicitly included in the model.
where A is the cross-sectional area,
(3) The clinking rate expressions do not take into
account the effect of trace compound concen-
trations. A =ffr rdrdO.
(4) Reaction rates are determined by Arrhenius'
Multiplying equation (1) by r, integrating, and using
law.
the divergence theorem, we obtain
(5) Specific heats, latent heats, and heats of
reactions are independent of temperature and t~2T ~ 8T t3T
position. kA.-£2-f_2 + k I ~ @ = CvpA-- + AQ (3)
Oz Jr, On Ot
(6) Coefficients of convection and emissivity are
independent of temperature and position. where the second term on the left-hand side is the
derivative of the temperature with respect to the
(7) Conduction in the solid and gas is negligible.
The conduction in the axial direction of the outward normal integrated along the boundary of
wall is also considered negligible. the cross section, 1-"t. This term represents the heat
transfer across the boundary due to convection and
(8) The velocity and mass of the solid and gas is radiation whose effects will be assumed to be addi-
constant throughout the length of the kiln. tive. It will be assumed that the heat transfer by
convection will obey Newton's law of cooling which
(9) The heat transfer due to the release of water
states that the heat transfer is proportional to the
vapor and CO2 into the gas can be treated as
linear diffelence in temperature. We shall further
convective heat transfer.
assume that radiation is governed by the fourth
power law of black-body radiation.
THE MODEL Under these assumptions, the heat transferred
In this section, due to space limitations, only the across the boundary for the solid, for example, can
general form and assumptions will be indicated for be written in the quasi-linear form:
the thermodynamic and material balance equations
used in the model. The specific equations are given fl2(Ta- T~) + fl3(Tw- T~) (4)
312 H . A . SPANG,III
where A i is a constant dependent on the texture of The heat generated by the chemical reactions is
the material, but relatively independent of tempera- proportional to the rate of reaction. Using the con-
ture; R is the gas constant; Ts is the temperature vention that the coefficient is positive for endo-
of the solid, Ei is the activation energy which thermic reactions, the heat generated in the solids is:
represents the energy necessary to bring a particle
to the state of reactivity. We shall assume that it is P~ [_AHckl~-AH,oR,o
independent of temperature. qc=(l + Ai+ Fi+ S~)
The change with time in the concentration of any
- AH#k#S(C) 2 - AH~k~Cp]. (10)
compound in a given cross-section must be equal
to the amount of that compound moving into the
The constant multiplying the brackets is the weight
region plus the amount generated in that region.
of CaO for a total solid mass of A,ps. The heat
Thus, the material balance equations are of the
generated by the flame is
form:
q: = ( - AH:)AgM~R
- vs +R(K) (8) --G y ( - AH :)[ ~MC:( MaP)~lk~IoC~ . (11)
dt oz
pgV, LPrMo,(RTg)~J
stable steady-state profile. When the input gas practice, a similar approach is used to start a kiln,
temperature was increased to 3200 °, the burning but the depth and velocity are initially low and
zone moved down the kiln at a rate of about 7 ft/hr, slowly increased. This tends to minimize the un-
as shown in Fig. 3. This is considerably slower than productive raw material waste and the total amount
observed in actual kilns and is caused by the small of fuel consumption.
temperature difference between the gas and solid It was found necessary to reduce the radiation
under these input conditions. This test illustrates coefficients, ~, eg and e , from those used without
that the gas profile can have a substantial effect on the flame. The original values allowed a large heat
the dynamic behavior of the kiln. transfer between the burning zone and the flame.
4000 4000 . . . . . . . The inherent instability due to the positive feedback
350O T =0"0HR ! 3500 • T.0"28 HR caused extremely high temperatures in the burning
--0O0O --3000 - /" "
2~0o
zone with little heat reaching the preheat zone.
~ 20O0 Reducing the radiation coefficient reduces this
~; ,,ooI positive feedback without markedly effecting the
i
{o0OI ~'°001 ........ ..... i heat transfer characteristics in the preheat zone due
0ool 500 :" .I
%- O0 40 ~ 120 160 200 240 6EE{3~ 36O 400
to its lower temperatures.
LENGTH(FEET) LENGTH(FEET)
4OO( . . . . . 406
To improve the heat transfer from the gas to the
. . . . . t , , .
00O( T= F40 HR solid, iron chains are often hung in the preheat
~ 3 0 c T : 6 ~ " ~65C~
35(
zone. In order to match more realistically such a
GGO(
kiln, the effect of chains in the preheat zone was
150( re,u_ .."
simulated by multiplying by a constant the heat
"SOLID
transfer coefficient fl~ during the first 50 ft of the
kiln. The effect of various multiplying constants on
40 80 120 160 200 LN0 280 329 25~0400 40 a~ ,~ ,6 ~o ~ ~ ~ ~o 400
LENGTH{FEETI LENGTH{FEET) the solid temperature is shown in Fig. 4. These
4000 . . . . . . . ] 40001
35001
curves are temperature profiles at T = 1.40 hr after
350O T =4"O6I'~ T. G-40HE
L~OO° , 5O00 the effects of the chains were simulated starting
with the same initial profile.
2OOO
When the equations for the flame model were I0 XCHAIN~ =.-.,..7.-/
included into the cement kiln model serious numeri-
: /.,~•../ ~ ' i 5 x CHAIN
cal difficulties were encountered in establishing an
I000 - / /
initial temperature profile. These difficulties were j ~ / / ~ NO CHAIN
caused by the two exothermic reactions of the burn- 500 f--
]
ing flame and of the CGS reaction in burning zone
V
of the solid. These reactions cause an essentially 0 40 80 120 160 200 240 280 320 360 400
positive feedback situation which allow high tem- LENGTH (FEET)
peratures to build up in the calcining and burning FIG. 4. Effect of chains in first 50 ft on the temperature
of the solid•
zones of the kiln. In fact, no truly steady-state
solution was obtained though the final profile, given
in Fig. 5, is close. The true implications of this The higher the multiplying factor the faster the
with respect to an actual kiln is unknown since it is initial heating of the solid. However, the rate of
impossible to get accurate enough measurements to increase is less after the chain section. This results
determine its true dynamic state. However, it would in the position of the calcining and burning zones
seem to indicate that possibly the actual kiln is un- remaining fixed. The higher multiplying factor
stable with respect to holding a constant position causes the gas to give up more heat in the chain
for the burning zone. section but less in the remainder of the preheat zone
The procedure used to initialize the complete because there is less temperature differential be-
model was to start with the solid, gas, and wall at tween the gas and the solid. One would expect that,
room temperature and to heat it to the desired since the initial calcining temperature is arrived at
operating condition. During this process, as a earlier, the position of the burning zone would start
matter of convenience, the bed depth and the to be affected if these runs had been continued for a
velocity of solid were held constant. In actual longer time.
A dynamic model of a cement kiln 31 5
The final profile obtained with the flame is shown We will now examine the step function response
in Fig. 5. Although not completely steady-state, to changes in gas velocity, kiln speed, and the turn-
especially the wall temperature, this profile is used ing off of the flame. Each of these runs were started
as the starting point for the transient studies. Com- with the profile given in Fig. 5. The step change in
paring with the no-flame case, in Fig. 3, the preheat all cases is large in order to show the effect more
zone is longer due to the lower gas temperatures in easily. A smaller change would to a lesser degree
that region. However, the hotter burning zone provide the same effect.
temperatures allow a much higher gas temperature In Fig. 6, the gas velocity has been reduced from
in the calcining zone. This results in a much shorter 40,000 to 30,000 ft/hr. This instantaneously
shortens the flame which concentrates the burning
/ ~i.~,~-I.
calcining zone.
to a shorter area and creates a higher flame tem-
4500 1 I 1 I l I I i / , ,,~%i perature. The flow of heat out of any cross section
4000. is also reduced. The net effect is to increase greatly
/I i ~" the temperature of the gas prior to and over the
3500 ~ ,. peak of the burning zone, but to decrease the gas
• j /
.=
E3000 ,9, temperature within the calcining and preheat zones.
Since the effective thermal time constant of the
~2500
<[
solid and wall at the burning zone temperature is
~2ooo short, the temperature of the solid builds up rapidly
i.o ~ in the flame region. The increase of the peak solid
1500
k-- temperature in the burning zone further increases
IOOO - / / the peak gas temperature causing a continual
I i FUEL/ 05 ''~
500 / increase in the gas, wall and solid temperatures in
the last 40 ft of the kiln. The flattening of the peak
0 I I 1 I I I I I J/i '0
40 80 120 160 200 240 280 320 360 400 gas temperatures at T=0.91 and 1.47 hr is due to
LENGTH (FEET} off-scale plotting and not the simulation.
FIG. 5. Final (nonsteady-state) profile used as start for
rest of studies:
(a) Temperature. ,=1- /A, i ~L_ ,,,~,. i
Comparing the two cases it can be shown that the FIG. 6. Effect of a 25 per cent reduction in gas velocity:
(a) Temperatures plotted as a function of distance,
total input/output efficiency of the kiln with the
flame is twice as good as that without the flame.
The reason for this is the more efficient use of the Even though the gas, wall and solid temperatures
thermal energy in the calcining and burning zones. are increasing, the burning zone is moving toward
This increased efficiency is obtained even though the flame end of the kiln at a rate of 14 ft/hr. This
more Btu are used in the preheat and calcining apparent contradiction is caused by the reduced
regions since the wall temperatures are lower. amount of heat being transported down the kiln.
316 H.A. SPANG, II I
Since less thermal energy is available, both the at the rate of 14 ft/hr due to less heating of the solid
preheat and calcining zones become longer moving in a given length. The lengthening of the zone
the burning zone down the kiln. occurs slowly because of the higher time constants
In actual practice, measurements of the solid and at that lower temperature. The calcining zone also
gas temperatures cannot be made as a function of is lengthened due to less energy transfer from the
length, but only at a few fixed points along the kiln. gas, causing the burning zone to move out at a rate
As illustrated in Fig. 6(b), this type of measurement of 28 ft/hr.
can be very misleading. If one were looking at the
solid temperatures at 380 or 400 ft, one might feel 45OOi /. 45o~
that the burning zone moves back toward the flame
increasing the solid temperature and then forward
with a resulting decrease. Actually, as Fig. 6(a)
shows, the burning zone moves in only one direc-
tion. The change in temperature is due to the io:o '/ ~ iooo '
O5 :
narrowing of the zone as more heat is applied. The
reading at 350 ft gives the "true" picture of the zone t £NGTH(FLEET) LENGTH(FEET}
:. j~
kiln.
4500 i :
450012-"---~G-...., '
4000 4000. ---- TW
rUE / 05 m FUEL' C,5 ~
3500 Z = mooFT 5500 " "'" ' • TS 5OO / 500 /
/
L~5o® o LENGrH (FEET) LEITH ~FEETI
~.~ooo . . . . l~____
1500 .............................. FO
TS
I000 IOOO i-
O~
500 5001 -
FUEL
0 a-'-~ m I -- 0 c!. . . . . F2EL..... O 500: ~00
4~r0
OOT 057 i"07 1"57 ~07 C~T 057 ~07 1'57 2'OT
T)ME (HR) TIME {HR] Oo i
4o ~, :
~o i
leo i
2oo ~: ~l ;o
~o: :(~o 4oo Oo ~ ~ ,
iz,3 ~ ~ z~ :
~ ~ ~/ .~J
LEN~TII[FEET) LENGTHIFEET)
4500 ~ 1~-S
.................... ... ......
4000 . TG 40OO FIG. 7. Effect of a 26.5 per cent increase in the flow rate
3 5 0 0 ~ 3500 • ........... TS
of the solid:
(a) Temperatures plotted as a function of distance.
g,5oo- ,.=. =~
~, EOOO~ zo~r ! 4500 I ~ ]
!
45¢0 : t ~ 4500 : T "
~- ,~oo ..... ~L ._ ,o § 4000 • ] 4OOO- 4 0 0 0 L ~
~: 2500
7 207 . . . . . T_G
.... i
TIUE 1~1 TIME (HRI 2000
r- T*
FIG. 6. Effect of a 25 per cent reduction in gas velocity:
Co) Temperatures plotted as a function of time.
1500-...,
~000
.,..TS ........... dI
Ii 1500 L
I000[
Z =500 FT ~ ~500v
I000-
Z ,~50 FT ~1'0~
-.0"5
500 500
~0- ! J _ i ! ...... -%L__
01
Increasing the rotary kiln speed is modeled as an O',37 057 1-07 1"57 2"07
TIME {HRI
007 (;'57 ~
TIME (ItRi
1"57 207 007 ff57 I'07 1.5: 2'OT
TIME (HRI
increase in the linear velocity of the solid from 150 4500- : ;
to 190 ft/hr, and this has an entirely different effect 4000 4000 Z ,400 ET
Z,ESO rf
on the temperature profiles as shown in Fig. 7. The 35OO~
3~00; I
increase in velocity means that the solid material 3000~ ~ TW
4500 -- [
For this increase in kiln speed, the measurements 45O('[ : 7~-- T. . . . . --~,--T-
picture of the behavior of the kiln as shown in Fig. 3500 - Z=lO0 FT 3500 - Z * 500 FT ~ 3500 TW I
Fig. 8 with the velocity of gas reduced to 10,000 OOT 057 1'07 1"57 2'OT
TME (HR TIME (HRI TIME (HRI
ft/hr. The temperature of the gas in the burning
zone reduces immediately to the wall temperature.
Since the gas is still being heated in the burning
zone, it continues to supply heat to the preheat and
calcining zone. This internal feedback greatly ]
extends the time cement is made. From the plot of 2000~ " TS = - "
the chemical composition at the flame end of the
kiln, shown in Fig. 8, we see that good cement can ,ooo_
be made for at least ½ hr, if not longer. Of course, ~! 1 ~or- '
the temperature of the initial profile will influence
this time. The time is also inversely proportional to TiME (HRI TIME (HRI
the velocity of gas and the velocity of solid since FIG. 8. Transient response after turning off the flame:
these determine how fast the heat moves out of the
(b) Temperatures plotted as a function of time.
kiln.
I~¢ /
i;f
ic~r . /
500~
1"6
1'4
k~P,t (~.rrl LENGTH(FEETI
1"2
T.O'~ HR
I'0 Z =400 FT .
0"8
500 ...... ,'o
C3S C°C03
450¢
( ~ Lr.~'mFrzn 0"6
4C¢~ 40GOF-
T,O'gl HR
, 3500 ~OOh" T'1"47 HR
0'4 ,..\~ 0
@0¢ 0
o, ,~ ~, ~o ,~0~o(FEET]
',,o~,o'~o",oo 0"07 0"57 1'07 1'57 2"07
Lt k ~ ' 1 1 / 1 ~ TIME (HR)
FIG. 8. Transient response after turning off the flame:
FIG. 8. Transient response after turning off the flame:
(c) Chemical composition plotted as a function of
(a) Temperatures plotted as a function of distance. time.
318 H . A . SPANG, I11
CONCLUSIONS APPENDIX A
The model given in this paper appears to m a t c h Thermodynamic energy balance equations
qualitatively the behavior o f actual kilns fairly well. Gas:
This is especially true at the burning zone end o f the
kiln with the all important flame-solid interactions. ~T ,
AaCmPaVo2-~ = ,[J1( "Fw- To) + fl2(T~ - To) + q f
There are, however, two areas which require refine-
ment. The first is indicated by the peak tempera-
T o(L, t) = Tg i
tures in the burning zone which seems somewhat Solid :
high. This would indicate too high emissivity co-
efficients in the burning zone requiring the use o f AsCpspsVs~z s = f l 2 ( T g - 7'~)+ fl3( T w - Ts)
coefficients for each zone. Since there are large
physical changes in the material in each zone,
C v , p ~ A ~ 2 + Asq ,
changes in emissivity are physically reasonable.
The second refinement is needed because tem- T~(O, T)= Ts~
perature o f the gas in the preheat zone o f our model Wall:
is less sensitive to changes in the burning zone than
has been observed. This is primarily caused by the ~?Tw ,
A wCpwpw-'~- = fi, (rg - T,,,) + fl a(T, - Tw)
wall dynamics in the preheat zone indicating a
better approximation to the wall should be de-
+/~,(T. - T~).
veloped.
As in all models, it is highly desirable to obtain a
quantitative comparison with the actual kiln. This Material balance equations
has not been possible primarily due to the lack o f Water:
adequate sensors. There are usually only two points
o f gas temperature measurement and one highly &o &o R fko,~o co~0-1
questionable measurement o f the burning zone ~ot = - R , o - v , - ~ z ~' = / k , , o9>0"1
solid temperature. A specially instrumented kiln
appears to be necessary.
~o(o, 0 =~,
CO 2 :
~(o, t)=~
REFERENCES
dF My 4 OF kr
. -=-= - _ k~C AF-vs=--- F(O, t)=F, do = 1
6t 4M~ Oz (Do3/r 2) + kr
APPENDIX B
Nomenclature
Notation Value used Units
a n
Proportionality constant for D 0.0538
A # Aluminium oxide (A12Oa) / # CaO
Aa Area of gas at given cross section ft 2
At Initial value of # A 1 2 O a / # C a O at input 0.0469 # / # CaO
Av Pre-exponential factor--fuel 5-6 x 101° 1/hr
As Area of solid at given cross section ft 2
Aw Area of wall at given cross section ft 2
AI Pre-exponential factor--CaCOa 1.64 x 1035 1/hr
A~ Pre-exponential factor--CaS 4.8 x 108 1]hr
Ap Pre-exponential factor--C2S 1.48 x 109 1/hr
Ar Pre-exponential factor--CaA 3.0 x 10 l° 1/hr
320 H.A. SPAN6, IlI
rg Temperature of gas oR
7g, Input temperature of gas 1700 oR
7~ Temperature of solid oR
7w Temperature of wall oR
APPENDIX C
Development of the flame model V2x_°2x l_2 ax_0. (Cl)
The combination of fuel particles with the oxygen -7,2 re,.
is a diffusion process. In this appendix, we shall
first obtain a simple diffusion model and then We shall assume that far from the sphere x is
determine the total reaction rate for the flame. Let equal to its initial concentration, Xo. At the surface
x be the oxygen reacting with a sphere of the fuel of the sphere, we shall assume that both a first- and
which has radius r o. In spherical coordinates the second-order reaction takes place. Therefore, the
steady-state diffusion equation is boundary conditions for equation ((21) are
322 H . A . SPANG, I11