Electric Power ›› 2019, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (5): 36-41.DOI: 10.11930/j.issn.1004-9649.201903092

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Application of TDLAS on the Measurement of Temperature and Gas Concentration in Power Plant Boilers

CUI Qingru1, LIU Miao2, LI Xiongwei2, LI Gengda2, LI Yingbao2, CHEN Baowei2   

  1. 1. China Energy Investment Corporation Limited, Beijing 100011, China;
    2. Guodian New Energy Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 102209, China
  • Received:2019-03-25 Revised:2019-04-23 Online:2019-05-05 Published:2019-05-14
  • Supported by:
    This work is supported by Jinqiao Project Seed Foundation of Beijing Science Association (No.2018B3TP00100).

Abstract: On-line measurement of temperature and gas concentration distribution in power plant boilers is of great significance for controlling and optimizing the combustion process, improving the combustion efficiency and reducing the pollutant emissions. Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS) technology has great application prospect for on-line measurement of temperature and gas concentration inside the furnace. Therefore, in this paper, the application of TDLAS technology is analyzed in the aspects of market demand, market obstacles, technical difficulties and economic returns, and then the critical problems to be resolved in industrial applications are explored. Overall, due to the relatively high costs of investment and maintenance, there have been few successful applications of TDLAS technology in China. However, it still has considerable potential for its future development.

Key words: boiler furnace temperature, gas concentration, on-line measurement, TDLAS, application analysis

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