Design and Performance Analysis of Air Pre heater for Water Tube Boiler to improve its Efficiency

Author(s):  
V. Karthikeyan ◽  
M. Sambathkumar ◽  
K. Arulkumar

Air preheater is a heat transfer surface in which air temperature is raised by transferring heat from other media such as flue gas which is coming from boiler exhaust. The paper presents the design of regenerative –air preheater to designed to meet specific performance requirements, using the software application CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) / CADD. An analytical study was planned to find out the various heat transfer performance parameters like outlet and inlet air temperature of the air preheater and the boiler, Pressure drop inside the Air preheater and the boiler heat transfer coefficients, heat transfer rate, overall heat transfer coefficient and Velocity of the air and flue gas also Conduction and convection modes of heat transfer were found. These heat transfer parameters are critical in designing and functioning of the air Preheater and to calculate the efficiency of the boiler.

Author(s):  
Ajay Kumar Kaviti ◽  
Akkala Siva Ram ◽  
Amit Kumar Thakur

In this experimental study, permanent magnets with three different sizes (M-1: 32 mm inner diameter, 70 mm outer diameter and 15 mm thick, M-2: 25 mm inner diameter, 60 mm outer diameter and 10 mm thick, M-3: 22 mm inner diameter, 45 mm outer diameter and 9 mm thick) are fully submerged in the single-slope glass solar still. The performance of magnetic solar stills (MSS) with three different sizes at 2 cm depth water to ensure that magnets are fully submerged is compared with conventional solar still (CSS) at the location 17.3850°N, 78.4867°E. Tiwari model is adapted to calculate the heat transfer coefficients (HTC), internal and exergy efficiencies. MSS with M-1, M-2 and M-3 significantly enhanced the convective, radiative, and evaporative heat transfer rate for the 2 cm depth of water. This is due to the desired magnetic treatment of water, which reduces the surface tension and increases the hydrogen bonds. The MSS's total internal HTC, instantaneous efficiencies led CSS by 25.52%, 28.8%, respectively, with M-1. Having various magnetic fields due to different magnets sizes increases MSS's exergetic efficiency by 33.61% with M-1, 33.76% with M-2, and 42.25% with M-3. Cumulative yield output for MSS with M-1, M-2, and M-3 is 21.66%, 17.64%, 15.78% higher than CSS. The use of permanent magnets of different sizes in the MSS is a viable, economical and straight forward technique to enhance productivity.


2015 ◽  
Vol 787 ◽  
pp. 238-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Pachaiyappan ◽  
J. Dasa Prakash

Air pre-heater and economizer are heat transfer surfaces in which air temperature and water temperature are raised by transferring heat from other media such as flue gas. Hot air is necessary for rapid combustion in the furnace and also for drying coal in milling plants. So an essential boiler accessory which serves this purpose is air pre-heater. The air pre-heater is not essential for operation of steam generator, but they are used where a study of cost indicates that money can be saved or efficient combustion can be obtained by their use. The decision for its adoption can be made when the financial advantages is weighed against the capital cost of heater. The efficiency of the boiler increases with the increase in the temperature of the combustion air used in the furnace. This is achieved by the increased temperature of the flue gas in the air preheater and economizer zone. This paper deals with the different ways to obtain the maximum heat from the flue gas travelling through the air preheater and the economizer zone to improve the boiler efficiency.


1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bluestein

The wind chill factor has become a standard meteorologic term in cold climates. Meteorologic charts provide wind chill temperatures meant to represent the hypothetical air temperature that would, under conditions of no wind, effect the same heat loss from unclothed human skin as does the actual combination of air temperature and wind velocity. As this wind chill factor has social and economic significance, an investigation was conducted on the development of this factor and its applicability based on modern heat transfer principles. The currently used wind chill factor was found to be based on a primitive study conducted by the U.S. Antarctic Service over 50 years ago. The resultant equation for the wind chill temperature assumes an unrealistic constant skin temperature and utilizes heat transfer coefficients that differ markedly from those obtained from equations of modern convective heat transfer methods. The combined effect of these two factors is to overestimate the effect of a given wind velocity and to predict a wind chill temperature that is too low.


1999 ◽  
Vol 202 (12) ◽  
pp. 1589-1602 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ward ◽  
J.M.V. Rayner ◽  
U. Möller ◽  
D.M. Jackson ◽  
W. Nachtigall ◽  
...  

Infrared thermography was used to measure heat transfer by radiation and the surface temperature of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) (N=4) flying in a wind tunnel at 6–14 m s-1 and at 15–25 degrees C. Heat transfer by forced convection was calculated from bird surface temperature and biophysical modelling of convective heat transfer coefficients. The legs, head and ventral brachial areas (under the wings) were the hottest parts of the bird (mean values 6.8, 6.0 and 5.3 degrees C, respectively, above air temperature). Thermal gradients between the bird surface and the air decreased at higher air temperatures or during slow flight. The legs were trailed in the air stream during slow flight and when air temperature was high; this could increase heat transfer from the legs from 1 to 12 % of heat transfer by convection, radiation and evaporation (overall heat loss). Overall heat loss at a flight speed of 10.2 m s-1 averaged 11. 3 W, of which radiation accounted for 8 % and convection for 81 %. Convection from the ventral brachial areas was the most important route of heat transfer (19 % of overall heat loss). Of the overall heat loss, 55 % occurred by convection and radiation from the wings, although the primaries and secondaries were the coolest parts of the bird (2.2-2.5 degrees C above air temperature). Calculated heat transfer from flying starlings was most sensitive to accurate measurement of air temperature and convective heat transfer coefficients.


Author(s):  
Ying Chen ◽  
Wenxian Zheng ◽  
Tianming Zhong ◽  
Nan Hua

This paper investigated the thermodynamic performance of a novel condenser, liquid-vapor separation condenser (LSC), under the ORC conditions with extreme ambient air temperature. By contrast, a common parallel flow condenser (PFC) with the identical structure of tube and fin, together with the heat transfer area was measured under the same condition. The average condensing temperature was chosen as 35°C, R134a was chosen as the working fluid. The experimental results announced that the in-tube average heat transfer coefficients (AHTCs) of the LSC were 96.7% to 109.1% of the PFC when the initial air temperature varied from −10°C to 10°C, at the R134a inlet mass flux from 437kg/(m2s) to 750kg/(m2s), and heat flux from 3kW/m2 to 5 kW/m2. Specially, the pressure drop was only 35.1% to 53.2% of the PFC under the experiment conditions. The tube wall temperatures of the LSC decreased slower than the PFC. The thermodynamic performance of the LSC was superior to the PFC under the ORC conditions. The result indicates the LSC is a promising condenser in ORC system.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Zhuangzhuang Wang ◽  
Zhaomin Li

Multithermal fluid technology is becoming an important method in the field of heavy oil development. However, because of insufficient investigation on the heat transfer for the multithermal fluid, some development phenomena and characteristics still cannot be well explained. In order to determine the effect of flue gas on the thermal swept scope, multithermal fluid flooding experiments were carried out through 1D sandpack. The temperatures along the sandpack were measured. On this basis, steam heat transfer simulation experiments were conducted and the heat transfer coefficients were calculated. The mechanism of flue gas on steam heat transfer was analyzed. The results show that at the same heat injection conditions, the thermal swept scope for the multithermal fluid flooding was larger than that for the steam flooding. With the increase of flue gas proportion in the multithermal fluid, the heat transfer coefficient decreased and the condensation pattern was transformed from drop condensation to film condensation gradually. The flue gas can form gas film on the surface of the cold body and inhibit the heat transfer between steam and the cold body. Because of the inhibiting effect of flue gas on steam heat transfer, flue gas can reduce the heat transferred to the rock matrix in flooding and thus promote steam to carry more heat further. Meanwhile, flue gas can accelerate the flow of steam in porous media, which also leads to the expansion of the thermal swept scope for the multithermal fluid flooding.


2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bjo¨rn Palm ◽  
Rahmatollah Khodabandeh

The heat fluxes from electronic components are steadily increasing and have now, in some applications, reached levels where air-cooling is no longer sufficient. One alternative solution, which has received much attention during the last decade, is to use heat pipes or thermosyphons for transferring or spreading the dissipated heat. In this paper two-phase thermosyphon loops are discussed. Especially, the choice of fluid and its influence on the design and performance is treated. The discussion is supported by results from simulations concerning heat transfer and pressure drop. In general it is found that high-pressure fluids will give better performance and more compact designs as high-pressure results in higher boiling heat transfer coefficients and smaller necessary tube diameter.


Author(s):  
N.О. ORLOVA

Problem statement. The influence of the external climate on the thermal regime of the enclosures of premises and buildings is complex. The calculated values and combinations of parameters are determined, as a rule, taking into account the security factor of the calculated conditions. The main indicators of the cold season are the outdoor temperature and wind speed. As you know, an increase in wind speed with a constant outside air temperature causes an increase in pressure on the windward facade of the building, as a result of which the heat loss of the room, associated with heating of the incoming air, increases. Wind speed and direction have a stronger influence on the distribution of air flows in the ventilation system and on the infiltration costs than the outside temperature. A change in the outside air temperature from −15 to −30 °С leads to the same increase in air exchange in the apartment as an increase in wind speed from 3 to 6 m/s. The purpose of the article is to determine the heat transfer coefficients on the outside of an office building. Results. The basic principles of calculating heat transfer coefficients are presented. The zoning of the premises of the Institute is proposed, taking into account their thermal regime and boundary conditions on external surfaces. Scientific novelty and practical significance. The original values of the heat transfer coefficients, which are considered on the example of the climatic conditions of the city of Kharkov for the IP Mash complex of the NAS of Ukraine. On the basis of the presented methodology for determining the heat transfer coefficients, it is planned to present this building as a single energy system with three main energetically interconnected subsystems: the energy effect of the external climate on the building envelope; energy that is contained in the building envelope, that is, in the external building envelope; energy, which is contained within the volume of the building, that is, in the internal air, internal equipment, internal structures, etc. Then the mathematical model of the building as a unified energy system will consist of three submodels: the mathematical model of the influence of the external climate on the building envelope; mathematical model of heat transfer through the building envelope; mathematical model of radiant and convective heat transfer in the premises of the building.


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