scholarly journals Numerical study of combustion and heat transfer in a composite heat carrier generator

2021 ◽  
Vol 2085 (1) ◽  
pp. 012035
Author(s):  
Cong Yu ◽  
Ling Shi ◽  
Jiaying Hu ◽  
Hongjiao Liu

Abstract To investigate the operational problems of the composite heat carrier generator (CHCG) in actual industrial applications such as overheating and poor safety performance, an integrated analytical model was established. For this model, the commercial software Fluent was first applied to simulate the gas-liquid turbulent flow, diesel vaporization and combustion, and the mixing process between the flue gas and the preheated water. Taking the parameters obtained from the Fluent model as the boundary condition, an indirect contact heat transfer model considering the heat transfer between the hot flue gas and the cold water has been solved. Based on this model, the areas where the phenomena of overheating and high thermal stress are prone to occur have been determined, and the size of the water sleeve has been redesigned.

Author(s):  
Ajay Vallabh ◽  
P.S. Ghoshdastidar

Abstract This paper presents a steady-state heat transfer model for the natural convection of mixed Newtonian-Non-Newtonian (Alumina-Water) and pure Non-Newtonian (Alumina-0.5 wt% Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC)/Water) nanofluids in a square enclosure with adiabatic horizontal walls and isothermal vertical walls, the left wall being hot and the right wall cold. In the first case the nanofluid changes its Newtonian character to Non-Newtonian past 2.78% volume fraction of the nanoparticles. In the second case the base fluid itself is Non-Newtonian and the nanofluid behaves as a pure Non-Newtonian fluid. The power-law viscosity model has been adopted for the non-Newtonian nanofluids. A finite-difference based numerical study with the Stream function-Vorticity-Temperature formulation has been carried out. The homogeneous flow model has been used for modelling the nanofluids. The present results have been extensively validated with earlier works. In Case I the results indicate that Alumina-Water nanofluid shows 4% enhancement in heat transfer at 2.78% nanoparticle concentration. Following that there is a sharp decline in heat transfer with respect to that in base fluid for nanoparticle volume fractions equal to and greater than 3%. In Case II Alumina-CMC/Water nanofluid shows 17% deterioration in heat transfer with respect to that in base fluid at 1.5% nanoparticle concentration. An enhancement in heat transfer is observed for increase in hot wall temperature at a fixed volume fraction of nanoparticles, for both types of nanofluid.


2011 ◽  
Vol 52-54 ◽  
pp. 1057-1061
Author(s):  
Tao Nie ◽  
Wei Qiang Liu

To obtain temperature distribution in regenerative-cooled liquid propellant rocket nozzle quickly and accurately, three-dimensional numerical simulation employed using empirical formulas. A reduced one-dimensional model is employed for the coolant flow and heat transfer, while three dimensional heat transfer model is used to calculate the coupling heat transfer through the wall. The geometrical model is subscale hot-firing chamber. The numerical results agree well with experimental data, while temperature field in nozzle obtained. In terms of computing time and accuracy of results, this method can provide a reference for optimization design and performance estimation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 321 ◽  
pp. 04007
Author(s):  
Abdelkader Boutra ◽  
Seddik Kherroubi ◽  
Abderrahmane Bourada ◽  
Youb Khaled Benkahla ◽  
Nabila Labsi ◽  
...  

Flow and heat transfer analysis in ventilated cavities is one of the most widely studied problems in thermo-fluids area. Two-dimensional mixed convection in a ventilated rectangular cavity with baffles is studied numerically and the fluid considered in this study is hot air (Pr = 0.71). The horizontal walls are maintained at a constant temperature, higher than that imposed on the vertical ones. Two very thin heat-conducting baffles are inserted inside the enclosure, on its horizontal walls, to control the flow of convective fluid. The governing equations are discretized using the finite volume method and the SIMPLER algorithm to treat the coupling velocity–pressure. Line by line method is used to solve iteratively the algebraic equations. The effect of the Richardson number Ri (0.01- 100) and the location of the baffles within the cavity on the isothermal lines, streamlines distributions and the average Nusselt number (Nu) has been investigated. The result shows that the location opposite the baffles, close to the fluid outlet, is the optimal choice to be considered for industrial applications.


Author(s):  
Dong Eun Lee ◽  
Jung Hyun Jang ◽  
Man Young Kim

In this work, the development of a mathematical heat transfer model for a walking-beam type reheating furnace is described and preliminary model predictions are presented. The model can predict the heat flux distribution within the furnace and the temperature distribution in the slab throughout the reheating furnace process by considering the heat exchange between the slab and its surroundings, including the radiant heat transfer among the slabs, the skids, the hot combustion gases and the furnace wall as well as the gas convection heat transfer in the furnace. In addition, present model is designed to be able to predict the formation and growth of the scale layer on the slab in order to investigate its effect on the slab heating. A comparison is made between the predictions of the present model and the data from an in situ measurement in the furnace, and a reasonable agreement is found. The results of the present simulation show that the effect of the scale layer on the slab heating is considerable.


Author(s):  
Norazaliza Mohd Jamil ◽  
Aainaa Izyan Nafsun ◽  
Abdul Rahman Mohd Kasim

A new mathematical model describing heat transfer during the fermentation process in a rotary drum is proposed. The model includes representations of the kinetic reactions, the temperature of the solid bed, and physical structures within the rotary drum. The model is developed using five ordinary differential equations and was then solved using the Runge-Kutta method embedded in MATLAB software. A reasonable behaviour for the temperature profile to the fermentation process is achieved. The results show that the mass of the solid bed, contact heat transfer coefficient, and the wall temperature has a significant effect on the fermentation process in a rotary drum.


2016 ◽  
Vol 846 ◽  
pp. 500-505
Author(s):  
Wei Jing Dai ◽  
Yi Xiang Gan ◽  
Dorian Hanaor

Effective thermal conductivity is an important property of granular materials in engineering applications and industrial processes, including the blending and mixing of powders, sintering of ceramics and refractory metals, and electrochemical interactions in fuel cells and Li-ion batteries. The thermo-mechanical properties of granular materials with macroscopic particle sizes (above 1 mm) have been investigated experimentally and theoretically, but knowledge remains limited for materials consisting of micro/nanosized grains. In this work we study the effective thermal conductivity of micro/nanopowders under varying conditions of mechanical stress and gas pressure via the discrete thermal resistance method. In this proposed method, a unit cell of contact structure is regarded as one thermal resistor. Thermal transport between two contacting particles and through the gas phase (including conduction in the gas phase and heat transfer of solid-gas interfaces) are the main mechanisms. Due to the small size of particles, the gas phase is limited to a small volume and a simplified gas heat transfer model is applied considering the Knudsen number. During loading, changes in the gas volume and the contact area between particles are simulated by the finite element method. The thermal resistance of one contact unit is calculated through the combination of the heat transfer mechanisms. A simplified relationship between effective thermal conductivity and loading pressure can be obtained by integrating the contact units of the compacted powders.


2013 ◽  
Vol 805-806 ◽  
pp. 492-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Yan Yang ◽  
You Gang Xiao ◽  
Xian Ming Lei ◽  
Guo Xin Chen

According to kiln structure and material movement features, the transient heat conduction model of material bed and the contact heat transfer model at the interface of covered kiln wall and material bed are built. Considering their contribution to the convective heat transfer of material bed, the convective heat transfer coefficient between covered kiln wall and material bed is proposed, and its formula is obtained, with which the convective heat transfer between covered kiln wall and material bed can be calculated conveniently, so the heat transfer prediction within the rotary kiln can be done more easily.


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