scholarly journals Prevention of hazards induced by a Radiation Fireball through Computational Geometry and Parametric Design

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Salguero-Andújar ◽  
Joseph M. Cabeza-Lainez ◽  
Federico Blasco-Macias
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Computational Geometry ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Parametric Design ◽  
Solving Equations ◽  
Specific Configuration

Radiation Fireballs are singular phenomena which involve severe thermal radiation and consequently, they need to be duly assessed and prevented. Although the radiative heat transfer produced by a sphere is relatively well known, the shadowing measures implemented to control the fireball’s devastating effects have frequently posed a difficult analytical instance, mainly due to its specific configuration. In this article, since the usual solving equations for the said cases are impractical, the authors propose a novel graphic-algorithm method that sorts the problem efficiently for different kinds of obstructions and relative positions of the fireball and the defenses. Adequate application of this method may improve the safety of a significant number of facilities exposed to such risks.

scholarly journals Effects of radiative heat transfer on the structure of turbulent supersonic channel flow

2011 ◽  
Vol 677 ◽  
pp. 417-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. GHOSH ◽  
R. FRIEDRICH ◽  
M. PFITZNER ◽  
CHR. STEMMER ◽  
B. CUENOT ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiation Effects ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Molecular Transport ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Total Energy Balance

The interaction between turbulence in a minimal supersonic channel and radiative heat transfer is studied using large-eddy simulation. The working fluid is pure water vapour with temperature-dependent specific heats and molecular transport coefficients. Its line spectra properties are represented with a statistical narrow-band correlated-k model. A grey gas model is also tested. The parallel no-slip channel walls are treated as black surfaces concerning thermal radiation and are kept at a constant temperature of 1000 K. Simulations have been performed for different optical thicknesses (based on the Planck mean absorption coefficient) and different Mach numbers. Results for the mean flow variables, Reynolds stresses and certain terms of their transport equations indicate that thermal radiation effects counteract compressibility (Mach number) effects. An analysis of the total energy balance reveals the importance of radiative heat transfer, compared to the turbulent and mean molecular heat transport.

Impact of Soot Radiative Properties, Pressure and Soot Volume Fraction on Radiative Heat Transfer in Turbulent Sooty Flames

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Torres Monclard ◽  
Olivier Gicquel ◽  
Ronan Vicquelin
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Soot Volume Fraction ◽  
Turbulent Flames ◽  
Radiative Properties ◽  
Jet Flame ◽  
Soot Particles

Abstract The effect of soot radiation modeling, pressure, and level of soot volume fraction are investigated in two ethylene-air turbulent flames: a jet flame at atmospheric pressure studied at Sandia, and a confined pressurized flame studied at DLR. Both cases have previously been computed with large-eddy simulations coupled with thermal radiation. The present study aims at determining and analyzing the thermal radiation field for different models from these numerical results. A Monte-Carlo solver based on the Emission Reciprocity Method is used to solve the radiative transfer equation with detailed gas and soot properties in both configurations. The participating gases properties are described by an accurate narrowband ck model. Emission, absorption, and scattering from soot particles are accounted for. Two formulations of the soot refractive index are considered: a constant value and a wavelength formulation dependency. This is combined with different models for soot radiative properties: gray, Rayleigh theory, Rayleigh-Debye-Gans theory for fractal aggregates. The effects of soot radiative scattering is often neglected since their contribution is expected to be small. This contribution is determined quantitatively in different scenarios, showing great sensitivity to the soot particles morphology. For the same soot volume fraction, scattering from larger aggregates is found to modify the radiative heat transfer noticeably. Such a finding outlines the need for detailed information on soot particles. Finally, the role of soot volume fraction and pressure on radiative interactions between both solid and gaseous phases is investigated.

CFD Modeling of Cogeneration Burner Applications and the Significance of Thermal Radiative Heat Transfer Effects

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. F. Tenbusch
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
System Design ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Cfd Modeling ◽  
Large Temperature ◽  
Flow Heat

Industrial burners provide process heat for a wide range of applications including cogeneration power production. In such applications a (typically) natural gas fired stationary turbine powers an electric generator and indirectly powers a heat recover steam generator (HRSG). The HRSG steam cycle operates by reclaiming the residual thermal energy of the gas turbine exhaust (GTE) flow. Burners are used to reheat the GTE and increase plant capacity during peak demand periods. CFD modeling is used in the design of burner systems for HRSG applications. GTE flow exiting the turbine unit is passed through a diffuser and then expanded into ductwork where the steam system heat exchangers are located. The expansion of the GTE flow from the turbine diffuser to the full cross section of the ductwork is usually severe and creates an uneven flow distribution. Flow correcting structure may be needed to distribute the flow depending upon the severity of the duct expansion. CFD modeling is used to predict the flow distribution of the GTE and guide the design of any necessary flow correcting structure. Burners are typically installed in an array upstream of the application heat exchanger inlet. CFD combustion, heat transfer, and flow analysis is employed in the burner system design process to locate the burner array, determine any necessary flow baffling, and to ensure and provide a uniform thermal distribution at the downstream heat exchanger inlet. Excessive thermal variation in the GTE flow entering the heat exchanger results in large temperature gradients that can lead to thermal cracking and fatigue of the heat exchanger surfaces. CFD modeling is used to ensure that the burner system design produces a uniform flow and temperature distribution at the heat exchanger inlet region downstream of the burners. This report presents a case study of a CFD flow, heat-transfer, and combustion analysis for a typical HRSG burner application. Two CFD models were constructed for the analysis. The first model included the coupled effects of flow, heat transfer, and combustion for the entire HRSG model volume, but excluded the effects of thermal radiation. The second model included a sub-domain of the HRSG volume near the burner and included the additional effects of thermal radiation, both surface radiation and the effects of the radiatively participating flue gas. Radiative effects were included in the second model by employing the Discrete Transfer Method. Results of the study showed the significant role thermal radiative heat transfer had on the resulting temperature predictions downstream of the flame zone.

scholarly journals A Deep Neural Network Model of Particle Thermal Radiation in Packed Bed

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (01) ◽  
pp. 1029-1036
Author(s):  
Hao Wu ◽  
Shuang Hao
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Deep Neural Network ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Particle Packing ◽  
View Factor ◽  
Pebble Bed

Prediction of particle radiative heat transfer flux is an important task in the large discrete granular systems, such as pebble bed in power plants and industrial fluidized beds. For particle motion and packing, discrete element method (DEM) now is widely accepted as the excellent Lagrangian approach. For thermal radiation, traditional methods focus on calculating the obstructed view factor directly by numerical algorithms. The major challenge for the simulation is that the method is proven to be time-consuming and not feasible to be applied in the practical cases. In this work, we propose an analytical model to calculate macroscopic effective conductivity from particle packing structures Then, we develop a deep neural network (DNN) model used as a predictor of the complex view factor function. The DNN model is trained by a large dataset and the computational speed is greatly improved with good accuracy. It is feasible to perform real-time simulation with DNN model for radiative heat transfer in large pebble bed. The trained model also can be coupled with DEM and used to analyze efficiently the directional radiative conductivity, anisotropic factor and wall effect of the particle thermal radiation.

scholarly journals Study of radiative heat transfer in Ångström- and nanometre-sized gaps

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Longji Cui ◽  
Wonho Jeong ◽  
Víctor Fernández-Hurtado ◽  
Johannes Feist ◽  
Francisco J. García-Vidal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Detection Limit ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Surface Cleaning ◽  
Computational Results ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Cleaning Procedures

Abstract Radiative heat transfer in Ångström- and nanometre-sized gaps is of great interest because of both its technological importance and open questions regarding the physics of energy transfer in this regime. Here we report studies of radiative heat transfer in few Å to 5 nm gap sizes, performed under ultrahigh vacuum conditions between a Au-coated probe featuring embedded nanoscale thermocouples and a heated planar Au substrate that were both subjected to various surface-cleaning procedures. By drawing on the apparent tunnelling barrier height as a signature of cleanliness, we found that upon systematically cleaning via a plasma or locally pushing the tip into the substrate by a few nanometres, the observed radiative conductances decreased from unexpectedly large values to extremely small ones—below the detection limit of our probe—as expected from our computational results. Our results show that it is possible to avoid the confounding effects of surface contamination and systematically study thermal radiation in Ångström- and nanometre-sized gaps.

Modeling Thermal Radiation With Focus on Particle Radiation in Grate Fired Furnaces Combusting MSW or Biomass: A Parametric Study

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Hofgren ◽  
Bengt Sundén
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Parametric Study ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Size Distributions ◽  
Particle Radiation ◽  
Mass Size

This parametric study shows that thermal radiation from particles, fly ash and char, can be highly relevant for estimating the radiative heat flux to surfaces in grate fired furnaces, especially to the hot bed. The large effects of particle radiative heat transfer come from cases with municipal solid waste (MSW) as fuel whereas biomass cases have moderate effect on the overall radiative heat transfer. The parameters investigated in the study were the fuel parameters, representing a variety of particle loads and size distributions, emissivities of walls and bed, and the size of furnace. The investigations were conducted in a 3-D rectangular environment with a fixed temperature field, and homogeneous distribution of gases and particles. The choice of boundary emissivity was found to be much more or equally important as the particle radiation effects, dependent if biomass or MSW, respectively, was used as the fuel. The effect of particle radiation increased with increasing furnace size, mostly evident in the change of the radiative source term and the heat flux to the bed. Compared to previous studies of particle radiation in grate fired combustion, this study used realistic particle mass size distributions for fly ash. Estimates of char mass size distributions inside the furnace were conducted and used.

Analysis of Flame Radiative Heat Transfer Using Large Eddy Simulation

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenghua Yan ◽  
Bengt Sunden ◽  
Michael A. Delichatsios
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Soot Formation ◽  
Integral Model ◽  
Band Model ◽  
Grid Turbulence ◽  
Radiation Property ◽  
Large Eddy

A series of comprehensive large eddy simulations of non-premixed turbulent hydrocarbon flames of different sizes in a typical fire scenario have been carried out to compute the flame radiative heat transfer. In the simulation, considerations include the modelling of sub-grid turbulence, turbulent combustion, soot formation, thermal radiation and interactive heat transfer inside solid walls, etc. The instantaneous thermal radiation was calculated using the discrete transfer method with the radiation property evaluated by both an approximated fast narrow band model and an integral model. Simulation was validated against experimental data. Flame radiation heat transfer was compared for flames of different sizes. The effect of thermal radiation property evaluation model on calculation of radiation and the role of thermal radiation in total heat transfer are analyzed.

Direct Monte Carlo Calculation of Radiative Heat Transfer in Vacuum

1966 ◽  
Vol 88 (4) ◽  
pp. 376-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Corlett
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Computer Program ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Digital Computer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Monte Carlo Calculation ◽  
Engineering Calculation ◽  
Diffuse Reflectivity

A flexible digital-computer program, intended for engineering calculation of thermal radiation in real enclosures, is described. The method is a simple Monte Carlo application, which can be interpreted as direct mathematical simulation of photon histories. The formulation is based on possible specification of general biangular reflectance. Examples are presented for four simple configurations of surfaces with mixed specular-diffuse reflectivity. An advantage of this type of program is that complex formulations can be rapidly input for solution in a single pass. A disadvantage is the high direct computer cost of precise results.

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