scholarly journals Impact of Heat Transfer on Transient Stress Fields in Power Plant Boiler Components

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 862
Author(s):  
Jerzy Okrajni ◽  
Mariusz Twardawa ◽  
Krzysztof Wacławiak

In boilers operating in modern power plants, thick-walled elements of complex shapes, such as valves, superheater headers, T-pipes, Y-pipes, four-way pipes, and elbows, are especially prone to fatigue processes. Higher operation parameters and more frequent startups may speed up fatigue damage in these elements. Such damage is a local phenomenon and is caused by thermomechanical fatigue (TMF). This paper presents a method designed for predicting the behavior of components subjected to variable temperature and mechanical loading conditions. This method combines the results of measurements of operating parameters of devices under industrial conditions with those obtained using finite element modeling (FEM). Particular attention was given to the influence of the time-dependent heat transfer coefficient on the local thermomechanical stress–strain behavior of the material. It was stated that heat transfer conditions have a significant impact on local transient stresses and depend on the operation parameters of boilers. Consistency of the temperature changes as a function of time, determined in industrial conditions and calculated on the basis of the model approach, was obtained. This developed and described in the work approach enables defining the conditions of heat transfer on the surface of models of considered components.

Author(s):  
Gaowen Liu ◽  
Zhao Lei ◽  
Aqiang Lin ◽  
Qing Feng ◽  
Yan Chen

The pre-swirl system is of great importance for temperature drop and cooling air supply. This study aims to investigate the influencing mechanism of heat transfer, nonuniform thermodynamic characteristics, and cooling air supply sensitivity in a pre-swirl system by the application of the flow control method of the pre-swirl nozzle. A novel test rig was proposed to actively control the supplied cooling air mass flow rate by three adjustable pre-swirl nozzles. Then, the transient problem of the pre-swirl system was numerically conducted by comparison with 60°, 120°, and 180° rotating disk cavity cases, which were verified with the experiment results. Results show that the partial nozzle closure will aggravate the fluctuation of air supply mass flow rate and temperature. When three parts of nozzles are closed evenly at 120° in the circumferential direction, the maximum value of the nonuniformity coefficient of air supply mass flow rate changes to 3.1% and that of temperature changes to 0.25%. When six parts of nozzles are closed evenly at 60° in the circumferential direction, the maximum nonuniformity coefficient of air supply mass flow rate changes to 1.4% and that of temperature changes to 0.20%. However, different partial nozzle closure modes have little effect on the average air supply parameters. Closing 14.3% of the nozzle area will reduce the air supply mass flow rate by 9.9% and the average air supply temperature by about 1 K.


2019 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 01003
Author(s):  
Jan Taler ◽  
Piotr Dzierwa ◽  
Magdalena Jaremkiewicz ◽  
Dawid Taler ◽  
Karol Kaczmarski ◽  
...  

Thick-wall components of the thermal power unit limit maximum heating and cooling rates during start-up or shut-down of the unit. A method of monitoring the thermal stresses in thick-walled components of thermal power plants is presented. The time variations of the local heat transfer coefficient on the inner surface of the pressure component are determined based on the measurement of the wall temperature at one or six points respectively for one- and three-dimensional unsteady temperature fields in the component. The temperature sensors are located close to the internal surface of the component. A technique for measuring the fastchanging fluid temperature was developed. Thermal stresses in pressure components with complicated shapes can be computed using FEM (Finite Element Method) based on experimentally estimated fluid temperature and heat transfer coefficient


1991 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 258-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. Stack ◽  
M. S. Acarlar

The reliability and life of an Optical Data Link transmitter are inversely related to the temperature of the LED. It is therefore critical to have efficient packaging from the point of view of thermal management. For the ODL® 200H devices, it is also necessary to ensure that all package seals remain hermetic throughout the stringent military temperature range requirements of −65 to +150°C. For these devices, finite element analysis was used to study both the thermal paths due to LED power dissipation and the thermally induced stresses in the hermetic joints due to ambient temperature changes


2007 ◽  
Vol 130 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Doerte Laing ◽  
Wolf-Dieter Steinmann ◽  
Michael Fiß ◽  
Rainer Tamme ◽  
Thomas Brand ◽  
...  

Cost-effective integrated storage systems are important components for the accelerated market penetration of solarthermal power plants. Besides extended utilization of the power block, the main benefits of storage systems are improved efficiency of components, and facilitated integration into the electrical grids. For parabolic trough power plants using synthetic oil as the heat transfer medium, the application of solid media sensible heat storage is an attractive option in terms of investment and maintenance costs. For commercial oil trough technology, a solid media sensible heat storage system was developed and tested. One focus of the project was the cost reduction of the heat exchanger; the second focus lies in the energetic and exergetic analysis of modular storage operation concepts, including a cost assessment of these concepts. The results show that technically there are various interesting ways to improve storage performance. However, these efforts do not improve the economical aspect. Therefore, the tube register with straight parallel tubes without additional structures to enhance heat transfer has been identified as the best option concerning manufacturing aspects and investment costs. The results of the energetic and exergetic analysis of modular storage integration and operation concepts show a significant potential for economic optimization. An increase of more than 100% in storage capacity or a reduction of more than a factor of 2 in storage size and therefore investment cost for the storage system was calculated. A complete economical analysis, including the additional costs for this concept on the solar field piping and control, still has to be performed.


2002 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. J Kim ◽  
J. S Kim ◽  
M. E Walter ◽  
J. K Lee

Intumescent mat materials in catalytic converters undergo chemical reactions that lead to material property changes and volume expansion during heating processes. Dead weight (load control) and displacement control compression experiments have been performed to explore static and transient stress-strain responses. The apparatus and methods for both experiments are described. The experimental results together with a strain decomposition procedure yield a master curve that can be employed for constitutive modelling.


2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia O. Iwanik ◽  
Wilson K. S. Chiu

Abstract A fundamental understanding of how reactor parameters influence the fiber surface temperature is essential to manufacturing high quality optical fiber coatings by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). In an attempt to better understand this process, a finite volume model has been developed to study the gas flow and heat transfer of an optical fiber as it travels through a CVD reactor. This study showed that draw speed significantly affects fiber temperature inside the reactor, with temperature changes up to 45% observed under the conditions studied. Multiple heat transfer modes contribute to this phenomena, with convection heat transfer dominating the process.


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