A parameter study of tube bundle heat exchangers for fouling rate reduction

H Han, YL He, WQ Tao, YS Li - International journal of heat and mass …, 2014 - Elsevier
The formation of particulate deposits on flue gas heat exchanger surfaces will reduce heat
transfer efficiency, increase the instability of equipment operation and introduce a major …

Real-time fouling characteristics of a typical heat exchanger used in the waste heat recovery systems

FL Wang, YL He, ZX Tong, SZ Tang - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2017 - Elsevier
A numerical method was developed to investigate the fouling characteristics of a typical heat
exchanger. Firstly, an integrated fouling model which consists of a deposition process and a …

Numerical investigation of the oxy-fuel combustion in large scale boilers adopting the ECO-Scrub technology

N Nikolopoulos, A Nikolopoulos, E Karampinis… - Fuel, 2011 - Elsevier
The present paper presents a three-dimensional numerical investigation of a pulverized-
fuel, tangentially-fired utility boiler located at Florina/Greece under air, partial and full oxy …

Simulation of real time particle deposition and removal processes on tubes by coupled numerical method

ZX Tong, MJ Li, YL He, HZ Tan - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
A numerical method was developed to simulate the fouling processes on tubes. The detailed
particle deposition and removal mechanisms were included in the model and the evolution …

Design of a novel, intensified heat exchanger for reduced fouling rates

D Bouris, E Konstantinidis, S Balabani… - International Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
This paper describes an integrated approach into the design and evaluation of a novel tube
bundle heat exchanger that achieves higher heat transfer levels at lower levels of pressure …

Numerical evaluation of alternate tube configurations for particle deposition rate reduction in heat exchanger tube bundles

D Bouris, G Papadakis, G Bergeles - International Journal of Heat and Fluid …, 2001 - Elsevier
The potential of two passive techniques, namely elliptic-shaped tubes and asymmetric tube
bundle arrangement, for deposition rate reduction in lignite-fired utility boiler heat …

Experimental measurements of the thermal conductivity of ash deposits: Part 2. Effects of sintering and deposit microstructure

AL Robinson, SG Buckley, N Yang, LL Baxter - Energy & Fuels, 2001 - ACS Publications
This paper describes an experimental study that examines the influence of sintering and
microstructure on ash deposit thermal conductivity. The measurements are made using a …

Rebound characteristics for 50-μm particles impacting a powdery deposit

MC Van Beek, CCM Rindt, JG Wijers… - Powder Technology, 2006 - Elsevier
The formation of powdery deposits on the tubes in a waste heat boiler reduces the heat
transfer coefficient by about 25%. Because of these fouling layers, the efficiency with which …

Study on the deposition migration and heat transfer characteristics in the reactor core based on OpenFOAM

Z Dong, K Liu, M Wang, J Zhang, J Zhang… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Corrosion deposition in heat exchangers may lead to a reduction in heat transfer efficiency,
and even can affect equipment operational safety. Traditional CFD deposition heat transfer …

[PDF][PDF] Gas-side fouling in heat-recovery boilers

MC van Beek - 2001 - research.tue.nl
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Citation for published version (APA): Beek, van, MC (2001). Gas-side fouling in heat-recovery …