| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 286, 2021
10th International Conference on Thermal Equipments, Renewable Energy and Rural Development (TE-RE-RD 2021)
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| Article Number | 01010 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| Section | Thermal Equipments and Processes | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202128601010 | |
| Published online | 12 July 2021 | |
Using CFD to improve the performance of a heat exchanger from a gasifier
1 ”Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biotechnical Systems Engineering, Spl. Independenţei no. 313, Sector 6, Bucharest, 060042, Romania
2 Hydraulics and Pneumatics Research Institute INOE 2000-IHP, Cuțitul de Argint no. 14, Sector 4, Bucharest, 040558, Romania
3 National Institute of Research-Development for Machines and Installations designed for Agriculture and Food Industry - INMA, 6 Ion Ionescu de la Brad Blv., sector 1, Bucharest, 013813, Romania
4 SC CALORIS SA, Șos. Berceni no. 8A, Sector 4, Bucharest, 041914, România
* Corresponding author: lilianad.ihp@fluidas.ro
In this paper, a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis is performed on a gas-liquid heat exchanger fitted on a gasification equipment. The flow and temperature patterns are preliminary investigated using SolidWorks Flow Simulation software, in order to gain insight into the involved physical processes, and to find the exchanger weak points before being manufactured and tested. The analysed equipment tranfers heat from the flue gasses generated by a gasification system, towards a liquid heat transfer medium. This is subsequently sent to a second liquidliquid heat exchanger used to heat water from a boiler. As a result of the analysis, solutions aiming at performance improvement of the equipment are discussed and proposed.
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