Engineering Transactions, 64, 4, pp. 417–424, 2016
10.24423/engtrans.528.2016

Simulation of deposit growth onto recuperator tubes in pit furnaces.

Krzysztof WACŁAWIAK
Silesian University of Technology
Poland

Nowadays, the operation of pit furnaces without air preheating is not acceptable. However, a deposit growth on the tubes of air preheaters significantly decreases their efficiency. This paper presents a two-dimensional simulation of the phenomenon of deposition on the tubes of air preheaters with a staggered tube layout. It has been shown that it is possible to predict the deposit shape and its effect on heat transfer from combustion gas to combustion air.
Keywords: pit furnaces; deposit; numerical simulation; heat transfer
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DOI: 10.24423/engtrans.528.2016