Experimental Investigation on the Performance of Desuperheater in Power Plant
Desuperheater is an important equipment in power plant. In desuperheater, spray nozzle is the key component forits advantages of full contact and seldom blockage. In this study, a nozzle atomization test system is built and different nozzle water total pressures and wind speeds are chosen under the condition of Room-temperature to test the atomization characteristics of the target spray nozzle in high-speed airflow. The experimental results are compared with the theoretical results. The conclusion shows the SMD distribution range after second atomization at We ranging from 20 to 50. Under the laboratory conditions, when the nozzle exit caliber is 3mm and impingement angle is 60¡ã, it can be seen that the SMD reaches its minimum value under the certain water pressure. This study provides a useful reference for the target spray nozzle atomization technology.
A study of sootblower erosion in waste-incinerating heat boilers
A numerical three-dimensional (3D) simulation was performed on the flow of a particle-laden steam jet impinging on the tubes of the superheating section of a waste-burning industrial boiler: the study was conducted to investigate the causes of excessive erosion systematically detected under otherwise normal operation. Prior experimental evidence had led to the identification of the slag particles as a possible agent for such an erosion: these particles are removed from the surface of the first row of the tubes by the steam jet ejected from the sootblower, and may cause erosion if they impinge on the tubes of the following (upstream, in the direction of the gas path) rows. Three sootblower configurations were considered to analyze this presumed phenomenology of tube erosion. The (significant) effects of turbulence on the motion of the solid particles are taken into account by means of a stochastic flow model. The simulation generates a prediction of the particles trajectories, both in a geometrical sense (to locate the portions of the tube surfaces on which the individual particles may impinge) and in a statistical one (to identify the relative frequency of the impacts on each portion of surface): the erosion rate for each sootblower configuration has been calculated on the basis of the impact frequency indicated by the numerical calculations.
A study of sprays formed by two impinging jets
Report presenting an investigation of the spray formed by two impinging liquid jets over a range of jet velocities in order to determine the characteristics of that particular method of atomization. Results regarding the spray patterns, velocity range, effect of fluid properties on spray pattern, effects of jet velocity and geometry on fully developed sprays, and discussions of the single-jet characteristics are provided.