Heat flux distribution on circulating fluidized bed boiler water wall

The future of circulating fluidized bed (CFB) combustion technology is in raising the steam parameters to supercritical levels. Understanding the heat flux distribution on the water wall is one of the most important issues in the design and operation of supercritical pressure CFB boilers. In the present paper, the finite element analysis (FEA) method is adopted to predict the heat transfer coefficient as well as the heat flux of the membrane wall and the results are validated by direct measurement of the temperature around the tube. Studies on the horizontal heat flux distribution were conducted in three CFB boilers with different furnace size, tube dimension and water temperature. The results are useful in supercritical pressure CFB boiler design. __________ Translated from Journal of Power Engineering, 2007, 27(3): 336–340 [译自: 动力工程]     

循环流化床锅炉水冷壁的热流密度分布

超临界循环流化床锅炉的一个主要技术关键是炉膛受热面的横向热流分布.在管内工质温度不同、容量不同的3台循环流化床锅炉上,测量了不同高度上膜式水冷壁的金属壁温.将有限元算法用于水冷壁的换热分析,得到了循环流化床锅炉炉膛内烟气向水冷壁的换热系数分布.该结果为超临界CFB锅炉的设计提供了依据.     

Coupled Heat Transfer Simulation of the Spiral Water Wall in a Double Reheat Ultra-supercritical Boiler

This paper presented a coupled heat transfer model combining the combustion in the furnace and the ultra-supercritical(USC) heat transfer in the water wall tubes. The thermal analysis of the spiral water wall in a 1000 MW double reheat USC boiler was conducted by the coupled heat transfer simulations. The simulation results show that there are two peak heat flux regions on each wall of spiral water wall, where the primary combustion zone and burnt-out zone locate respectively. In the full load condition, the maximal heat flux of the primary combustion zone is close to 500 kW/m~2, which is higher than that in the conventional single reheat USC boilers. The heat flux along the furnace width presents a parabolic shape that the values in the furnace center are much higher than that in the corner regions. The distribution of water wall temperature has a perfect accordance with the heat flux distribution of the parabolic shape curves, which can illustrate the distribution of water wall temperature is mainly determined by heat flux on the water wall. The maximal water wall temperature occurs at the middle width of furnace wall and approaches 530°C, which can be allowed by the metal material of water wall tube 12Cr1MoVG. In the primary combustion zone, the wall temperatures in half load are almost close to the values in 75% load condition, caused by the heat transfer deterioration of the subcritical pressure fluid under the high heat flux condition. The simulation results in this study are beneficial to the better design and operational optimization for the double reheat USC boilers.     

Experimental Investigation of Two-Phase Flow Instabilities in Low-Mass-Flux Water Wall Tubes of Supercritical Circular Fluidized Bed Boilers

For the purpose of disclosing the hydrodynamic flow characteristics, under the low mass velocity conditions of the 600-MW supercritical circular fluidized beds boilers, experimental studies on instability of two-phase flow in parallel vertical internally ribbed tubes were conducted. Two kinds of oscillations, pressure-drop oscillation and density-wave oscillation, have been observed. In the range of test parameters the effects of pressure, mass flux, inlet subcooling, compressible volume, exit throttle, and asymmetric heat flux to the two-phase instability were explored and analyzed. Indications from experiment data are: To increase system pressure, mass flux and inlet subcooling will intensify the stability of water wall tubes. To increase exit throttle will intensify the instability of water wall tubes. The bounding pressure and bounding mass flux of density-wave oscillations and the bounding pressure of pressure-drop oscillation have been obtained. Based on the results of testing and using a homogeneous model, the threshold relational expressions of instability were obtained. The results may be used for the design and safe operation of parallel vertical rifled water wall tubes of supercritical circular fluidized beds boilers.     

Experimental investigation on heat transfer characteristics of low mass flux rifled tube with upward flow

An experiment for heat transfer of water flowing in a vertical rifled tube was conducted at subcritical and supercritical pressure. The main purpose is to explore the heat transfer characteristics of the new-type rifled tube at low mass flux. Operating conditions included pressures of 12–30 MPa, mass flux of 232–1200 kg/(m² s), and wall heat fluxes of 133–719 kW/m². The heat transfer performance and wall temperature distribution at various operating conditions were captured in the experiment. In the present paper, the heat transfer mechanism of the rifled tube was analyzed, the effects of pressure, wall heat flux and mass flux on heat transfer were discussed, and corresponding empirical correlations were also presented. The experimental results exhibit that the rifled tube has an obvious enhancement in heat transfer, even at low mass flux. In comparison with a smooth tube, the rifled tube efficiently prevents Departure from Nucleate Boiling (DNB) and delays dryout at subcritical pressure, and also improves the heat transfer of supercritical water remarkably, especially near pseudo-critical point. An increase in pressure or wall heat flux impairs the heat transfer at both subcritical and supercritical pressure, whereas the increasing mass flux has a contrary effect.     

An experimental and theoretical investigation into the heat transfer of a finned water wall tube in a circulating fluidized bed boiler

Heat transfer improvement in a water wall tube with fins was investigated in a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler. Experiments were first conducted in a 6 MWth CFB boiler then a model was developed to analyse and interpolate the results. Temperatures at some discrete points within the wall cross‐section of the tube were measured by burying 0.8 mm thermocouples within a tube. Experimental data showed an increase in heat absorption up to 45 per cent. A good agreement between measured and predicted values was noted. The distribution of temperature in the metal wall and of heat flux around the outer wall of a tube with longitudinal and lateral fins was analysed by numerical solution of a two‐dimensional heat conduction equation. Effects of bed‐to‐wall heat transfer coefficient, water‐to‐tube inside heat transfer coefficient, bed temperature, water temperature and thermal conductivity of the tube material on the heat flux around the water tube are discussed. The present work also examines the influence of the length of the longitudinal fin and the water tube thickness. Heat flux was highest at the tip of the longitudinal fin. It dropped, but increased again near the root of the lateral fin. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An Investigation on Heat Transfer to Supercritical Water in Inclined Upward Smooth Tubes

Within the range of pressures from 23 to 30 MPa, mass velocities from 600 to 1200 kg/(m²s), and heat fluxes from 200 to 600 kW/m², experiments have been performed for an investigation on heat transfer to supercritical water in inclined upward smooth tubes with an inner diameter of 26 mm and an inclined angle of 20° from the horizon. The results indicated that heat transfer characteristics of supercritical water are not uniform along the circumference of the inclined tube. An increase in the mass velocity of the working fluid can decrease and even eliminate the non-uniformity. Properties of supercritical fluid acutely vary with the temperature near the pseudocritical point. While the ratio of the mass velocity to the heat flux exceeded 2.16 kg/(kWs), heat transfer enhancement occurred near the pseudocritical point; conversely, heat transfer deterioration occurred while the ratio of the mass velocity to the heat flux was lower than 2.16 kg/(kWs). As the pressure increased far from the critical pressure, the amount of deterioration decreased. Correlations of heat transfer coefficients of the forced-convection heat transfer on the top and bottom of the tube have been provided, and can be used to predict heat transfer coefficient of spirally water wall in supercritical boilers.     

循环流化床锅炉膜式水冷壁管与鳍片上的温度分布

研究了循环流化床锅炉膜式水冷壁管的传热，并通过采用二维传热分析方法，讨论了带有竖直鳍片和横向鳍片的水冷壁管上温度与热流分布。探讨了炉膛侧传热系数、水冷壁管水侧传热系数、水温、床温、水冷壁管材的导热率以及竖直鳍片部最高，然后逐渐下降，但在横向鳍处理的根部又会上升。为了验证传热分析的真实性，在1台6MWth循环流化床锅炉膜式水冷壁管的横裁面内安置了0.8mm的热电偶，测量子水管横截面上的一些点的温度。实际测量值符合得相当好。     

Mathematical modeling and thermal-hydraulic analysis of vertical water wall in an ultra supercritical boiler

Water wall design is a key issue for an ultra supercritical boiler. In order to increase the steam–water mixture turbulization and to prevent the burnout of tubes walls, vertical rifled tubes are applied in Yuhuan power plant boiler which is the first 1000 MW ultra supercritical boiler in China and began to operate in December 2006. Mathematical modeling and thermal-hydraulic analysis are key factors for the successful design and operation of water walls. The water wall system is treated in this paper as a network consisting of circuits, pressure grids and connecting tubes. The mathematical model for predicting the mass flux distribution and metal temperature in water wall is based on the mass, momentum and energy conservation equations. An experiment on the heat transfer characteristics of vertical rifled tube was conducted with the aim to obtain the heat transfer performance and corresponding empirical correlations. The fitting computational formulas are applied in the mathematical model. The presented modeling method is more accurate than the conventional graphic method and can be applied to complex circuit structures. The mass flux distribution and the metal temperature in the water wall are calculated at 35%, 50% and 100% of the boiler maximum continuous rating (BMCR). The results show a good agreement with the plant data. The maximum relative difference between the calculated mass flux and the plant data is 9.7% at 50% BMCR load. The metal temperature difference in the tip of fins in lower circuit 8 is about 3–7 °C at 35% BMCR load. The results show that the vertical water wall in the ultra supercritical boiler of Yuhuan power plant can operate safely.     

A New One/Two-Dimensional Model of the Conjugate Heat Transfer in Waterwall Tubes of the Supercritical Steam Boiler Combustion Chamber

An important issue arising in supercritical steam boilers is to avoid the tube wall overheating due to high heat fluxes transferred from flue gases to the fluid. The paper presents a new hybrid one/two-dimensional model of the fluid heating in waterwall tubes in the combustion chambers of steam boilers for supercritical steam parameters. The model is based on distributed parameters. The analysis concerns tubes with externally finned surfaces. Using the proposed model, it is possible to estimate zones and locations where the tube wall overheating may occur. One-dimensional equations describing the mass, momentum and energy conservation are formulated and solved for the fluid domain. Each analyzed cross section of the finned waterwall tube is divided into 20 control volumes for which energy balance equations are solved in a two-dimensional space. In order to analyses the conjugate heat transfer between the waterwall tube and the fluid, the heat transfer coefficient is computed using the Kitoh correlation. The computations assume a variable heat flux along the combustion chamber height. Also, the heat flux variation on the waterwall tube circumference is incorporated within the model. The reduction in dimensionality in both the fluid and the solid domains leads to an improvement in the computational performance compared to complex three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics simulations. The paper presents an application of the proposed hybrid model to simulate heat and flow processes occurring in waterwall tubes of a supercritical boiler operating in one of the Polish power plants. The results of the simulations are compared with the data obtained from measurements and good agreement is obtained. Therefore, the developed model can be successfully applied, e.g. in simulators of the supercritical power boiler operation.     

1000MW塔式直流锅炉炉膛水冷壁管壁温度和热负荷分布的试验研究

对2台1 000MW超超临界压力塔式直流锅炉炉膛水冷壁管壁温度和热负荷分布进行了测量和计算,并对不同负荷工况、不同磨煤机投运方式下的热负荷和管壁温度分布规律以及炉膛上部垂直水冷壁的热负荷分布进行了分析.结果表明:1 000MW塔式直流锅炉炉膛热负荷的分布规律与其他四角切圆燃烧锅炉炉膛热负荷的分布规律基本一致.由于在最上层的燃烧器上方布置了燃尽风,对炉内烟气的扰动加强,导致沿管长方向的热负荷在54m标高处波动较大;在燃尽风喷嘴中心线以上,因受到燃尽风进入炉膛的影响,水冷壁热负荷大幅度下降.为了避免炉膛大比热区传热恶化,可以将处于拟临界点附近的水冷壁布置在低热负荷区域.     

700℃超超临界塔式切圆燃烧锅炉水冷壁设计

对700℃超超临界塔式切圆燃烧锅炉的水冷壁进行设计,总体方案为下部炉膛采用螺旋管水冷壁,上部炉膛采用垂直管汽冷壁.以660 MW等级700℃塔式切圆燃烧锅炉为设计对象,确定了其水冷壁的结构参数、热力边界条件和热负荷分布曲线,并对其水动力进行了计算.根据管壁温度和鳍片温度计算结果,确定水冷壁材料为水冷壁管下部采用12Cr...     

Method of calculation of heat transfer coefficient of the heater in a circulating fluidized bed furnace

Knowledge of heat transfer coefficients is important in the design and operation of CFB boilers. It is the key to determining the area and the layout of the heat transfer surfaces in a CFB furnace. Local bulk density has a close relationship to the local heat transfer coefficient. Using a heat flux probe and bulk density sampling probe, the local bed to wall heat transfer coefficient in the furnace of a 75 t/h CFB boiler was measured. According to the experimental results and theoretical analysis of the facts that influence the heat transfer, the heat transfer coefficient calculation method for the CFB furnace was developed. The heat transfer surface configuration, heating condition, and the material density are considered in this method. The calculation method has been used in the design of CFB boilers with a capacity from 130 t/h to 420 t/h. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res, 31(7): 540–550, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/htj.10056     

Numerical analysis of flow instability in the water wall of a supercritical CFB boiler with annular furnace

In order to expand the study on flow instability of supercritical circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler, a new numerical computational model considering the heat storage of the tube wall metal was presented in this paper. The lumped parameter method was proposed for wall temperature calculation and the single channel model was adopted for the analysis of flow instability. Based on the time-domain method, a new numerical computational program suitable for the analysis of flow instability in the water wall of supercritical CFB boiler with annular furnace was established. To verify the code, calculation results were respectively compared with data of commercial software. According to the comparisons, the new code was proved to be reasonable and accurate for practical engineering application in analysis of flow instability. Based on the new program, the flow instability of supercritical CFB boiler with annular furnace was simulated by time-domain method. When 1.2 times heat load disturbance was applied on the loop, results showed that the inlet flow rate, outlet flow rate and wall temperature fluctuated with time eventually remained at constant values, suggesting that the hydrodynamic flow was stable. The results also showed that in the case of considering the heat storage, the flow in the water wall is easier to return to stable state than without considering heat storage.     

Critical heat flux in non‐uniformly heated tube under low‐pressure and low‐mass‐flux condition

In an actual boiling channel, e.g., a boiler water‐tube, the circumferential heat flux is not uniform. Thus, the critical heat flux (CHF) of a non‐uniformly heated tube becomes an important design factor for conventional boilers, especially for a compact water‐tube boiler with a tube‐nested combustor. A small compact boiler is operated under low‐pressure and low‐mass‐flux conditions compared with a large‐scale boiler, thus the redistribution of liquid film strongly affects the characteristics of CHF. In this investigation, non‐uniform heat flux distribution along the circumferential direction was generated by using the Joule heating of SUS304 tubes with the wall thickness distribution. The heated length of test‐section was 900 mm with an inner diameter of 20 mm and an outer diameter of 24 mm. The center of the inner tube surface was shifted by ε=0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 mm from the center of the outer tube surface. The heat flux ratio between maximum and minimum heat flux of these tubes corresponded to 1.0, 1.7, 3.0, and 7.0, respectively. The experimental conditions were as follows: system pressure at 0.3 and 0.4 MPa, mass flux of 10–100kg/(m²s), inlet temperatures at 30° and 80°. The experimental results showed an increase in the critical heat flux substantiated by the existence of the redistribution of the flow. These characteristics are explained by using a concept similar to that of Butterworth's spreading model. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res, 35(1): 47–60, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/htj.20095     

超临界直流锅炉炉膛水冷壁布置型式的比较

介绍了中国直流锅炉的发展过程和上海发电设备成套设计研究院对超临界压力锅炉炉膛水冷壁系统的试验研究,提出了超临界锅炉理想的水冷壁应具有的特性,同时以实例对垂直管屏水冷壁和螺旋管圈水冷壁的水动力特性进行了计算和对比,并提出了若干建议.     

600MW超临界循环流化床锅炉技术特点

超临界循环流化床（CFB）锅炉兼备了CFB燃烧技术和超临界压力蒸汽循环技术的优点,是一种具有广阔发展前景的洁净煤发电技术,讨论了超临界CFB锅炉设计中的关键问题,诸如水冷壁的选型以及锅炉结构的实现等,在此基础上给出了600MWCFB锅炉的方案,并通过热力计算对运行结果进行预测。     

300MW循环流化床锅炉屏式受热面传热系数计算及其变化规律

根据300MW循环流化床（CFB）锅炉现场测试数据并结合以往CFB锅炉传热系数的研究成果,建立了屏式受热面烟气侧的传热模型,包括辐射传热模型和对流传热半经验公式．利用该模型对某300MWCFB锅炉在94％锅炉最大连续蒸发量（BMCR）工况下炉膛内屏式受热面的传热系数进行了计算,分析了屏式受热面管间节距、炉膛温度、工质温度、壁面黑度及烟气速度等因素对传热系数的影响．结果表明：烟气速度、炉膛温度和壁面黑度对传热系数的影响较大,所建立的传热模型能够合理地反映主要因素对CFB锅炉屏式受热面传热的影响．     

Development of a supercritical and an ultra-supercritical circulating fluidized bed boiler

The supercritical circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler, which combines the advantages of CFB combustion with low cost emission control and supercritical steam cycle with high efficiency of coal energy, is believed to be the future of CFB combustion technology. It is also of greatest importance for low rank coal utilization in China. Different from the supercritical pulverized coal boiler that has been developed more than 50 years, the supercritical CFB boiler is still a new one which requires further investigation. Without any precedentor engineering reference, Chinese researchers have conducted fundamental research, development, design of the supercritical CFB boilers independently. The design theory and key technology for supercritical CFB boiler were proposed. Key components and novel structures were invented. The first 600 MWe supercritical CFB boiler and its auxiliaries were successfully developed and demonstrated in Baima Power Plant, Shenhua Group as well as the simulator, control technology, installation technology, commissioning technology, system integration and operation technology. Compared with the 460 MWe supercritical CFB in Poland, developed in the same period and the only other supercritical one of commercial running in the word beside Baima, the 600 MWe one in Baima has a better performance. Besides, supercritical CFB boilers of 350 MWe have been developed and widely commercialized in China. In this paper, the updated progress of 660 MWe ultra-supercritical CFB boilers under development is introduced.     

超临界压力下航空煤油在竖直管内的传热研究

对竖直上升管内超临界压力下航空煤油的传热特性进行了实验研究。分析了不同质量流量、热流密度、压力和进口温度对超临界压力下航空煤油传热特性的影响。实验结果表明,提高质量流量或进口温度均使煤油传热效果变好。而热流密度对流体传热的影响主要在于改变了流体和壁面温度,热流密度越大,传热系数越高。压力对煤油传热影响不大,一般情况下,提高压力会恶化传热。超临界状态下,煤油物性变化很大,因此对煤油的传输和热力学性质的准确计算是研究超临界压力下传热现象的关键。利用拓展的对比态法来计算煤油的密度和传输特性,如黏度、热导率等。给出了煤油在超临界压力下的传热关联式,其计算值和实验值吻合良好。