天然气锅炉改造为冷凝式锅炉的经济性评价

燃气供热锅炉排烟温度较高，带走了大量的热能。如果加装冷凝式换热器回收烟气的显热及潜热，可以大大提高锅炉效率，但是加装换热器必然增加设备成本。本文通过对冷凝式换热器设计计算，计算出不同排烟温度下的热能回收设备投资回收期，从经济上分析了天然气锅炉改造为冷凝式锅炉的可行性，并给出了锅炉最佳排烟温度。     

吸收式热泵在燃气采暖冷凝热回收中的应用

作者建立了一种利用吸收式热泵回收燃气锅炉冷凝热的系统，解决了供热回水温度高而难以回收烟气冷凝热问题，比现有的锅炉烟气冷凝热回收技术提高效率5％以上。计算分析结果表明，这一工艺的应用可产生显著的经济、节能和环保效益。     

Condensing boiler applications in the process industry

Major challenging issues such as climate change, energy prices and fuel security have focussed the attention of process industries on their energy efficiency and opportunities for improvement. The main objective of this research study was to investigate technologies needed to exploit the large amount of low grade heat available from a flue gas condensing system through industrial condensing boilers. The technology and application of industrial condensing boilers in various heating systems were extensively reviewed. As the condensers require site-specific engineering design, a case study was carried out to investigate the feasibility (technically and economically) of applying condensing boilers in a large scale district heating system (40 MW). The study showed that by recovering the latent heat of water vapour in the flue gas through condensing boilers, the whole heating system could achieve significantly higher efficiency levels than conventional boilers. In addition to waste heat recovery, condensing boilers can also be optimised for emission abatement, especially for particle removal. Two technical barriers for the condensing boiler application are corrosion and return water temperatures. Highly corrosion-resistant material is required for condensing boiler manufacture. The thermal design of a “case study” single pass shell-and-tube condensing heat exchanger/condenser showed that a considerable amount of thermal resistance was on the shell-side. Based on the case study calculations, approximately 4900 m² of total heat transfer area was required, if stainless steel was used as a construction material. If the heat transfer area was made of carbon steel, then polypropylene could be used as the corrosion-resistant coating material outside the tubes. The addition of polypropylene coating increased the tube wall thermal resistance, hence the required heat transfer area was approximately 5800 m². Net Present Value (NPV) calculations showed that the choice of a carbon steel condenser ensured cash return in a relatively shorter period of time (i.e. 2 years) when compared to a stainless steel condenser (i.e. 5-7 years). Moreover, the NPV for the stainless steel was more sensitive to the change of the interest rate.     

Thermodynamic analysis of an LNG fuelled combined cycle power plant with waste heat recovery and utilization system

This paper has proposed an improved liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled combined cycle power plant with a waste heat recovery and utilization system. The proposed combined cycle, which provides power outputs and thermal energy, consists of the gas/steam combined cycle, the subsystem utilizing the latent heat of spent steam from the steam turbine to vaporize LNG, the subsystem that recovers both the sensible heat and the latent heat of water vapour in the exhaust gas from the heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) by installing a condensing heat exchanger, and the HRSG waste heat utilization subsystem. The conventional combined cycle and the proposed combined cycle are modelled, considering mass, energy and exergy balances for every component and both energy and exergy analyses are conducted. Parametric analyses are performed for the proposed combined cycle to evaluate the effects of several factors, such as the gas turbine inlet temperature (TIT), the condenser pressure, the pinch point temperature difference of the condensing heat exchanger and the fuel gas heating temperature on the performance of the proposed combined cycle through simulation calculations. The results show that the net electrical efficiency and the exergy efficiency of the proposed combined cycle can be increased by 1.6 and 2.84% than those of the conventional combined cycle, respectively. The heat recovery per kg of flue gas is equal to 86.27 kJ s^?1. One MW of electric power for operating sea water pumps can be saved. The net electrical efficiency and the heat recovery ratio increase as the condenser pressure decreases. The higher heat recovery from the HRSG exit flue gas is achieved at higher gas TIT and at lower pinch point temperature of the condensing heat exchanger. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Techno-economic analysis of a novel hybrid heat pump system to recover waste heat and condensate from the low-temperature boiler exhaust gas

This paper is based on the proposal of a new waste heat recovery (WHR) system, which can be utilized to heat the boiler return water, boiler supply air, and building heating air. The system is the combination of an indirect contact condensing unit (IDCCU), a mechanical compression heat pump, and two air preheaters. The system is modeled on the basis of mass and energy balance and then thermodynamically analyzed. Improved performance results were obtained in the form of an increase in the boiler's energy efficiency of about 10.47%, with 4.87% increase in exergy efficiency. The coefficient of performance (COP) of the heat pump was increased from 1.23 to 1.45 by the addition of an air heater in the conventional heat pump. The exergy destruction in each component is calculated. Sensitivity analysis was performed to check the influence of different operating parameters on the performance of the WHR system and boiler. It can be observed from the results that for a specific refrigerant temperature and a calculated amount of mass, flow rate can maximize the condensation efficiency of IDCCU by decreasing the flue gas temperature, while the use of the air heater can further reduce the flue gas temperature, and a stream of hot air can be utilized for space heating. A comparison is made with the other system on a performance basis. The results shows a clear difference in efficiencies and profit earned.     

冷凝锅炉尾部翅片管束换热器的复合放热特性及节能效果

介绍了一台燃气锅炉在尾部加装翅片管束冷凝换热装置后的实炉运行情况及节能效果。运行结果表明：加装分离式冷凝换热器回收燃气锅炉尾气中的显热与潜热，技术措施可行，节能效果明显，热效率提高6％以上，经济效益可观。通过实炉实验研究还获得了低烟速下含有水蒸气冷凝换热的翅片管束复合放热特性实验关联式，可供设计及运行单位参考。     

Performances of a heat exchanger and pilot boiler for the development of a condensing gas boiler

In this research, design factors for a heat exchanger and boiler were investigated using a simplified model of a heat exchanger and pilot condensing boiler, respectively. Specifications of each heat exchanger component (e.g., upper heat exchanger (UHE) and lower heat exchanger (LHE); coil heat exchanger (CHE); baffles) were investigated using a model apparatus, and the comprehensive performance of the pilot gas boiler was examined experimentally. The heating efficiency of the boiler developed was about 90% when using the optimal designed heat exchangers. Compared to a conventional Bunsen-type boiler, the heating efficiency was improved about 10%. Additionally, NO_x and CO emissions were about 30 ppm and 160 ppm, respectively, based on a 0% O₂ basis at an equivalence ratio of 0.70, which is an appropriate operating condition. However, the pollutant emission of the boiler developed is satisfactory considering the emission performance of a condensing boiler, even though CO emission must be reduced.     

Analysis of two‐stage waste heat recovery based on natural gas‐fired boiler

Waste heat recovery (WHR) is crucial to the efficiency improvement of natural gas‐fired boiler systems. Two‐stage WHR systems based on the natural gas‐fired boiler were analyzed from the viewpoints of thermal efficiency and heat transfer irreversibility. An overall entransy dissipation‐based thermal resistance was derived to evaluate the irreversibility of WHR, including the entransy dissipations during condensation and in absorption heat pump (AHP). Compared with the basic WHR system, the two‐stage WHR systems have higher boiler efficiency and less irreversibility. The air‐humidified system recycles both the heat and vapor in flue gas, while the unutilized latent heat in the recovered vapor causes the boiler to be less efficient than the AHP system. Investigation on heat exchanger effectiveness of two‐stage WHR systems illustrated: in the two‐stage WHR system with air humidification, the increasing effectiveness of both heat exchangers could effectively increase boiler efficiency and reduce heat transfer irreversibility. In the two‐stage WHR system with AHP, boiler efficiency has a local optimum when the dew point occurs near the outlet of the first heat exchanger; increasing the second heat exchanger effectiveness is more efficient in improving boiler efficiency. The present work may provide available references and guidance for the design and optimization of the two‐stage WHR systems.     

燃气锅炉烟气在滴型管外传热特性的数值分析

在回收燃气锅炉烟气余热时,采用特殊管型强化传热以吸收烟气中大量的水蒸气所携带的显热和潜热,可以降低锅炉的排烟温度,提高锅炉的热效率。对滴型管和圆管烟气侧传热特性进行数值计算,通过对计算结果的分析比较,探讨了影响传热的因素,得出滴型管的传热特性优于圆管的结论,为特殊管型在冷凝换热器中的应用提供参考。     

嵌入热管换热器的反烧锅炉节能-脱硫功效研究

嵌入热管换热器的反烧锅炉,以热管换热器、紊流炉排、火焰稳定器等部件和反烧结构实现燃煤低温燃烧,热释放的平均温度为700—800℃;同时燃煤燃后的灰渣和化合物充当吸附和固硫剂,为炉内脱硫提供了条件。经测试,其烟气排放二氧化硫浓度仅为600mg／m3（122℃）,脱硫效率约84．2％,在低成本运行条件下实现较高效率的脱硫,综合经济技术指标等于或高于集中供热锅炉。     

Energy saving analysis and thermal performance evaluation of a hydrogen-enriched natural gas-fired condensing boiler

Hydrogen-enriched natural gas (HENG) has attracted widespread attention due to its lower pollutant emissions and industrial decarbonization in the past decades. HENG combustion boosts the water content in the flue gas, which is highly favorable for condensing boilers to recover additional latent heat. The energy saving and thermal performance of a condensing boiler burning HENG were evaluated at a constant heat load of 2.8 MW in this study. The variations in combustion products and boiler efficiency were investigated based on the material balance and energy conservation. The heat transfer calculations were employed to evaluate the thermal performance of boiler heating surfaces. The energy recovery performance of the condenser was assessed via a thermal design method. Results show that H₂ enrichment enhances the radiation intensity of the flame due to the incremental triatomic gases with higher emissivity in the furnace. The heat absorption ratio increases with H₂ enrichment in the radiative heating surface, while it shows a reverse tendency in the convective heating surface. The condensing boiler efficiency based on lower heating value increases from 101.83% to 110.60%, the total heat transfer rate of the condenser increases from 2.77 × 10⁵ W to 4.61 × 10⁵ W, and the total area required decreases from 46.45 m² to 42.16 m², as the H₂ enriches from 0 to 100% under the exhaust flue gas temperature of 318 K. Although the amount of recoverable heat in the exhaust flue gas increases considerably after H₂ blending, the original condenser with natural gas as the designed fuel could meet the requirements of the heat recovery for HENG without increasing the extra heating surface. When the H₂ fraction is enriched from 0 to 100%, CO₂ emission intensity drops from 6.05 × 10⁻⁸ kg J⁻¹ to 0. This work may offer some theoretical references for the application and generalization of HENG condensing boilers.     

燃气锅炉尾部烟气余热回收冷凝型节能器的实验研究

针对常规节能器不能有效回收燃气锅炉尾部烟气中水蒸气凝结所释放的汽化潜热、节能器系统阻力大等问题,介绍了一种低阻燃气锅炉尾部烟气余热回收冷凝型节能器的结构和实验研究情况,研究了液气比与锅炉排烟温度的关系、锅炉热效率与排烟温度的关系和节能器系统阻力与烟气流速的关系.     

Performance characteristics of a new type of lamellar heat exchanger for the utilization of flue gas heat

A new kind of lamellar-type heat exchanger, for utilization of the heat of flue gases, obtained by burning of natural gas is presented. It is especially appropriate for heating of the feed water for boilers and for district heating network. The influence of the flow rates of both phases, the coefficient of air excess in the burner of the boiler, initial and exit temperature of the phases, and specific dimensions of the heat exchanger on its efficiency is studied. The investigations are carried out using a mathematical model, based on heat and mass transfer differential balance equations. It is shown that this invention surpasses all existing technical solutions from economical point of view.     

Experimental study on titanium heat exchanger used in a gas fired water heater for latent heat recovery

In general, latent heat recovery is usually accompanied by the corrosion of the heat exchanger, which is caused by the strongly acidic condensate when the temperature of the flue gas is lowered below the acid dew point. The present study has been conducted to investigate the heat and mass transfer characteristics in a titanium heat exchanger with excellent corrosion resistance used for waste heat recovery with the condensation arranged in a gas fired water heater. In addition, the thermal efficiency of the gas fired water heater was evaluated based on the net calorific value at the maximum rated output during latent heat recovery from the exhaust flue gas. Parametric studies were conducted for the flue gas flow rate, inlet temperature and mass flow rate of the supplied water, respectively. Different arrangements of the tubes of the heat exchanger including in-line and staggered configurations were investigated. The experimental results indicate that the thermal efficiency of the gas fired water heater with a latent heat recovery (LHR) heat exchanger was enhanced by about 10% compared with conventional instantaneous water heaters, i.e., water heaters without heat recovery. In addition, in terms of the Nusselt number and the Sherwood number, the heat and mass transfer performance of the staggered tube bank type were approximately 50% and 10% higher than that on the in-line tube bank type when the Reynolds number of the flue gas was 10³.     

Theoretical prediction of sulfuric acid condensation rates in boiler flue gas

Prediction of acid condensation has a critical role in designing heat exchangers to recover water vapor from power plant flue gas. Rates of mass transfer for condensation of sulfuric acid vapors onto heat exchanger tubes were theoretically investigated and a computer program for numerical simulations of sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄) condensation in a flue gas condensing heat exchanger was developed. Governing equations based on mass and energy balances for the system were derived to predict variables such as flue gas exit temperatures, cooling water outlet temperatures, and molar fractions and condensation rates of water and sulfuric acid vapors. The associated equations were solved using an iterative solution technique and a one dimensional finite difference method with forward differencing. The Controlled Condensation Method (EPA Method 8B) was applied to experimentally obtain concentration profiles of sulfuric acid vapor in flue gas along downstream in the system. Predicted results of sulfuric acid vapor condensation were compared with empirical data for model validation, and the discrepancy is analyzed in terms of measurement and computation uncertainties. It is found that from both modeling and test results sulfuric acids as well as water vapors are reduced and separated in condensing heat exchanger due to mass transfer with condensation in flue gas. The modeling methodology described here is applicable to theoretical prediction of sulfuric acid and water condensation in full scale flue gas condensing heat exchanger applications.     

An experimental study on vapor condensation of wet flue gas in a plastic heat exchanger

An experimental system investigating condensation heat transfer of wet flue gas was set up, and the heat transfer performance of vapor‐gas mixture with vapor condensation was discussed. The experimental results of laminar flow in a plastic longitudinal spiral plate heat exchanger were obtained and are in good agreement with the modified classical film model. It is shown that the plastic air preheater can avoid acid corrosion in the low‐temperature field for the boiler using fuel containing sulfur and recover latent heat of the water vapor of the wet flue gas. Also some SO₂ was scrubbed during the vapor condensing process in the heat exchanger. © 2001 Scripta Technica, Heat Trans Asian Res, 30(7): 571–580, 2001     

The heat transfer coefficients of the heating surface of 300 MWe CFB boiler

A study of the heat transfer about the heating surface of three commercial 300 MWe CFB boilers was conducted in this work. The heat transfer coefficients of the platen heating surface, the external heat exchanger (EHE) and cyclone separator were calculated according to the relative operation data at different boiler loads. Moreover, the heat transfer coefficient of the waterwall was calculated by heat balance of the hot circuit of the CFB boiler. With the boiler capacity increasing, the heat transfer coefficients of these heating surface increases, and the heat transfer coefficient of the water wall is higher than that of the platen heating surface. The heat transfer coefficient of the EHE is the highest in high boiler load, the heat transfer coefficient of the cyclone separator is the lowest. Because the fired coal is different from the design coal in No.1 boiler, the ash content of the fired coal is much lower than that of the design coal. The heat transfer coefficients which calculated with the operation data are lower than the previous design value and that is the reason why the bed temperature is rather high during the boiler operation in No.1 boiler.     

锅炉余热回收实用性改进

通过分析现有的冷凝锅炉存在的问题,在结构上对其进行改动,采用板式换热器模块化组合,设计出空气预热器、烟气冷凝器与锅炉为一体的余热回收锅炉,使锅炉热效率提高的同时,又具有结构紧凑、不易结垢、耐腐蚀能力强、更加安全、稳定可靠、使用寿命长等优点。     

分离式冷凝锅炉冷凝水处理方案设计

在分离式冷凝锅炉的换热装置系统中处理烟气中,处理冷凝水的方法通常是通过净化处理再利用。本文的分离式冷凝锅炉冷凝水处理方案是将冷凝水经系统处理作为锅炉的给水,将冷凝换热装置节约的能量直接反馈回锅炉,由于锅炉负荷的波动带来烟气温度与给水流量的变化,导致冷凝率不稳定,所以本文中采用理论方法计算冷凝水量。     

高效燃气热水器的实验研究和节能分析

介绍了研制的新型家用燃气热水器和热水炉（兼有热水供应和采暖的功能）其特点是：冷凝传热和低污染燃烧技术。对家用燃气热水器和热水炉进行了实验研究，在不同运行工况下测定了热水器的热效率和NOx及CO的排放量，并与传统热水器进行了对比分析。实验结果表明，新型家用燃气热水器及热水炉具有高热效率和低污染排放的特点，它能大大降低对环境的污染。