摘要:
The flue gas (22) temperature coming from an air preheater (14) to a particulate collection device such as an electrostatic precipitator (16) or fabric filter is reduced to improve the operation of the particulate collection device. This may be done by reducing the exit flue gas (22) temperature from the air preheater (14) or reducing the temperature after exiting. In one embodiment, air in excess of that needed for combustion is passed through the air preheater (14) with the heated excess air either being dumped (34) or used for a variety of purposes (30, 32) in the plant. A particular embodiment involves segmenting the air outlet side of a rotary regenerative air preheater (14) and withdrawing the excess air from the segment where the dust loading is the lowest. Further, additional cooling of the flue gas (22) can be provided by reducing the quantity of primary air that typically bypasses the air preheater (14) and then providing other ways to control the primary air temperature to the pulverizers. The flue gas (22) temperature may also be cooled after the air preheater (14) by heat exchange or spray cooling with water.
摘要:
An air preheater (10) has heat transfer elements (40) with a first series of corrugated elements (50) having longitudinally oriented, mutually parallel corrugations (51) formed generally continuously across the lateral direction. Positioned on either side of each of the corrugated elements (50) of the first series are a series of notched plates (52) each having mutually parallel spaced apart notches. Each notch (54) is formed by parallel double ridges (56) projecting transversely from opposite sides and the element (50) has flat sections (58) between the notches (54). The notches (54) are oriented obliquely in mutually opposite directions relative to the corrugations (51) of the adjacent elements (50) whereby the notched elements (52) are in contact with the corrugated elements (50) solely at the points of intersection of the notches (54) and corrugations (51). This produces an increased number of boundary layer breaks and improves heat transfer as well as providing straight line passages through the elements (50).
摘要:
A sealing arrangement for a quad sector rotary regenerative air preheater (10) has a rotor (12) rotatably mounted in a housing (14). The rotor (12) has radially extending diaphragms (16) forming compartments (17) and radial seals (66) extending along the edges of the diaphragms. Sector plates (30) are positioned at the axial ends of the rotor (12) to divide the preheater (10) into a flue gas sector (34), a primary air sector (40) and a first secondary air sector (42, 44) adjacent said flue gas sector (34) and said primary air sector (40), and a second secondary air sector (42, 44) positioned adjacent said flue gas sector (34) and said primary air sector (40). The sector plates (30) between the flue gas sector (34) and said secondary air sectors (42, 44) are in sealing engagement with two of the radial seals (66) at all times and the sector plates (62, 64) between the primary air sector (40) and the second air sectors (42, 44) are in sealing engagement with only one of the radial seals (66) at any particular time.
摘要:
A rotary regenerative air preheater (10) having a linear scan hot spot detection system (38). This linear scan hot spot detection system (38) has a linear rail assembly (44) generally extending from the center to the periphery of the rotor (14) cavity. The rail assembly (44) preferably supports two carriage assemblies (54) for linear motion thereon. A drive mechanism (58) located on the exterior wall of the air preheater (10) shuttles the carriages (54) between the central portion and the peripheral portion of the rotor (14) cavity. Each carriage assembly (54) supports a single infrared sensor assembly head (66) for detecting hot spots on the air preheater rotor (14). The linear reciprocating motion of the two carriages (54) results in complete detection coverage for the rotating air preheater rotor (14).
摘要:
A rotary regenerative air preheater (10) having a rotor (14) mounted to a central rotor post (16) for rotation within a surrounding housing (12) whereby heat absorbent material carried in the rotor (14) is alternately exposed to a flow of heating gas and a gas to be heated. A radial seal assembly (42, 421) including a flexible sealing strip (74) is mounted to the hot end edge of each radially extending partition of the rotor (14) to establish a seal between the partitions and the confronting face of the sector plate of the housing (12) as the rotor (14) is rotated. The flexible sealing strip (74) has a tapered configuration such that the distal edge (80) of the sealing strip (74) and the confronting face of the sector plate (20, 22, 24) define a controlled radially extending gap (86) when the air preheater (10) is in a hot-operating condition. A protective tip (106) is mounted on the distal edge (80) of the flexible sealing strip (74) to prevent premature failure due to edge fracturing. The rigid back support leaf (58) biases the flexible sealing strip (74), pretensioning the flexible sealing strip (74) to eliminate gapping due to gas-air pressure differentials.
摘要:
A rotary regenerative heat exchanger (2) for transferring heat from a hot fluid to a cold fluid by means of an assembly (30) of heat transfer element which is alternately contacted with the hot and cold fluid. The heat transfer element assembly (30) is comprised of a plurality heat transfer plates (32) stacked alternately in spaced relationship. The spacing between adjacent plates (32) is maintained by spacers which comprise notches (38A, 38B) in the form of bilobed folds crimped in the plates (32) at spaced intervals to prevent nesting between adjacent plates (32), the pitch of the sloping web portions (60) of not more than half of the bilobed folds (38B) in each plate (30) will be opposite in inclination to the pitch of the sloping web portions (60) of at least half of the bilobed folds (38A) in the plates (30).
摘要:
In a regenerative heat exchanger of the kind having a rotor (2) mounted in a casing (1), supports (10) are provided for maintaining a certain clearance between the rotor (2) and movable plates (6, 8) connected to the casing (1) and located closed to the rotor ends. Each support co-operates through a guided surface (62) on a sliding shoe (25) with a guiding surface (61) on a flange (12) on the rotor (2). According to the invention the support (10) is provided with water conduit means (63, 65, 66) ending in the guided surface (62) and being connected to a water source of a pressure sufficient to establish a gap between the guided (62) and the guiding (61) surface so that a cushion of vaporized water is established between the surfaces (61, 62) as the water vaporizes by contact with the guiding surface (61), which is hot, and escapes from the conduit means (63, 65, 66) through the gap.
摘要:
A heat transfer element (40) for a rotary regenerative preheater (10) has first and second heat transfer plates (50). The first heat transfer plate (50) defines a plurality of generally equidistantly laterally spaced apart parallel straight notches (52). Each notch (52) has adjacent double ridges (53) extending transversely from opposite sides of the first heat transfer plate (50). Undulations (56) extend between the notches (52). The second heat transfer plate (50) is adjacent the first heat transfer plate (50) and defines a plurality of generally equidistantly laterally spaced apart parallel straight flat sections (54). Undulations (56) extend between the flat sections (54) and the flat sections (54) are spaced apart a distance generally equal to the lateral spacing of the notches (52). The notches (52) of the first heat transfer plate (50) are in contact with the flat sections (54) of the second heat transfer plate (50) to define channels (58) therebetween.
摘要:
The rotor (14) for a rotary regenerative air preheater is fabricated from a combination of shop assembled rotor sector modules (56) and field assembled components so as to eliminate the double plate diaphragms (34) of conventional modular rotors (14). The shop assembled modules (56) comprise one or more sectors (58, 60) and the field assembled components fit between the spaced shop assembled modules (56) spaced around the rotor hub (36). The support gratings (66) between the diaphragm plates (68) support modular heat exchange baskets (22) which are loaded into the rotor (14) radially from the periphery.
摘要:
The rotor (14) for a rotary regenerative air preheater is fabricated from a combination of shop assembled rotor sector modules (56) and field assembled components so as to eliminate the double plate diaphragms (34) of conventional modular rotors (14). The shop assembled modules (56) comprise one or more sectors (58, 60) and the field assembled components fit between the spaced shop assembled modules (56) spaced around the rotor hub (36). The support gratings (66) between the diaphragm plates (68) support modular heat exchange baskets (22) which are loaded into the rotor (14) radially from the periphery.