This thesis deals with a project of steam boiler to combustion of refused-derived fuel. With respect of required fuel and output parameters of the steam was worked out stoichiometry, energy loss and boiler efficiency, heat flows was allocate to individual heat exchange surfaces. The heat exchange surfaces was calculate and project in detail.

The thesis includes design of steam boiler burning woodchips with parameters of steam 88 t/h, 9,6 MPa, 520 °C. For these parameters is processed a heat calculation and dimensional design of boiler.

The aim of a diploma thesis is design of draft boiler for co-firing blast furnace gas and natural gas. In the first part is made the stoichiometric calculation for the gas mixture. Next is the proposal of combustion chamber and proposal of individual heating surfaces of boiler. Next part contains the thermal calculation and control of individual heating surfaces. Part of the work is also drawing documentation of boiler.

Med skenade bunkerkostnader och överdimensionerade motorinstallationer har allt fler handelsfartyg börjat operera under benämningen slow steaming, vilket innebär att sotbränderna har ökat i avgaspannor/ekonomiser och i en del extrema fall har branden övergått till en vätgasbrand. Arbetet utreder främst dieselmotorer som använder restoljor som bränsle och opererar med en låg motorbelastning. Syftet med undersökningen var att se vad som leder till att oförbränt bränsle och cylinderolja ackumuleras i avgassystem samt beskriva vilka åtgärder som kan göras för att eliminera risken för att en brand uppstår i en avgaspanna alternativt en ekonomiser. Metoden som har används för undersökningen är en litteraturstudie genom datainsamling och facklitteratur inom området dieselmotorer och främst marina ångpannor. Resultaten som framkommit av undersökningen visar på svårigheten att köra en dieselmotor på ett lägre effektuttag då hela fartyget ofta är konstruerat för en drift med tjockolja där motorn belastas på ca 80% av sin effekt. Några av de slutsatser ur studien visar på att även när en felfri motor ej uppnått drifttemperatur sker en ofullständig förbränning av bränsle och smörjolja på grund av den låga temperaturen i förbränningsrummet. Detta kan medföra operativa risker genom att oförbränt bränsle och cylinderolja ackumuleras i avgassystem som blöta och sotiga beläggningar. Slutsatserna som kan dras utifrån de olika sotningsmetoder vilka har jämförts i resultatet har vattentvättning, ångsotning och rengöringsmedel med katalytisk verkan fungerat bäst på de flesta beläggningar. / With escalating bunker costs and oversized engine installations an increasing number of vessels have started to operate in a mode known as slow steaming. This means that the soot fires in exhaust gas boilers/economizers have increased and in some extreme cases led to hydrogen fires. This thesis focus on how diesel engines use residual fuels and operate with a low engine load. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether incomplete combustion caused by a low combustion temperature leads to the accumulation of unburned fuel and cylinder oil in the exhaust gas system and to describe which precautions eliminate the risk of a fire in the exhaust gas boiler or exhaust gas economizer. A literature review has been conducted and data has been collected in the field of diesel engine with priority given to marine steam boilers. The result of the study shows how difficult (problematic) it is to run a diesel engine at a lower power output, since the vessel often is designed for a heavy fuel oil operation when the engine load approximately 80 % output.                      Conclusions from the study show that even when a faultless engine has not reached operating temperature, incomplete combustion of fuel and lubricating oil occurs due to the low temperature in the combustion chamber. This can entail operational risks by accumulating unburned fuel and cylinder oil in exhaust systems such as wet and sticky carbon deposit. The result shows that water washing, steam cleaning and catalytic cleaning are the most efficient cleaning methods for most deposits in exhaust gas boilers and economizers.

Cooling towers form an important part of chilled water systems and perform the function of rejecting the heat to the atmosphere. These systems are often not operated optimally, and cooling towers being an integral part of the system present a significant area to study and determine possible energy saving measures. Operation of cooling towers in economizer mode in winter and variable frequency drives (VFDs) on cooling tower fans are measures that can provide considerable energy savings. The chilled water system analysis tool (CWSAT) software is developed as a primary screening tool for energy evaluation for chilled water systems and quantifies the energy usage of the various components and typical measures that can be applied to these systems to conserve energy, all while requiring minimum number of inputs to analyze component-wise energy consumption and incurred overall cost. A careful investigation of the current model in CWSAT indicates that the prediction capability of the model at lower wet bulb temperatures and at low fan power is not very accurate. A new model for accurate tower performance prediction is imperative, since economizer operation occurs at low temperatures and most cooling towers come equipped with VFDs. In this thesis, a new model to predict cooling tower performance is created to give a more accurate prediction of energy savings for a tower. Further the economic feasibility of having additional cooling tower capacity to allow for economizer cooling, in light of reduced tower capacity at lower temperatures is investigated.

Este trabalho tem por finalidade avaliar o desempenho energético do sistema de condicionamento de ar com distribuição pelo piso (Underfloor Air Distribution System UFAD) em ambientes de escritório, considerando diferentes possibilidades de arquitetura do sistema e seus modos de operação com ciclos economizadores. Por meio de simulação computacional, as avaliações foram realizadas para o clima da cidade de São Paulo ao longo de um ano metereológico típico, mantendo as condições de conforto térmico no ambiente. O programa de simulação selecionado como ferramenta foi o EnergyPlus 2.1.0.023, visto que modelos numéricos nele implementados representam adequadamente o sistema UFAD e os ciclos economizadores. Como referência para o desenvolvimento dos modelos de simulação foi utilizada uma câmara de testes representativa de um ambiente de escritórios. Esta câmara foi desenvolvida por Leite (2003) para avaliação do conforto térmico propiciado pelo sistema UFAD. As curvas de distribuição de temperatura resultantes das simulações foram similares às curvas resultantes das medições executadas por esta autora. As simulações foram realizadas para duas arquiteturas diferentes do circuito de ar (com e sem desvio do ar de retorno) combinados com três diferentes modos de operação relacionados à vazão do ar exterior. A análise dos dados climáticos da cidade de São Paulo demonstra que a tomada de ar exterior pode ser majorada com a utilização de ciclos economizadores, reduzindo o consumo de energia do sistema. Os resultados desta pesquisa indicam uma estreita relação entre arquitetura do sistema, controle dos ciclos economizadores, e dados climáticos, revelando que a combinação entre esses parâmetros pode reduzir em 34,5% o consumo de energia elétrica do sistema UFAD na cidade de São Paulo. / The purpose of this research is to evaluate the energy performance of the Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD) system at office buildings, considering different air loops design and economizer cycles while keeping thermal comfort for the weather data of São Paulo city, Brazil. Simulations were held using the EnergyPlus software version 2.1.0.023, since its numerical models can well represent UFAD systems and economizer cycles. One chamber representing an office room was used as reference for the simulation models. This chamber was developed by Leite (2003) to evaluate the thermal comfort conditions provided by the UFAD system. The curves of temperature distribution obtained from simulation were similar to those experimentally obtained by Leite (2003). Simulations were performed for two different air loops (with and without return air bypass) combined with three different outside air controls. The São Paulo weather data analysis demonstrates that the outside air flow can be increased with the use of economizer cycles, reducing electric energy consumption of the UFAD system. The results of this research indicate that there is a tight relationship between the system air loop design, economizer cycle control and weather data, which reveals that the combination between these parameters can reduce about 34,5% the electric energy consumption of UFAD system at São Paulo city.

Este trabalho tem por finalidade avaliar o desempenho energético do sistema de condicionamento de ar com distribuição pelo piso (Underfloor Air Distribution System UFAD) em ambientes de escritório, considerando diferentes possibilidades de arquitetura do sistema e seus modos de operação com ciclos economizadores. Por meio de simulação computacional, as avaliações foram realizadas para o clima da cidade de São Paulo ao longo de um ano metereológico típico, mantendo as condições de conforto térmico no ambiente. O programa de simulação selecionado como ferramenta foi o EnergyPlus 2.1.0.023, visto que modelos numéricos nele implementados representam adequadamente o sistema UFAD e os ciclos economizadores. Como referência para o desenvolvimento dos modelos de simulação foi utilizada uma câmara de testes representativa de um ambiente de escritórios. Esta câmara foi desenvolvida por Leite (2003) para avaliação do conforto térmico propiciado pelo sistema UFAD. As curvas de distribuição de temperatura resultantes das simulações foram similares às curvas resultantes das medições executadas por esta autora. As simulações foram realizadas para duas arquiteturas diferentes do circuito de ar (com e sem desvio do ar de retorno) combinados com três diferentes modos de operação relacionados à vazão do ar exterior. A análise dos dados climáticos da cidade de São Paulo demonstra que a tomada de ar exterior pode ser majorada com a utilização de ciclos economizadores, reduzindo o consumo de energia do sistema. Os resultados desta pesquisa indicam uma estreita relação entre arquitetura do sistema, controle dos ciclos economizadores, e dados climáticos, revelando que a combinação entre esses parâmetros pode reduzir em 34,5% o consumo de energia elétrica do sistema UFAD na cidade de São Paulo. / The purpose of this research is to evaluate the energy performance of the Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD) system at office buildings, considering different air loops design and economizer cycles while keeping thermal comfort for the weather data of São Paulo city, Brazil. Simulations were held using the EnergyPlus software version 2.1.0.023, since its numerical models can well represent UFAD systems and economizer cycles. One chamber representing an office room was used as reference for the simulation models. This chamber was developed by Leite (2003) to evaluate the thermal comfort conditions provided by the UFAD system. The curves of temperature distribution obtained from simulation were similar to those experimentally obtained by Leite (2003). Simulations were performed for two different air loops (with and without return air bypass) combined with three different outside air controls. The São Paulo weather data analysis demonstrates that the outside air flow can be increased with the use of economizer cycles, reducing electric energy consumption of the UFAD system. The results of this research indicate that there is a tight relationship between the system air loop design, economizer cycle control and weather data, which reveals that the combination between these parameters can reduce about 34,5% the electric energy consumption of UFAD system at São Paulo city.

This master's thesis deals with the design of stoker-fired boiler for combustion of biomass. The main points of work are stoichiometry calculation of combustion, determining the dew point of flue gas, calculation of losses, which ones serves for determination of boiler efficiency, dimension design and detail calculation of thermosetting surfaces. In the last chapter is numbered total balance and real thermal efficiency of boiler.

This thesis is focused on the design of steam boiler like a supplement for cogeneration unit of biogas plant. The main idea is to use a waste heat from the exhaust gasses to produce a technological steam of required parameters. The thesis contains of a calculation an amount of the heat in exhaust gasses and a heat exchange surface. An Aerodynamic loss and a wall thickness of the boilers are verified by strength calculation in the next parts of this thesis. At the end of this thesis are made projection drawings and diagram, which are made of the calculations.

This thesis deals with a project of steam boiler to combustion of refused-derived fuel. With respect of required fuel and output parameters of the steam was worked out stoichiometry, energy loss and boiler efficiency, heat flows was allocate to individual heat exchange surfaces. The heat exchange surfaces was calculate and project in detail.