This thesis is focused on design of black coal combustion boiler of 160t/h output. It consists of several parts. First, stechiometric calculations and enthalpy of air and gas are made, then heat balance of boiler and the boiler losses are calculated, and also thermal efficiency is determined. In next step, the combustion chamber is designed and its thermal calculation is made. Then, each of heating surfaces are designed, and in the last step overall energy balance of the boiler is checked. The scheme of pressure system and design documentation added.

Este trabalho apresenta uma metodologia de avaliação da incerteza associada à medição do desempenho térmico de coletores solares térmicos, utilizados em aquecedores de água residenciais. A determinação desta grandeza tem influência direta na estimativa da fração solar obtida pelo sistema, e consequentemente no tempo de retorno sobre o investimento do mesmo. Coletores solares planos, construídos a partir de perfis de alumínio, com absorvedores metálicos, pintura preta não seletiva, tubulação interna de cobre, cobertura de vidro simples e isolante térmico na parte traseira, foram ensaiados individualmente em laboratório para determinação do seu desempenho. O procedimento adotado foi o indoor, onde os ensaios são realizados sob um simulador artificial de radiação solar, e envolveu a configuração da câmara de testes, estabilização das variáveis ambientais, ensaios das amostras, cálculo do desempenho térmico e estimativa da sua incerteza associada. Esta última levou em consideração as contribuições da instrumentação empregada, da estabilidade temporal das condições de contorno para realização das medições e do método estatístico utilizado na determinação da curva de desempenho térmico do coletor. Ao final do estudo foram ponderados os limites aceitos pelo programa de etiquetagem brasileiro de coletores em comparação com os resultados obtidos. / This work presents a methodology for assessing the thermal performance uncertainty of solar collectors used in residential water heaters. The uncertainty has a direct influence on the solar fraction prediction and consequently on its payback time. Flat solar collectors, built in aluminum frames, metallic absorber with non-selective black paint, copper pipes, single glass cover and thermal insulation on the back, were tested individually at the laboratory to measure their performance. The test procedure was the indoor, performed on an artificial solar simulator, and included the test chamber set-up, environmental variables control, sample testing, thermal performance calculating and its uncertainty estimate. The latter considered the instrumentation, temporal stability of variables and the statistical method used on the collectors thermal performance curve fitting. The study also compared the results obtained with the performance limits accepted by the Brazilian collector labeling program.

Este trabalho aborda o desenvolvimento de um sistema de controle de temperatura para um aquecedor de passagem de água a gás. O sistema de controle Controlgás é apresentado e comparado ao sistema de controle típico, usado em aquecedores de passagem convencionais. São apresentadas as características e objetivos do projeto Controlgás, o qual serviu de base para o desenvolvimento deste trabalho. É apresentada uma fundamentação teórica sobre técnicas de controle para compensação de variações paramétricas e de atrasos de transporte, bem como uma revisão sobre as principais soluções já desenvolvidas para o controle de temperatura da água em aquecedores de passagem. A bancada experimental, contendo o aquecedor e o sistema de controle, utilizada em trabalhos anteriores, foi reestruturada e instrumentada com sensores de temperatura na entrada e na saída de água e com sensores que detectam a presença de chama e de fluxo de água. Foi desenvolvida uma servo-válvula que permite a regulagem automática da vazão de gás. Desenvolveu-se um circuito de potência para o acionamento dos atuadores (solenoides e servo-válvula) da bancada, assim como algoritmos que geram os sinais adequados para seu funcionamento. Foi feita a identificação do processo e o modelo da servo-válvula foi obtido por meio da análise de ensaios experimentais. O modelo do sistema completo foi desenvolvido no programa Simulink, onde foram feitas simulações do comportamento dinâmico do sistema proposto. O sistema foi implantado experimentalmente e foi capaz de convergir para as temperaturas de referência durante os ensaios. / This work addresses the development of a temperature control system for a gas tankless water heater. The Controlgás control system is presented and compared to typical control systems used in regular tankless water heaters. The characteristics and objectives of Controlgás project, which formed the basis for the development of this work, are presented. A theoretical foundation on control techniques for compensation of parametric variations and transport delays is presented, as well as a review of the main solutions already developed for the control of water temperature on tankless water heaters. The experimental set containing the heater and the control system used in previous work was restructured and instrumented with temperature sensors at the water's input and output and with sensors which detect the presence of flame and the water flow. A servo-valve that allows automatic adjustment of the gas flow was developed. A power circuit was created to drive the actuators (solenoids and servo-valve) of the set, as well as algorithms that generate the appropriate signals for its operation. The process identification and the servo-valve‟s model were obtained through experimental analysis. The system‟s complete model was developed in Simulink, where simulations of the dynamic behavior of the proposed system were made. The system was implemented experimentally and was able to converge to the reference temperatures during the tests.

Clear evidence shows a relationship between working in swine facilities and developing respiratory illnesses. Health effects have been associated with exposures to the combination of dust, ammonia, and carbon dioxide (CO2). This study examined whether room concentrations of combustion gases could be improved by changing the in-room vented heaters common to animal production operations to heaters that vent combustion gases outside. Concentrations of CO2 and carbon monoxide (CO) were monitored during two winter seasons, with the 2013-14 season using the traditional gas-fired heater (Guardian 60, L.B.White Co.) and the 2014-15 winter using new vented heaters (Effinity93, Modine Manufacturing Co.) Direct-reading CO (VRAE, Rae Systems) and CO2 (ToxieRAE Pro, Rae Systems) monitors were deployed at fixed stations throughout the farrowing barn to measure gas concentrations. Differences in mean gas concentrations between heater types, as well as the relationship between CO2 and temperature, sow, and piglet count, were evaluated using linear regression. Carbon dioxide concentrations exceeded industry recommended limits (1540 ppm) on all sample days (N=18) with the standard in-room vented heaters in operation: concentrations averaged half of the TLV (2500 ppm). With the new vented heaters, 24-hour averaged CO2 concentrations exceeded industry recommended limits on only three out of 20 sample days: concentrations averaged 1400 ppm. The new heater significantly reduced CO2 by 44% and CO by 60% from 2.0 to 0.8 ppm (p2=0.75) between CO2 and production factors (temperature, sow and piglet count) for the new heater: CO2 (ppm) = 482 - 22.4(Temp °C) + 43(# sow) + 5.6(# piglet). Similar analysis for the old heater identified similar trends but substantially different intercept (1700 ppm) and temperature factor (-36.9). While CO2 is still generated from swine respiration, we found significant reductions in room concentrations with the simple replacement of commonly used equipment. Future work will include an assessment of the longevity of these heaters in the swine barn environment

Nucleate boiling is widely used as a means of heat transfer in thermal management systems because of its high heat transfer rates. This study explored the effects of heat flux and surface geometry on heat transfer behavior and bubble dynamics of nucleate pool boiling in microgravity. A single platinum wire, a twist of three platinum wires, and a twist of four platinum wires were used as boiling surfaces for two separate experiments performed in microgravity on board NASA’s parabolic flight aircraft. Wire temperature, thermocouple, and video measurements were taken during a total of 44 microgravity parabolas. Results show that the crevices formed by wire twisting provide regions of localized superheating and are able to reduce the heat flux necessary for boiling onset to occur. This localized heating results in a lower average heater temperature and shortened superheating periods, but this effect decreases when more wires are present in the twist. This behavior was investigated and confirmed with a finite volume, transient conduction model. This model also showed that the water temperature profile at the bubble onset indicates that water at a certain distance from the wire surface, in this experiment 50 μm, needs to be heated to above saturation temperature in order to initiate and generate a burst of bubbles. A relative bubble area analysis method was able to quantify vapor production and bubble behavior across multiple frames of video. Application of this method revealed a transition of bubble behavior from large isolated bubbles to jet flows of small bubbles, and this method allowed the heat flux contribution of jet flows to be approximated. Additionally, a new mode of jet flows was observed. Particle image velocimetry was used to provide approximate velocities of small bubble jet flows and their influence on heat transfer to the bulk fluid.

<p>På överhettartuber i värmepannor bildas beläggningar på grund av sot och partiklar från förbränningen. Beläggningarna isolerar överhettartuberna vilket försämrar värmepannans verkningsgrad. Sotning av tuberna sker under drift och ett system som automatiskt kan beräkna hur mycket beläggningar som finns på tuberna skulle kunna göra sotningen mer behovsstyrd.Resonansfrekvenser hos överhettartuberna påverkas av masspåslaget som blir när beläggningar bildas. En förändring i frekvens kan då översättas till en förändring i massa. Vibrationsmätningar har gjorts med töjningsgivare som är monterade på överhettartuber i en av Ryaverkets pannor och i SAKAB:s panna. I detta examensarbete har syftet varit att analysera olika metoder för att skatta resonansfrekvenser i genomförda mätningar. Algoritmerna MUSIC, ESPRIT och AR samt en heuristisk statistisk metod har testats på genererade signaler. MUSIC och ESPRIT har givit bäst skattningar och har därefter använts för att analysera mätningarna. Periodvis följer vissa skattningar av mätningar från Ryaverket trender mellan sotningarna vilket indikerar att det skulle kunna vara resonansfrekvenser. Annars innehåller skattningarna för mycket variationer. Skattningarna av mätningar från SAKAB:s panna är gjorda under en kortare tidsperiod men visar en tydligare trend som troliggör att det är resonansfrekvenser som detekterats.För att automatiskt hitta och följa resonansfrekvenser i skattningarna, även om dessa innehåller stora variationer, har en målföljningsalgoritm implementerats. Algoritmen hittar skattningar som följer en förväntad trend mellan sotningarna. Tester visar att algoritmen hittar troliga resonansfrekvenser i skattningarna men att det är svårt att kunna dra några slutsatser om skattningarna varierar för mycket. Bättre signaler skulle kunna minska variationerna hos skattningarna. Ett förslag presenteras hur MUSIC eller ESPRIT tillsammans med en målföljningsalgoritm skulle kunna användas för att beräkna masspåslag på överhettartuberna.</p> / <p>Combustion in thermal power plants emits particles which create coatings on the super heater tubes. The coatings insulate the tubes and impairs the efficiency of the heat transfer. Cleaning the tubes occurs while the power plant is running and a system that automatically calculates the amount of coatings could make the cleaning more needs-based. The resonance frequencies of the super heater tubes are affected by the added mass of the coatings. A change in frequency corresponds to a change in mass. Vibration measurements have been made with strain gauges on the super heater tubes in Ryaverket's power plant and in one of SAKAB's power plants. The purpose of this thesis work has been to analyse different methods to estimate resonance frequencies in the vibration measurements. ESPRIT, MUSIC, AR and a heuristic statistical method have been tested on generated signals. MUSIC and ESPRIT have given the best estimations and have thus been used to analyse the measurements. Periodically some estimations of measurements from Ryaverket are following trends which indicates that they could be resonance frequencies. The rest of the estimations contain too large variations. The estimations made of the measurements from SAKAB have been made during a shorter time period but shows clearer trends which make them probable resonance frequencies.To automatically trace resonance frequencies in the estimations, even though they contains large variations, a target tracking algorithm has been implemented. The algorithm finds estimations that follows expected trends between the cleaning periods. Tests shows that the target tracking algorithm finds probable resonance frequencies in the estimations but that it is hard to reach a conclusion if they contain large variations. Better measurements could give estimations with smaller variations.An idea is presented where MUSIC or ESPRIT together with a target tracking algorithm could be used to calculate the amount of coatings on the super heater tubes.</p>

Cross flow heat exchangers are a fairly common apparatus employed throughout many industrial processes. For these types of systems, correlations have been extensively developed. However, there have been no correlations done for very high enthalpy flows as produced by Arnold Engineering Development Center’s (AEDC) H2 facility. The H2 facility uses a direct current electric arc to heat air which is then expanded through a converging-diverging nozzle to impart a supersonic velocity to the air. This high enthalpy, high temperature air must be cooled downstream by the use of a cross flow heat exchanger. It is of interest to evaluate the actual performance of the air cooler to determine the effectiveness of possible facility upgrades. In order to characterize cooler effectiveness, a numerical model is built to calculate per-tube-row energy balances using real (temperature and pressure dependent) air and water properties and cross-flow Nusselt number calculations.

This master thesis presents a new technological combination of two environmentally friendly sources of energy in order to provide DHW, and space heating. Solar energy is used for space heating, and DHW production using PV modules which supply direct current directly to electrical heating elements inside a water storage tank. On the other hand a GSHP system as another source of renewable energy provides heat in the water storage tank of the system in order to provide DHW and space heating. These two sources of renewable energy have been combined in this case-study in order to obtain a more efficient system, which will reduce the amount of electricity consumed by the GSHP system.The key aim of this study is to make simulations, and calculations of the amount ofelectrical energy that can be expected to be produced by a certain amount of PV modules that are already assembled on a house in Vantaa, southern Finland. This energy is then intended to be used as a complement to produce hot water in the heating system of the house beside the original GSHP system. Thus the amount of electrical energy purchased from the grid should be reduced and the compressor in the GSHP would need fewer starts which would reduce the heating cost of the GSHP system for space heating and providing hot water.The produced energy by the PV arrays in three different circuits will be charged directly to three electrical heating elements in the water storage tank of the existing system to satisfy the demand of the heating elements. The excess energy can be used to heat the water in the water storage tank to some extent which leads to a reduction of electricity consumption by the different components of the GSHP system.To increase the efficiency of the existing hybrid system, optimization of different PV configurations have been accomplished, and the results are compared. Optimization of the arrays in southern and western walls shows a DC power increase of 298 kWh/year compared with the existing PV configurations. Comparing the results from the optimization of the arrays on the western roof if the intention is to feed AC power to the components of the GSHP system shows a yearly AC power production of 1,646 kWh.This is with the consideration of no overproduction by the PV modules during the summer months. This means the optimized PV systems will be able to cover a larger part of summer demand compared with the existing system.

In confined bulk crystal growth techniques such as the traveling heater method, base materials in an ampoule are melted and resolidified as a single crystal. During this process, flow control is desired so that the resulting alloy semiconductors are uniform in composition and have minimal defects. Such control allows for tuned lattice parameters and bandgap energy, properties necessary to produce custom materials for specific electro-optical applications. For ternary alloys, bulk crystal growth methods suffer from slow diffusion rates between elements, severely limiting growth rates and reducing uniformity. Exposing the electrically conducting melt to an external alternating magnetic field can accelerate the mixing. A rotating magnetic field (RMF) can be used to stir the melt in the azimuthal direction, which reduces temperature variations and controls the shape at the solidification front. A traveling magnetic field (TMF) imposes large body forces in the radial and axial directions, which helps reduce the settling of denser components and return them to the growth front. In either case, mixing is desired, but turbulence is not. At large magnetic Taylor numbers the flow becomes unstable to first laminar and then turbulent transitions. It is imperative that crystal growers know when these transitions will occur and how the flow physics is affected. Here, the melt driven by electromagnetic forces is analyzed through the use of 3D numerical simulations of the flow field up to and beyond the point of laminar instability. The analysis aims to emulate laboratory conditions for generating electromagnetic forces for both types of alternating magnetic fields and highlights the differences between laboratory forces and the analytical approximations that are often assumed. Comparisons are made between the resulting forces, flow fields, and points of instability as the frequency of the alternating field varies. Critical Taylor numbers and the resulting unstable flow fields are compared to the results from linear stability theory.

På överhettartuber i värmepannor bildas beläggningar på grund av sot och partiklar från förbränningen. Beläggningarna isolerar överhettartuberna vilket försämrar värmepannans verkningsgrad. Sotning av tuberna sker under drift och ett system som automatiskt kan beräkna hur mycket beläggningar som finns på tuberna skulle kunna göra sotningen mer behovsstyrd.Resonansfrekvenser hos överhettartuberna påverkas av masspåslaget som blir när beläggningar bildas. En förändring i frekvens kan då översättas till en förändring i massa. Vibrationsmätningar har gjorts med töjningsgivare som är monterade på överhettartuber i en av Ryaverkets pannor och i SAKAB:s panna. I detta examensarbete har syftet varit att analysera olika metoder för att skatta resonansfrekvenser i genomförda mätningar. Algoritmerna MUSIC, ESPRIT och AR samt en heuristisk statistisk metod har testats på genererade signaler. MUSIC och ESPRIT har givit bäst skattningar och har därefter använts för att analysera mätningarna. Periodvis följer vissa skattningar av mätningar från Ryaverket trender mellan sotningarna vilket indikerar att det skulle kunna vara resonansfrekvenser. Annars innehåller skattningarna för mycket variationer. Skattningarna av mätningar från SAKAB:s panna är gjorda under en kortare tidsperiod men visar en tydligare trend som troliggör att det är resonansfrekvenser som detekterats.För att automatiskt hitta och följa resonansfrekvenser i skattningarna, även om dessa innehåller stora variationer, har en målföljningsalgoritm implementerats. Algoritmen hittar skattningar som följer en förväntad trend mellan sotningarna. Tester visar att algoritmen hittar troliga resonansfrekvenser i skattningarna men att det är svårt att kunna dra några slutsatser om skattningarna varierar för mycket. Bättre signaler skulle kunna minska variationerna hos skattningarna. Ett förslag presenteras hur MUSIC eller ESPRIT tillsammans med en målföljningsalgoritm skulle kunna användas för att beräkna masspåslag på överhettartuberna. / Combustion in thermal power plants emits particles which create coatings on the super heater tubes. The coatings insulate the tubes and impairs the efficiency of the heat transfer. Cleaning the tubes occurs while the power plant is running and a system that automatically calculates the amount of coatings could make the cleaning more needs-based. The resonance frequencies of the super heater tubes are affected by the added mass of the coatings. A change in frequency corresponds to a change in mass. Vibration measurements have been made with strain gauges on the super heater tubes in Ryaverket's power plant and in one of SAKAB's power plants. The purpose of this thesis work has been to analyse different methods to estimate resonance frequencies in the vibration measurements. ESPRIT, MUSIC, AR and a heuristic statistical method have been tested on generated signals. MUSIC and ESPRIT have given the best estimations and have thus been used to analyse the measurements. Periodically some estimations of measurements from Ryaverket are following trends which indicates that they could be resonance frequencies. The rest of the estimations contain too large variations. The estimations made of the measurements from SAKAB have been made during a shorter time period but shows clearer trends which make them probable resonance frequencies.To automatically trace resonance frequencies in the estimations, even though they contains large variations, a target tracking algorithm has been implemented. The algorithm finds estimations that follows expected trends between the cleaning periods. Tests shows that the target tracking algorithm finds probable resonance frequencies in the estimations but that it is hard to reach a conclusion if they contain large variations. Better measurements could give estimations with smaller variations.An idea is presented where MUSIC or ESPRIT together with a target tracking algorithm could be used to calculate the amount of coatings on the super heater tubes.