The Numerical Simulation Research on Heat Transfer Enhancement of the Interpolation-Tubular Air Pre-Heater with Semi-Elliptic Cylinder Shell Vortex Generator

Abstract:

The semi-elliptic cylinder shell vortex generator set in the interpolation-tubular air pre-heater was studied. And by changing the high-width Ratio v, dip angle α, attack angle β, spacing s of vortex generator to research the heat transfer and resistance properties under different working conditions, and the optimization structure of vortex generator was determined. The heating medium of the air pre-heater is the flue gas that passes across tube outside, and the cooling air as the cooling medium in the tube longitudinal scoured. The Reynolds number range is 25000 ~ 40000. The research shows that: semi-elliptic cylinder vortex generator can obviously improve the heat transfer performance, the optimization structure of the semi-elliptic cylinder vortex generator: high-width ratio v = 0.45, attack angle β = 65 °, dip angle α = 15 °, span s = 90 mm, the heat transfer enhancement comprehensive effect raised about 43.2%~72.6%.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 397-400)
• Pages: 230-234
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.397-400.230
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: De Fan Qing*, Qing Feng Ai
• Keywords: Air Pre-Heater, Heat Transfer Enhancement, Structure Optimization, Vortex Generator

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