Research on Thermophoretic and Inertial Aspects of Ash Particle Deposition on Heat Exchanger Surfaces in Coal-fired Equipment. Quarterly Technical Report No. 10, December 1, 1988--February 28, 1989

Research on Thermophoretic and Inertial Aspects of Ash Particle Deposition on Heat Exchanger Surfaces in Coal-fired Equipment. Quarterly Technical Report No. 10, December 1, 1988--February 28, 1989
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Little is yet known (theoretically or experimentally) about the simultaneous effects of particle inertia, particle thermophoresis and high mass loading on the important engineering problem of predicting deposition rates from flowing ''dusty'' gases. For this reason, we investigate the motion of particles present at nonnegligible mass loading in a flowing nonisothermal gaseous medium and their deposition on strongly cooled or heated solid objects by examining the instructive case of steady axisymmetric ''dusty gas'' flow between two infinite disks: an inlet (porous) disk and the impermeable ''target'' disk -- a flow not unlike that encountered in recent seeded-flame experiments. Since this stagnation flow/geometry admits interesting self-similar solutions at all Reynolds numbers, we are able to predict laminar flow mass-, momentum- and energy-transfer rate coefficients over a wide range of particle mass loadings, dimensionless particle relaxation times (Stokes numbers), dimensionless thermophoretic diffusivities, and gas Reynolds numbers. As a by-product, we illustrate the accuracy and possible improvement of our previous ''diffusion model'' for tightly coupled dusty gas systems. Moreover, we report new results illustrating the dependence of the important ''critical'' Stokes number (for incipient particle impaction) on particle mass loading and wall/gas temperature ratio for dust-laden gas motion towards ''overheated'' solid surfaces. The present formulation and insulating transport coefficients should not only be useful in explaining/predicting recent deposition rate trends in ''seeded'' flame experiments, but also highly mass-loaded systems of technological interest.

Research on Thermophoretic and Inertial Aspects of Ash Particle Deposition on Heat Exchanger Surfaces in Coal-fired Equipment. Quarterly Technical Report No. 11, March 1, 1989--May 31, 1989

Research on Thermophoretic and Inertial Aspects of Ash Particle Deposition on Heat Exchanger Surfaces in Coal-fired Equipment. Quarterly Technical Report No. 11, March 1, 1989--May 31, 1989
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Our results on photophoresis reveal significant transport effects, mainly for particles which are carbonaceous (char-like, soot-like) rather than ash-like. Figure 2 shows the predicted dimensionless transport coefficient (proportional to the ordinary Stanton number for mass transfer) as a function of radiation/convective flux ratio and carbonaceous particle radius for laminar boundary layer flow past a wall cooled to 70% of the mainstream temperature, subjected to a radiative energy spectrum appropriate to a black-body source at ca. 1800K. One sees that large effects on the particle deposition rate are produced if the radiative flux is comparable to or exceeds the ordinary (Fourier) energy flux. We are now extending this work to include the effects of inevitable particle asymmetries, including agglomerate (shape) effects, and the role that energy transfer (eg. radiative cooling of larger particles in a population) might play in the coagulation dynamics and deposition dynamics of such aerosol populations.

Research on Thermophoretic and Inertial Aspects of Ash Particle Deposition on Heat Exchanger Surfaces in Coal-fired Equipment. Quarterly Techical Report, December 1, 1986--February 28, 1987

Research on Thermophoretic and Inertial Aspects of Ash Particle Deposition on Heat Exchanger Surfaces in Coal-fired Equipment. Quarterly Techical Report, December 1, 1986--February 28, 1987
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In support of the above mentioned objectives, we are carrying out theoretical studies in the following three interrelated areas: (a) Interaction of inertial- and thermophoretic effects in well-defined laminar ''dusty-gas'' flows; (b) Self-regulated sticking and deposit erosion in the simultaneous presence of vapor or submicron ''glue''; (c) Use of packed bed and tube-bank heat transfer and friction correlations to provide the basis for future tube-bank fouling predictions. During this second quarter of Grant DE-FG22-86 PC 90756. we have: (1) done preliminary gas velocity and temperature calibrations of the micro-combustor exit gas flow jet and initiated the development of both a monodispersed droplet feed system and powder feed system to provide monodispersed particle laden jets covering a broad spectrum of particle sizes (ca. 0.5--50 m diameter); and, (2) demonstrated the ability of impacting supermicron particles to remove predeposited submicron particles on a platinum target, using real-time optical reflectivity methods. These preliminary experiments will be extended and discussed in our next Quarterly Technical Report.

Research on Thermophoretic and Inertial Aspects of Ash Particle Deposition on Heat Exchanger Surfaces in Coal-fired Equipment

Research on Thermophoretic and Inertial Aspects of Ash Particle Deposition on Heat Exchanger Surfaces in Coal-fired Equipment
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During the present reporting period, we have initiated work on (a) the interpretation of our recent data (see QTR5) on deposition rates under the simultaneous influence of inertia and thermophoresis, (b) the possible rate of particle photophoresis in environments characterized by high radiative heat loads. and (c) the influence of particle size distributions on total mass deposition rates. The fruits of these initiatives will be reported in subsequent quarterly technical reports. Here, we focus on our recent theoretical results in the important but previously uncharted area of the relations between particulate deposition mechanisms, deposit microstructure and deposit properties. Experimental verification of some of the most interesting predictions will be the subject of future HTCRE-Lab studies. Recent discussions with fouling engineers have convinced us that despite recent advances in our ability to predict particle deposition rates in convective-diffusion environments, the important connection between resulting deposit properties (effective thermal conductivity permeability, [hor ellipsis]) and deposition mechanism remain poorly understood and only scarcely studied. Accordingly, as part of this DOE-PETC program we have developed a discrete stochastic model to simulate particulate deposition processes resulting from a combination of deposition mechanisms.

Research on Thermophoretic and Inertial Aspects of Ash Particle Deposition on Heat Exchanger Surfaces in Coal-fired Equipment. Final Technical Report, September 1, 1986--April 30, 1990

Research on Thermophoretic and Inertial Aspects of Ash Particle Deposition on Heat Exchanger Surfaces in Coal-fired Equipment. Final Technical Report, September 1, 1986--April 30, 1990
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The overall goal of this research in the area of ash transport was to advance the capability of making reliable engineering predictions of the dynamics and consequences of net deposit growth for surfaces exposed to the products of coal combustion. To accomplish this for a wide variety of combustor types, coal types, and operating conditions, this capability must be based on a quantitative understanding of each of the important mechanisms of mineral matter transport, as well as the nature of the interactions between these substances and the prevailing ''fireside'' surface of the deposit. This level of understanding and predictive capability could ultimately be translated into very significant cost reductions for coal-fired equipment design, development and operation.

Research on Fundamental Aspects of Inorganic Vapor and Particle Deposition in Coal-fired Systems. Seventh Quarterly Technical Report, March 6, 1992--June 5, 1992

Research on Fundamental Aspects of Inorganic Vapor and Particle Deposition in Coal-fired Systems. Seventh Quarterly Technical Report, March 6, 1992--June 5, 1992
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Parallel research studies are underway on the following interrelated and fundamental subjects; Geometrical Approach to Determining the Sticking Probability of Particles Impacting on Convex Solid Surfaces; Correlations for High Schmidt Number Particle Deposition From Dilute Flowing Rational Engineering Suspensions; Average Capture Probability of Arriving Particles Which Are Distributed With ResPect to ImPact VelocitY and Incidence Angle (Relative to Deposit Substrate); Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Vapor Infiltration of Non-isothermal Granular Deposits; Effective Area/Volume of Populations of 'MicroPorous' Aerosol Particles (Compact and 'Fractal' Quasispherical Aggregates); Effects of Radiative Heat Transfer on the Coagulation Rates of Combustion-Generated Particles; Structure-Sensitivity of Total Mass Deposition Rates from Combustion Product Streams containing Coagulation-Aged Populations of Aggregated Primary Particles; and Na2SO4 Chemical Vapor Deposition From Chlorine-containing Coal-Derived Gases.