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Predicting the Performance of a Helically Coiled Heat Exchanger for Heat Recovery from a Waste Biomass Incineration System

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  • Izabela Wardach-Świȩcicka

    (Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Fiszera 14 St., PL 80-231 Gdansk, Poland)

  • Sylwia Polesek-Karczewska

    (Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Fiszera 14 St., PL 80-231 Gdansk, Poland)

  • Adam Da̧browski

    (PW “En-Tech” Adam Da̧browski, Zielona 1 St., PL 84-252 Orle, Poland)

Abstract

Nowadays, with increasing concerns about the environment and energy security, efforts have intensified to develop effective energy generation technologies based on renewable sources that align with the principles of sustainable growth. In response to these demands, biomass-fueled furnaces have become essential components of modern combined heat and power generation systems. This work aims to predict the thermal performance of a helically coiled multi-tube heat exchanger designed to recover heat from waste biomass incineration flue gases. The working fluid used is thermal oil. The work focuses on determining the thermal output of a heat exchanger for prescribed design parameters, including the thermal parameters of cooling oil and the temperature difference of flue gas, and the geometrical details. A novel in-house stationary lumped multi-section model, utilizing the iterative calculation method, was developed, allowing fast predictions of the operation parameters of helically coiled multi-tube type heat exchangers. Two different configurations of the exchanger, three-pipe (case I) and four-pipe (case II), were considered. The thermal output obtained from calculations for case I showed a satisfactory convergence with the value based on the measurement data, at about 6%. Once validated, the model was used to determine the required heat exchange surface area of a four-pipe heat exchanger of larger design heat output (2.2 MW) and assumed tube dimensions and configurations. The accuracy of the heat exchanger capacity prediction was below 12%, proving the developed calculation tool to be reliable for design and optimization purposes.

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  • Izabela Wardach-Świȩcicka & Sylwia Polesek-Karczewska & Adam Da̧browski, 2025. "Predicting the Performance of a Helically Coiled Heat Exchanger for Heat Recovery from a Waste Biomass Incineration System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(2), pages 1-19, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:17:y:2025:i:2:p:759-:d:1570530
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