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Title: PULSE DRYING EXPERIMENT AND BURNER CONSTRUCTION

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/891320· OSTI ID:891320

Non steady impingement heat transfer is measured. Impingement heating consumes 130 T-BTU/Yr in paper drying, but is only 25% thermally efficient. Pulse impingement is experimentally shown to enhance heat transfer by 2.8, and may deliver thermal efficiencies near 85%. Experimental results uncovered heat transfer deviations from steady theory and from previous investigators, indicating the need for further study and a better theoretical framework. The pulse burner is described, and its roll in pulse impingement is analyzed.

Research Organization:
Robert States, Chief Engineer, PC Engineering
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
DOE Contract Number:
FG36-03GO13009
OSTI ID:
891320
Report Number(s):
DOE/GO/13009; TRN: US200711%%426
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English