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Expect more performance from today`s air heaters

Journal Article · · Power (New York)
OSTI ID:55479

This article reports that better low-temperature heat recovery, control over corrosion, deposition, air-to-gas leakage and lower NO{sub x} emissions are contributions to overall unit performance that are made by recuperative air heaters. Inherently low leakage makes recuperative air heaters preferred for use at industrial and smaller utility generating units, and the tubular type over flat-plate recuperative air heaters. Note that space becomes a limiting factor as boiler size increases, which accounts for the widespread use of the more compact rotary regenerative heater with today`s large utility boilers.

OSTI ID:
55479
Journal Information:
Power (New York), Journal Name: Power (New York) Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 139; ISSN 0032-5929; ISSN POWEAD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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