Heat transfer mechanism with thin filaments including ceramic high temperature heat exchanger
Abstract
A radiative heat transfer mechanism in a furnace having burners through which pulverized coal and air are burned producing combustion gases and contaminants. A plurality of elongated conduits are positioned inside the furnace proximate to the burners generally parallel to the flow of combustion gases in the furnace. A plurality of thin filaments are inside each of the elongated hollow conduits, the filaments having diameters in the range of from about 1 micrometer to about 1,000 micrometers and having an infrared radiation cross-section sufficient to cause the filaments to heat upon exposure to infrared radiation. Blower mechanism is associated with the elongated conduits for limiting the amount of soot and ash which deposit on the conduits to preserve the radiative and convective transfer of heat energy from the combustion gases to the conduits.
- Inventors:
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- Naperville, IL
- Burr Ridge, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869556
- Patent Number(s):
- 5355843
- Assignee:
- University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02C - GAS-TURBINE PLANTS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F22 - STEAM GENERATION F22B - METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- heat; transfer; mechanism; filaments; including; ceramic; temperature; exchanger; radiative; furnace; burners; pulverized; coal; air; burned; producing; combustion; gases; contaminants; plurality; elongated; conduits; positioned; inside; proximate; parallel; flow; hollow; diameters; range; micrometer; 000; micrometers; infrared; radiation; cross-section; sufficient; exposure; blower; associated; limiting; amount; soot; ash; deposit; preserve; convective; energy; radiative heat; positioned inside; heat energy; pulverized coal; heat exchange; heat exchanger; heat transfer; infrared radiation; combustion gases; combustion gas; temperature heat; transfer mechanism; including ceramic; hollow conduit; /122/165/
Citation Formats
Im, Kwan H, and Ahluwalia, Rajesh K. Heat transfer mechanism with thin filaments including ceramic high temperature heat exchanger. United States: N. p., 1994.
Web.
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@article{osti_869556,
title = {Heat transfer mechanism with thin filaments including ceramic high temperature heat exchanger},
author = {Im, Kwan H and Ahluwalia, Rajesh K},
abstractNote = {A radiative heat transfer mechanism in a furnace having burners through which pulverized coal and air are burned producing combustion gases and contaminants. A plurality of elongated conduits are positioned inside the furnace proximate to the burners generally parallel to the flow of combustion gases in the furnace. A plurality of thin filaments are inside each of the elongated hollow conduits, the filaments having diameters in the range of from about 1 micrometer to about 1,000 micrometers and having an infrared radiation cross-section sufficient to cause the filaments to heat upon exposure to infrared radiation. Blower mechanism is associated with the elongated conduits for limiting the amount of soot and ash which deposit on the conduits to preserve the radiative and convective transfer of heat energy from the combustion gases to the conduits.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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