Study of thermal-flow processes in ash cooler cooperating with CFB boiler

SummaryThe article presents an example of thermal-flow analysis of the bottom ash cooler cooperating with the circulating fluidized bed boiler. There is presented a mathematical model of series-parallel hydraulic system supplying the ash cooler in cooling water. The numerical calculations indicate an influence of changes of the pipeline geometrical parameters on the cooling water flow rate in the system. Paper discusses the methodology of the studies and presents examples of the results of thermal balance calculations based on the results of measurements. The numerical results of the thermal-flow analysis in comparison with the measurements on the object indicate that the presented approach could be used as a diagnostic tool investigating the technical state of the bottom ash cooler.