Optimization of geometric parameters and analysis of exergy efficiency of heat recovery units glass furnaces
Authors:   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Fialko N. , Stepanova A. ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Navrodska R. ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Shevchuk S. ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Published: October 2021

The paper presents the results of optimization of the geometric parameters of the heat exchange surface of water and air-heating heat exchangers of glass-making furnaces and an analysis of their exergy efficiency. Ensuring the efficient operation of heat recovery units in various thermal circuits is an urgent problem of heat power engineering. The aim of the work is to establish the optimal areas of the geometric parameters of the heat exchange surface of heat recovery units of glass-melting furnaces and to analyze their exergy efficiency. The paper presents the results of solving the tasks necessary to achieve the goal: - using statistical methods for planning the experiment, determine the levels of variation of the parameters of the geometric surface of heat transfer for the heat recovery units under study and calculate the values of the criteria for evaluating the efficiency at the points of the central orthogonal compositional plan; - to obtain the regression equations for the investigated heat exchangers, to determine the optimal areas of change in the geometric parameters of the heat exchange surface and the corresponding exergy efficiency criteria. To determine the optimal areas of geometric parameters of the heat exchange surface, a complex methodology is used based on the methods of exergy analysis and statistical methods of the theory of experiment planning. It has been established that when designing heat recovery schemes for heating water in heat supply systems and for heating blast air, heat recovery units with the following values of the areas of variation of the geometric parameters of the heat exchange surface can be used: - the values of the area of variation of the distance between the panels for heat recovery units with a staggered and corridor arrangement of pipes in a bundle s1 = 58.0-62.0 mm. - the values of the areas of change in the diameter of pipes for a hot water heat exchanger with a corridor arrangement of pipes d = 41.0-43.0 mm and for an air heating heat exchanger with a staggered and corridor arrangement of pipes d = 29.0-31.0 mm. - the use of the values of the ranges of change of other parameters is carried out taking into account additional technological factors. It has been established that the exergy efficiency of hot water heat recovery units is in all cases higher than the exergy efficiency of air heating units. For hot water heat exchangers, the values of exergy criteria are lower than for air heating ones: k – 2.0 times, ε – by 7.5%, m0 – 1.9 times. The expediency of using the investigated heat recovery units in heat recovery circuits of glass melting furnaces has been established, taking into account the results obtained and in the presence of certain technological factors. The results obtained and further developments in the field of optimization of the operating parameters of heat recovery units for glass-melting furnaces will provide an increase in the efficiency of heat recovery equipment for power plants.