Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2011, 59(1), 235-242 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201159010235

Experimental determination of temperatures of the inner wall of a boiler combustion chamber for the purpose of verification of a CFD model

Petr Trávníček, Radovan Kukla, Tomáš Vítěz, Jan Mareček
Ústav zemědělské, potravinářské a environmentální techniky, Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Česká republika

The paper focuses on the non-destructive method of determination of temperatures in the boiler combustion chamber. This method proves to be significant mainly as regards CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulations of combustion processes, in case of which it is subsequently advisable to verify the data calculated using CFD software application with the actually measured data. Verification of the method was based on usage of reference combustion equipment (130 kW) which performs combustion of a mixture of waste sawdust and shavings originating in the course of production of wooden furniture. Measuring of temperatures inside the combustion chamber is - considering mainly the high temperature values - highly demanding and requires a special type of temperature sensors. Furthermore, as regards standard operation, it is not possible to install such sensors without performing structural alterations of the boiler. Therefore, for the purpose of determination of these temperatures a special experimental device was constructed while exploiting a thermal imaging system used for monitoring of the surface temperature of outer wall of the reference boiler. Temperatures on the wall of the boiler combustion chamber were determined on the basis of data measured using the experimental device as well as data from the thermal imaging system. These values might serve for verification of the respective CFD model of combustion equipment.

Keywords: temperature on the inner wall of a combustion chamber, combustion equipment, thermal imaging measurement, CFD model of the combustion process, heat transmission coefficient

Received: October 18, 2010; Published: July 10, 2014  Show citation

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Trávníček, P., Kukla, R., Vítěz, T., & Mareček, J. (2011). Experimental determination of temperatures of the inner wall of a boiler combustion chamber for the purpose of verification of a CFD model. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 59(1), 235-242. doi: 10.11118/actaun201159010235
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