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Recent Advances in Loop Heat Pipes with Flat Evaporator
PublicationThe focus of this review is to present the current advances in Loop Heat Pipes (LHP) with flat evaporators, which address the current challenges to the wide implementation of the technology. A recent advance in LHP is the design of flat-shaped evaporators, which is better suited to the geometry of discretely mounted electronics components (microprocessors) and therefore negate the need for an additional transfer surface (saddle)...
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Corrosion of evaporator tubes in low emission steam boilers
PublicationPurpose of this paper is to reveal the mechanisms of corrosion processes of outer surfaces of low-emission steam boiler evaporator tubes. Examinations were performed to find the reasons of different corrosion susceptibility of tubes situated at combustion chamber on various levels. Examinations were conducted on several segments of 57 x 5.0 mm evaporator tubes made of 16M (16Mo3) steel grade. Segments were taken from level of...
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High temperature corrosion of evaporator tubes with thermal sprayed coatings
PublicationDegradation examinations of outer surface of low-emission steam boiler evaporator tubes are presented in the paper. Metallographic evaluation of scale morphology, its micro sites chemical composition analysis and distribution of elements on cross sections have been performed. Water-wall tubes were exposed in steam boiler for up to two years period. Common tubes made of 16Mo3 steel suffered sulphide and molten salts corrosions....
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Assessment of evaporator tubes corrosion in low-emission steam boilers
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań rur ekranowych(16Mo3) kotła niskoemisyjnego po jednym roku i dwóch latach eksploatacji. Powierzchnie rur pokryte zostały warstwami natryskiwanymi cieplne - pojedynczą ze stopu 70%Ni 30%Cr i podwójną Ni-30Cr /Al2O3. Rury bez powłok natryskiwanych wykazywały pocienienie ze względu na działanie korozji siarkowej oraz korozyjnego oddziaływania warstwy stopionych soli. Pojedyncza warstwa 70%Ni 30%Cr...
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CFD modeling of a diesel evaporator used in fuel cell systems
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A closed loop thermosyphon with conventional or minichannel based condenser and evaporator
PublicationPrzedstawiono uogólniony model termosyfonu, który może być rozpatrywany dla szeregu wariantów.Model opiera się na jednowymiarowych równanich masy, pędu i energii. Rozpatrzono dwa przypadki termosyfonu, tj. grzanie strony pionowej i chłodzenie strony pionowej oraz drugi, gdzie termosyfon jest ogrzewany na stronie pionowej a chłodzony na poziomej.
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The concept of capillary forces supported evaporator for application to domestic ORC unit
PublicationIn the paper presented are studies on the investigation of the capillary forces effect inducted in the porous structure of a loop heat pipe. The potential application of such heat exchanger is for example an evaporator of the domestic micro CHP unit. Preliminary analysis of the results indicates water as having the best potential, however taking into account all issues it can be said that the best effect is obtained using ethanol.
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High temperature corrosion of evaporator tubes in low-emission steam boilers
PublicationW artykule opisano zjawisko korozji wysokotemperaturowej rur ekranowych kotłów parowych niskoemisyjnych. Przeprowadzono badania rur po eksploatacji. Wykonano badania składu chemicznego zgorzelin. Stwierdzono, że główną przyczyną pocienienia rur na wyższych poziomach jest korozja siarkowa, natomiast na poziomach niższych oddziaływanie stopionych soli.
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The concept of capillary forces supported evaporator for application to domestic ORC unit
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono koncepcję parownika wspomaganego siłami kapilarnymi do wykorzystania w mikrosiłowni domowej.
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The new concept of capillary forces driven evaporator with application to waste heat recovery
PublicationW pracy omówiono koncepcję zastosowania rurki ciepła w nowoczesnej konstrukcji parownika wspomagającego za pomocą sił kapilarnych pompę obiegu termodynamicznego czynnika. Rozwiązanie takie może znaleźć zastosowanie w domowej mikrosiłowni CHP
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The new concept of capillary forces aided evaporator for application in domestic organic rankine cycle
PublicationThis paper presents studies on the possibility of applying capillary forces induced in the porous structure to a modern design of evaporator. The potential application of such heat exchanger is for example an evaporator of the domestic micro combined heat and power (CHP) unit. One of the problems in the micro-CHP is excessive demand for pumping power. The proposed design helps in overcoming that issue. In the evaporator outlined...
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Determination of heat transfer coefficient in evaporator of the organic Rankine cycle using the Wilson method.
PublicationW pracy zastosowano metodę Wilsona do wyznaczania współczynnika przejmowania ciepła. Przedmiotem rozważań jest płytowy wymiennik ciepła pracujący jako parownik w laboratoryjnym stanowisku realizującym obieg ORC. Wykorzystana metoda jest metodą wydajną w przypadku wymienników ciepła o złożonej geometrii i dużej liczbie kanałów, dla których pomiar temperatury ścianki jest niemożliwy, a przez to określenie współczynników przejmowania...
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Experimental study of pressure rise at the evaporator of capillary pumped loop with acetone and water as working fluids
PublicationIn this work studied is the possibility of fluid pumping using capillary forces in the capillary pumped loop. Experimental and theoretical studies have been performed to understand the phenomena associated with heat transfer in porous structure of the evaporator. The capillary effect was studied during operation of two different capillary porous structures with two different working fluids, namely water and acetone. The results...
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Parametric study of fluid flow and heat transfer over louvered fins of air heat pump evaporator
PublicationTwo-dimensional numerical investigations of the fluid flow and heat transfer have been carried out for the laminar flow of the louvered fin-plate heat exchanger, designed to work as an air-source heat pump evap- orator. The transferred heat and the pressure drop predicted by simulation have been compared with the corresponding experimental data taken from the literature. Two dimensional analyses of the louvered fins with varying...
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The Influence of Loop Heat Pipe Evaporator Porous Structure Parameters and Charge on Its Effectiveness for Ethanol and Water as Working Fluids
PublicationAbstract: This paper presents the results of experiments carried out on a specially designed experimental rig designed for the study of capillary pressure generated in the Loop Heat Pipe (LHP) evaporator. The commercially available porous structure made of sintered stainless steel constitutes the wick. Three different geometries of the porous wicks were tested, featuring the pore radius of 1, 3 and 7 um. Ethanol and water as two...
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Testing an evaporator operation with a bifurcation manifold, condenser temperature 20 and evaporator temperature 85
Open Research DataThe experiment was conducted to test the evaporator operation. The heat exchanger was equipped with minigeometry (set of 50 parallel minichannels or single minigap). The studies were conducted for various mass flow rate of the working fluid and for various temperatures at the inlet of the evaporator. Accurate information about the test rig, the parameters...
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Testing an evaporator operation with a trapezoidal manifold, condenser temperature 90 and evaporator temperature 90
Open Research DataThe experiment was conducted to test the evaporator operation. The heat exchanger was equipped with minigeometry (set of 50 parallel minichannels or single minigap). The studies were conducted for various mass flow rate of the working fluid and for various temperatures at the inlet of the evaporator. Accurate information about the test rig, the parameters...
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Testing an evaporator operation with a bifurcation manifold, condenser temperature 20 and evaporator temperature 70
Open Research DataThe experiment was conducted to test the evaporator operation. The heat exchanger was equipped with minigeometry (set of 50 parallel minichannels or single minigap). The studies were conducted for various mass flow rate of the working fluid and for various temperatures at the inlet of the evaporator. Accurate information about the test rig, the parameters...
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Testing an evaporator operation with a rectangular manifold, condenser temperature 30 and evaporator temperature 90
Open Research DataThe experiment was conducted to test the evaporator operation. The heat exchanger was equipped with minigeometry (set of 50 parallel minichannels or single minigap). The studies were conducted for various mass flow rate of the working fluid and for various temperatures at the inlet of the evaporator. Accurate information about the test rig, the parameters...
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Testing an evaporator operation with a trapezoidal manifold, condenser temperature 70 and evaporator temperature 60
Open Research DataThe experiment was conducted to test the evaporator operation. The heat exchanger was equipped with minigeometry (set of 50 parallel minichannels or single minigap). The studies were conducted for various mass flow rate of the working fluid and for various temperatures at the inlet of the evaporator. Accurate information about the test rig, the parameters...
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Testing an evaporator operation with a bifurcation manifold, condenser temperature 20 and evaporator temperature 95
Open Research DataThe experiment was conducted to test the evaporator operation. The heat exchanger was equipped with minigeometry (set of 50 parallel minichannels or single minigap). The studies were conducted for various mass flow rate of the working fluid and for various temperatures at the inlet of the evaporator. Accurate information about the test rig, the parameters...
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Testing an evaporator operation with a bifurcation manifold, condenser temperature 20 and evaporator temperature 90
Open Research DataThe experiment was conducted to test the evaporator operation. The heat exchanger was equipped with minigeometry (set of 50 parallel minichannels or single minigap). The studies were conducted for various mass flow rate of the working fluid and for various temperatures at the inlet of the evaporator. Accurate information about the test rig, the parameters...
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Testing an evaporator operation with a concave manifold, condenser temperature 30, evaporator temperature 70 and preheater temperature 60
Open Research DataThe experiment was conducted to test the evaporator operation. The heat exchanger was equipped with minigeometry (set of 50 parallel minichannels or single minigap). The studies were conducted for various mass flow rate of the working fluid and for various temperatures at the inlet of the evaporator. Accurate information about the test rig, the parameters...
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Testing an evaporator operation with a concave manifold, condenser temperature 30, evaporator temperature 70 and preheater temperature 40
Open Research DataThe experiment was conducted to test the evaporator operation. The heat exchanger was equipped with minigeometry (set of 50 parallel minichannels or single minigap). The studies were conducted for various mass flow rate of the working fluid and for various temperatures at the inlet of the evaporator. Accurate information about the test rig, the parameters...
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Progress in design of adsorption refrigeration systems. Evaporators
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An advanced thermal-FSI approach of an evaporation of air heat pump
PublicationThe paper presents selected problems of numerical modeling of an advanced thermal-FSI approach of evaporator of air heat pomp. The example of a fin-tube evaporator has been studied, focusing on obtaining of heat exchanger characteristics applying two-phase flow model for the in-tube refrigerant flow. Special attention is given to heat transfer between separated medium for different air velocity and changed refrigerant mass flow...
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Flow Boiling in Minigap in the Reversed Two-Phase Thermosiphon Loop
PublicationThe paper presents the results of experimental investigations of a model of a heat exchanger featuring a minigap, which is perceived as an evaporator for an inverted thermosiphon. The system works with a single component test fluid. The tested evaporator generates pumping power in the test loop in a way similar to the mammoth pump. The tests regarded a module of the heat exchanger, consisting of a hot leg and a cold leg with the...
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Analytical method for calculation of heat source temperature drop for the Organic Rankine Cycle application
PublicationIn the paper presented are considerations on the cooperation of the limited capacity heat source with the Organic Rankine Cycle unit. Usually the heat source providing thermal energy to the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) may have twofold characteristics. It can be in the form of a single phase fluid, i.e. as hot exhaust gas or hot liquid, or in some cases it may be available as a phase changing fluid, as for example, technological...
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Investigation of the influence of capilary effect on operation of the loop heat pipe
PublicationIn the paper presented are studies on the inestigation of the capillary forces effect inducted in the porous structure of a loop heat pipe using water and ethanol ad test fluids. The potential application of such effects is for example in the evaporator of the domestic micro-CHP unit, where the reduction of pumping power could be obtained. Preliminary analysis of the results indicates water as having the best potential for developing...
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Możliwości ograniczenia zużycia energii napędowej urządzeń przez optymalizację doboru wymienników ciepła, właściwą konfigurację i kontrolę przepływu płynów roboczych
PublicationArtykuł poświęcony możliwości ograniczenia zużycia energii napędowej urządzeń na drodze optymalizacji doboru wymienników ciepła, właściwej konfiguracji i kontroli przepływu płynów roboczych. Przedstawiono w nim ocenę zużycia energii w systemach energetycznych o największej energochłonności w realiach Polski. Zwrócono uwagę na możliwość wykorzystania wymienników ciepła o wysokiej efektywności dla zmniejszenia oporu przenoszenia...
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Heat Transfer During Pool Boiling of Water, Methanol and R141b on Porous Coated Horizontal Tube Bundles
PublicationThis paper presents the results of experimental investigation of water, methanol and R141b refrigerant boiling on horizontal porous coated tube bundles supposed to represent a flooded-type evaporator. Experiments were carried out for a bundle of 19 tubes in triangular layout for two pitch-to-diameter ratio values – 1.7 and 2.0 – in atmospheric and sub-atmospheric pressure conditions. Average heat transfer coefficients – both local,...
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Comparative study of selected fluids for use in supercritical Organic Ranking Cycles
PublicationIn view of increasing interest in improving energy efficiency of energy conversion devices, there is an increasing requirement of combined production of heat and electricity as well as demand for increased implementation of renewable energy resources. The micro cogenerative units utilizing the Organic Rankine Cycle are focusing the attention of many research centres around the world. In the present paper calculations of ORC cycles...
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Experimental investigation of domestic gas boiler fitted with ORC module
PublicationIn the paper the prototype of innovative domestic cogenerative ORC system, consisting of a conventional gas boiler and a small size axial vapour microturbines (in-house designed for ORC and the commercially available for Rankine cycle (RC)), evaporator and condenser were scrutinised. In the course of study the fluid working temperatures, rates of heat, electricity generation and efficiency of the whole system were obtained. The...
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The performance of H2O, R134a, SES36, ethanol, and HFE7100 two-phase closed thermosyphons for varying operating parameters and geometry
PublicationIn this study, the influences of different parameters at performance two-phase closed thermosiphon (TPCT) was presented. It has been confirmed that the working fluid, as well as operating parameters and fill ratio, are very important factors in the performance of TPCT. The article shows characteristics of gravitational tube geometr ies, as well as the technical characteristic of the most important system components, i.e., the evaporator/condenser....
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Domestic ORC micro-CHP combined with a commercial gas boiler
PublicationThe chapter presents the results of experimental studies conducted during the launch of the first in Poland demonstration prototype of the micro ORC coupled to a domestic gas boiler. The accomplished studies indicated the possibility for the ORC module to work with such boiler (autonomous source of heat) with a prototype single-stage axial micro turbine as the expansion machine. Confirmation of that fact has been delineated in...
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Experimental investigation of two-phase thermosyphon heat exchanger charged with acetone
PublicationThis paper presents thermal characteristics of prototype of a two-phase thermosyphon heat exchanger (TPTHEx) charged with acetone as a working fluid. The TPTHEx consists of two horizontal cylindrical vessels connected by two risers and a downcomer. Tube bundles placed in the lower and upper cylinders work as an evaporator and a condenser, respectively. The tested TPTHEx operates in a vacuum. Therefore, the working liquid is boiled...
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An approach for estimation of water wall degradation within pulverized-coal boilers
PublicationThe main aim of this paper is to estimate the lifetime of water walls of pulverized-coal boilers at nominal conditions as well as after degradation of water tubes. An approach for a pulverized-coal chamber degradation process has been formulated based on operational and experimental data. This model was formulated using on-line state monitoring of a pulverized coal burner with aim of preventing the fireplace screens from high degradation...
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EFFECT OF NANOFLUID CONCENTRATION ON TWO-PHASE THERMOSYPHON HEAT EXCHANGER PERFORMANCE
PublicationAn approach – relaying on application of nanofluid as a working fluid, to improve performance of the two-phase thermosyphon heat exchanger (TPTHEx) has been proposed. The prototype heat exchanger consists of two horizontal cylindrical vessels connected by two risers and a downcomer. Tube bundles placed in the lower and upper cylinders work as an evaporator and a condenser, respectively. Distilled water and nanofluid water-Al2O3...
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Cooperation of ORC installation with a gas boiler as a perspective co-generation system for households
PublicationThis paper reports tests of an innovative micro-CHP unit prototype, consisting of a traditional gas boiler and organic Rankine cycle (ORC), which incorporates original system components such as an axial vapour microturbine, evaporator and condenser. The system co-generates heat and electricity for a single household or a group of households. Electricity is only a by-product during production of heat. While testing the prototype,...
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High-efficiency mini and micro heat exchangers for dispersed power generation
PublicationTaking into account the dispersed systems technologies and their development, the ORC systems seem to be promising technology amongst various micro-CHP domestic units (electrical power production below 10 kWe), however practical realization of the ORC cycle in a micro-scale is technically challenging. The system consists in devices such as the vapour generation unit (boiler), expansion device and heat exchangers. Each of them should...
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Experimental investigation of domestic micro-CHP based on the gas boiler fitted with ORC module
PublicationThe results of investigations conducted on the prototype of vapour driven micro-CHP unit integrated with a gas boiler are presented. The system enables cogeneration of heat and electric energy to cover the energy demand of household. The idea of such system is to produce electricity for own demand or for selling it to the electric grid – in such situation the system user will became the prosumer. A typical commercial gas boiler,...
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Selected aspects of two-phase flow studies using different visualization techniques in minichannels
PublicationThe subject of the study is to present the possibility of the use of visualization techniques in the researches on two-phase flows, carried out by the authors for many years. These works included as follows: heat transfer during the flow boiling, boiling crises and condensation in flow. The issue of the heat transfer intensification during the flow boiling through the channels of small diameters was analyzed. All this work focused...
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Charakterystyka eksploatacyjna pomp ciepła zainstalowanych w oczyszczalni ścieków
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono charakterystykę eksploatacyjną sprężarkowych pomp ciepła zainstalowanych w oczyszczalni komunalnej i wykorzystujących ścieki oczyszczone jako dolne źródło ciepła. Zastosowanie ścieków oczyszczonych jest uzasadnione ich dostępnością oraz stosunkowo wysoką temperaturą (10-25°C). Prawidłowa eksploatacja układu wymaga zastosowania pośredniego obiegu parowacza oraz regularnych zabiegów czyszczenia wymiennika...
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Experimental Investigation of the Thermal Performance of a Wickless Heat Pipe Operating with Different Fluids: Water, Ethanol, and SES36. Analysis of Influences of Instability Processes at Working Operation Parameters
PublicationIn this study, the influences of different parameters on performance of a wickless heat pipe have been presented. Experiments have been carried out for an input power range from 50 W to 300 W, constant cooling water mass flow rate of 0.01 kg/s, and constant temperature at the inlet to condenser of 10 C. Three working fluids have been tested: water, ethanol, and SES36 (1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluorobutane) with different filling ratios (0.32,...