Numerical and experimental investigation of flue gases heat recovery via condensing heat exchanger

• Published in: International journal of heat and mass transfer Vol. 124; pp. 1321 - 1333
• Main Authors: Macháčková, Adéla, Kocich, Radim, Bojko, Marian, Kunčická, Lenka, Polko, Krzysztof
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2018; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: CFD; Condensation; Electric power generation; Flue gas; Flue gases; Heat exchanger; Heat exchangers; Heat recovery systems; Latent heat; Multiphase flow; Numerical modelling; Numerical prediction; One dimensional models; Power efficiency; Power plants; Thermal engineering; Three dimensional flow; Three dimensional models; Waste heat recovery; Water condensation; CFD; Water condensation; Flue gases; Numerical modelling; Heat exchanger

•Original heat exchanger was designed and evaluated numerically and experimentally.•1D condensing heat exchanger model based on Colburn-Hougen model was presented.•3D model on the basis of the 1D model was proposed and experimentally verified.•Proposed 3D model can be applied for heat recovery from...