Simulation of the Effect of Water Temperature on Domestic Biomass Boiler Performance

This paper presents a methodology to simulate the combustion of fixed beds of biomass particles using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques. The models presented were used in the simulation of a domestic pellet boiler working under operating conditions and the model predictions were compared...

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Main Authors: Pablo Eguía, Miguel A. Álvarez Feijoo, Roberto Comesaña, Miguel A. Gómez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-04-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/5/4/1044
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Summary:This paper presents a methodology to simulate the combustion of fixed beds of biomass particles using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques. The models presented were used in the simulation of a domestic pellet boiler working under operating conditions and the model predictions were compared with measurements of heat transfer, temperature and species concentration. The same procedure was then used to simulate the same domestic boiler working with different values of water temperature and the influence of water temperature variations on the main variables was analyzed.
ISSN:1996-1073