Estimating Sludge Deposition on the Heat Exchanger in the Digester of a Biogas Plant
<p>General view of the biogas plant fermentation chamber.</p> "> Figure 2
<p>Diagram of the digester with a photo of a fragment of the heat exchanger before and after cleaning the heat exchanger walls.</p> "> Figure 3
<p>Boxplot of the measured sludge thickness on the outer walls of the heat exchanger.</p> "> Figure 4
<p>Diagram of the heat exchanger adopted for the model.</p> "> Figure 5
<p>Calculated thickness of the sludge layer on the heat exchanger walls in the winter months of 2017–2020 with added start and end points.</p> "> Figure 6
<p>Dependence of the overall heat transfer coefficient on the thickness of the deposits on the walls of the heat exchanger (based on the 2D model).</p> "> Figure 7
<p>Dependence of the thermal power of a single heat exchanger loop and the temperature at the outlet of the heat exchanger as a function of the sludge thickness.</p> "> Figure 8
<p>Schematic diagram of sludge monitoring on the heat exchanger in a digester: 1—flow meter, 2—substrate temperature sensor inside the digester, 3—heating medium temperature sensor on the supply pipe of the heat exchanger, 4—heating medium temperature sensor on the return from the heat exchanger, 5—heat exchanger operation monitor, 6—supply pipe, 7—return pipe, 8—fermentation chamber wall.</p> ">
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subject of This Research
2.2. Model of Heat Transfer in the Heat Exchanger
2.2.1. Determining the Sludge Layer Thickness: One-Dimensional Approach
2.2.2. Determining the Sludge Layer Thickness: Two-Dimensional Approach
2.2.3. Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Nomenclature
A | inner surface of the pipe |
cps | specific heat capacity of the substrate (J/(kg K)) |
cpw | specific heat capacity of the heating medium (water) (J/kg/K) |
Cn | coefficient (real number) |
d | diameter (m) |
Dn | coefficient (real number) |
hi | internal convective heat transfer coefficient (W/(m2 K) |
ho | external convective heat transfer coefficient (W/(m2 K) |
kp | thermal conductivity of the steel pipe (W/(m K)) |
ksl | thermal conductivity of the sludge (W/(m K)) |
ks | thermal conductivity of the substrate (W/(m K)) |
kw | thermal conductivity of the heating medium (water) (W/(m K)) |
L | length of heat exchanger in a single loop (m) |
m | mass flow (kg/s) |
n | index (nonnegative integer) |
N | number of basis functions |
Nu | Nusselt number |
Pr | Prandtl number |
q | heat flux density (W/m2) |
Q | total heat flux (W) |
r | radius, radial coordinate (m) |
Re | Reynolds number |
R2 | coefficient of determination |
s | sludge thickness (m or mm) |
t | time (day) |
Ta | substrate temperature (°C) |
Tp | pipe temperature (°C) |
Tsl | sludge temperature (°C) |
Tw | water temperature (°C) |
Tw,i | average temperature at the inlet to the heat exchanger (°C) |
Tw,o | average temperature at the outlet from the heat exchanger (°C) |
U | overall heat transfer coefficient (W/(m2 K)) |
Vn(1) | 1st kind basis function |
Vn(2) | 2nd kind basis function |
vs | substrate velocity (m/s) |
z | axial coordinate (m) |
Greek symbols | |
μs | dynamic viscosity coefficient of the substrate (kg/(m s)) |
μw | dynamic viscosity coefficient of the heating medium (water) (kg/(m s)) |
ρs | substrate density (kg/m3) |
Φ | functional |
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Date | Ta | Tw,i | Tw,o | S (1D Model) | S (2D Model) |
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- | °C | °C | °C | mm | mm |
December 2017 | 40.7 | 55.0 | 44.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
January 2018 | 41.9 | 55.2 | 45.8 | 0.30 | 0.14 |
February 2018 | 39.1 | 55.6 | 44.2 | 0.54 | 0.38 |
December 2018 | 42.0 | 55.8 | 48.0 | 3.54 | 3.37 |
January 2019 | 41.3 | 59.1 | 49.0 | 3.44 | 3.27 |
February 2019 | 42.0 | 58.0 | 49.0 | 3.60 | 3.44 |
December 2019 | 42.2 | 56.9 | 49.2 | 4.89 | 4.73 |
January 2020 | 42.0 | 58.1 | 50.0 | 5.67 | 5.50 |
February 2020 | 41.5 | 58.0 | 50.0 | 6.43 | 6.26 |
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Teleszewski, T.J.; Hożejowski, L. Estimating Sludge Deposition on the Heat Exchanger in the Digester of a Biogas Plant. Sustainability 2024, 16, 7981. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16187981
Teleszewski TJ, Hożejowski L. Estimating Sludge Deposition on the Heat Exchanger in the Digester of a Biogas Plant. Sustainability. 2024; 16(18):7981. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16187981
Chicago/Turabian StyleTeleszewski, Tomasz Janusz, and Leszek Hożejowski. 2024. "Estimating Sludge Deposition on the Heat Exchanger in the Digester of a Biogas Plant" Sustainability 16, no. 18: 7981. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16187981