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

Miguel A. Gómez, Roberto Comesaña, Miguel A. Álvarez Feijoo and Pablo Eguía
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Miguel A. Gómez: Industrial Engineering School, University of Vigo, Lagoas-Marcosende s/n 36200, Vigo, Spain
Roberto Comesaña: Industrial Engineering School, University of Vigo, Lagoas-Marcosende s/n 36200, Vigo, Spain
Miguel A. Álvarez Feijoo: Industrial Engineering School, University of Vigo, Lagoas-Marcosende s/n 36200, Vigo, Spain
Pablo Eguía: Industrial Engineering School, University of Vigo, Lagoas-Marcosende s/n 36200, Vigo, Spain

Energies, 2012, vol. 5, issue 4, 1-18

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: simulation; CFD; combustion; biomass; boiler (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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