SCI和EI收录∣中国化工学会会刊

›› 2008, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (4): 535-540.

• TRANSPORT PHENOMENA & FLUID MECHANICS • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Experimental Study of Fouling on Heat Transfer Surface During Forced Convective Heat Transfer

QUAN Zhenhua, CHEN Yongchang, MA Chongfang   

  1. The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Enhanced Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • Received:2007-07-03 Revised:2008-03-05 Online:2008-08-28 Published:2008-08-28
  • Supported by:
    the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China(G2007CB206904);the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,Ministry of Education of China(00084);the Doctoral Fund of Beijing University of Technology(X004016200801)

Experimental Study of Fouling on Heat Transfer Surface During Forced Convective Heat Transfer

全贞花, 陈永昌, 马重芳   

  1. The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Enhanced Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 通讯作者: QUAN Zhenhua, E-mail: quanzh@bjut.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China(G2007CB206904);the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,Ministry of Education of China(00084);the Doctoral Fund of Beijing University of Technology(X004016200801)

Abstract: An experimental study was conducted to investigate the fouling process of calcium carbonate on the heat transfer surface, during forced convective heat transfer. The dynamic monitoring apparatus of fouling resistance was set up for the present experiments. The fouling behaviors were examined under different factors including fluid velocity, hardness, alkalinity, solution temperature, and wall temperature. Asymptotic fouling curves varying with time were obtained. The fouling rate and asymptotic fouling resistance increased and the induction periods were shortened with the fluid velocity decreasing, hardness and alkalinity increasing, and solution temperature and heat transfer surface temperature increasing. The components of fouling that formed on the heat transfer surface included crystallization fouling and particulate fouling. The thermal performance parameter of fouling, ρfλf, varied from 380 to 2600 kg·W·(m4·K)-1, increasing with growing velocity and decreasing solution temperature, hardness or alkalinity. Furthermore, the thermal conductivity of fouling, λf, varied from 1.7 to 2.2 W·(m·K)-1.

Key words: fouling, thermal resistance, heat transfer, calcium carbonate

摘要: An experimental study was conducted to investigate the fouling process of calcium carbonate on the heat transfer surface, during forced convective heat transfer. The dynamic monitoring apparatus of fouling resistance was set up for the present experiments. The fouling behaviors were examined under different factors including fluid velocity, hardness, alkalinity, solution temperature, and wall temperature. Asymptotic fouling curves varying with time were obtained. The fouling rate and asymptotic fouling resistance increased and the induction periods were shortened with the fluid velocity decreasing, hardness and alkalinity increasing, and solution temperature and heat transfer surface temperature increasing. The components of fouling that formed on the heat transfer surface included crystallization fouling and particulate fouling. The thermal performance parameter of fouling, ρfλf, varied from 380 to 2600 kg·W·(m4·K)-1, increasing with growing velocity and decreasing solution temperature, hardness or alkalinity. Furthermore, the thermal conductivity of fouling, λf, varied from 1.7 to 2.2 W·(m·K)-1.

关键词: fouling, thermal resistance, heat transfer, calcium carbonate