Configuration Optimization of Ultrasonic Descaling Device for Condenser Based on Solidworks-Fluent

Abstract

As a key component of the open circulation cooling system, the condenser of the power plant is very prone to fouling. After the condenser cooling pipe is scaled, the heat transfer resistance increases, which reduces the heat transfer coefficient and heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchange equipment, which is not conducive to improving the energy efficiency. Therefore, the research on condenser descaling technology has attracted widespread attention. Ultrasonic descaling is a new type of online descaling technology. Its application effect in descaling of condensers in power plants has been verified by actual engineering, but it lacks optimization of the arrangement and configuration of ultrasonic devices. In order to explore the influence of various ultrasonic parameters on the descaling effect, this paper builds a 3D geometric model of the condenser in Solidworks based on the relevant structural parameters of the N-20910 condenser, meshing the model reasonably and setting the boundary conditions. Then, in Fluent, the descaling effect is characterized by the pressure change curve of the specific position of the fluid in the condenser pipe. By setting three different ultrasonic inlet modes and different ultrasonic sound pressure functions, the effects of the quantity, power, frequency and distribution of ultrasonic descaler on the internal flow field and descaling effect of the condenser are compared and analyzed. The simulation results can provide effective help for the optimization and parameter setting of the ultrasonic descaling device of the power plant condenser.