Investigation of water heating efficiency in cavitation mode at initial stage of grain molasses preparation

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Grain molasses are a valuable source of digestible protein and feed sugar for farm animals. At the initial stage of production of this feed mixture, the existing devices and water heating schemes are not effective enough. In this connection, a new device for accelerated heating of passive-type water has been developed.
 AIMS: evaluation of the effectiveness of the cavitator for heating water in the plant for the production of grain molasses.
 MATERIALS AND METHODS: for conducting studies, a cavitator made in the form of a cone with petals, the angle of the solution of which is 168ʹ, is installed in a glass pipe of the injection branch of the water circuit of the plant for the preparation of grain molasses. During the experiments, the petals were installed in the pipe straight or bent 15. Under laboratory conditions, a comparative experiment was carried out to heat water with a volume of 50 liters, starting from its temperature of 20C and through each degree to 30C, both with and without a cavitator. The process efficiency criteria were: time and specific energy consumption of water heating.
 RESULTS: as a result of the conducted studies, the values of the criteria for the efficiency of the water heating process using a cavitatora and without it are established. Linear dependence of water temperature on heating time is obtained. It has been shown that the created cavitation effect behind the base of the cone is not stable, but still more intense behind the cone with straight petals. It is noted that the coefficient of hydraulic resistance for a cavitator with bent by 15 lobes is 10% greater than with straight ones.
 CONCLUSIONS: use of a cavitatora when heating water at the initial stage of preparing grain molasses increases efficiency of the process by 20%.