Abstract

Heat recovery from flue gas holds significant potential for energy conservation. A strategy is proposed for recovering and storing heat in electrostatic precipitators by utilizing liquid-filled collection electrodes. In the prototype, the hollow collection electrode is connected to the heat storage tank. Convective heat transfer occurs between the gas stream and the liquid contained in the collection electrode. The heat storage mechanism is revealed by numerical simulation of corona discharge, flow and heat transfer processes in a simplified electrostatic precipitator. The results indicate that both the gas-side and liquid-side heat transfer coefficients reach steady values within approximately 100 s. The buoyancy-driven liquid flow results in a heat transfer coefficient that is 28 times higher than that for gas-side forced convection. Increasing the gas inlet temperature leads to a greater buoyancy force and, consequently, a higher heat transfer coefficient on the liquid side. Both ionic wind and inlet velocity affect the gas-side heat transfer. The ionic wind disturbs the thermal boundary layer, leading to a 27.9 % increase in the gas-side heat transfer coefficient at an inlet velocity of 0.5 m/s. Furthermore, this enhancement becomes more pronounced as the inlet velocity decreases. The flow pattern of liquid in the collection electrode and heat storage tank is crucial to the heat storage process. Additionally, installing the heat storage tank above the electrostatic precipitator provides added benefits. During the process of heat storage, the largest heat resistance is found on the gas side.

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