Research on Ash Clogging of Rotary Air Preheater in Coal-fired Power Plant

Abstract

The air preheater of coal-fired units has the problem of ash blocking. Combining the working principle and ash blocking mechanism, FLUENT uses the porous media model to simulate the air preheater, and the corresponding mass flow rate at different speeds or air side inlets is obtained. The temperature results are compared and analyzed, and a reasonable air preheater is used to reduce ash clogging.