Icing control model and algorithm for wasteheat exchangers of ventilation systems

Abstract

Currently, ice control on various heat exchangers to be used for waste heat recovery of discharge air is a rather topical subject because ice building is a factor to reduce efficiency of heat recovery. In such systems, icing always takes place on the side of humid discharge air, with a background of heat exchange between inlet air at temperatures of -30°C and below, and discharge air. To effectively prevent this, it is required to find solutions to problems as follows: study a mechanism of ice building on heat exchange surfaces when interacting with humid air; determine engineering methods to prevent icing, for each type of heat-exchange apparatus, and check efficiency of their operation; develop a mathematical model of ice growth on heat exchange surfaces to enable to vary key parameters (both geometrical and algorithmical ones), determined beforehand, and engineering means aimed at icing prevention.