Problem Statement
These types of equipment are designed to operate under extreme conditions — up to 400 °C on the water/steam side and 1800 °C on the flue gas side (the adiabatic flame temperature for natural gas). In this case, natural gas is used as the fuel and is burned in a membrane wall–cooled combustion chamber (furnace). The resulting flue gases then flow into the convection section, which consists of several tube bundles where water circulates inside the tubes.
Current Solutions
The objective is to determine, for a given section (for example, Plane A), the temperature and velocity profiles/contours for both the flue gas and the water side
Pain Point
To obtain a non-intrusive solution (operating entirely from outside the boiler and its insulation) that can map, for a given section or plane, the internal temperature and velocity profiles/contours on both the water/steam side and the flue gas side of an industrial water-tube steam boiler. The goal is to validate design assumptions and anticipate potential wear or failure zones by accurately characterizing internal gradients and flow behaviour.
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Intellectual Property
Innovator will retain all intellectual property rights to their technology.
