USING THE SOLIDWORKS FLOW SIMULATION CFD PACKAGE TO STUDY THE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS OF THE CYCLONE-UTILIZER

It is shown that the use of solid biomass as a renewable energy source is relevant for the production of thermal energy and electrical energy. but the burning of biomass is accompanied by the release of a significant amount of ash into the environment. The need to organize the primary cleaning of waste gases of heat generators in cyclone dust collectors has been established. The stages of solving problems of aerodynamics and heat transfer in the SolidWorks Flow Simulation CFD package are described. The nature of the distribution of pressures, velocities of gas and solid particles in cyclone filters, the values of heat transfer coefficients in the flow area, based on which the studies of cyclone efficiency, hydraulic resistance, power of the heat exchanger-utilizer and the temperature of heated water were performed. It was established that an increase in the temperature of the inlet gas stream reduces the efficiency of the cyclone in cleaning highly dispersed ash, the presence of a heat exchange surface increases the resistance of the cyclone, but improves its efficiency in capturing solid particles up to 10 μm in size. The obtained results make it possible to improve the design, reduce the metal content, and find rational modes of operation of cyclones in operating conditions.