摘要:
Boiler tube studs of composite construction, particularly for protecting waterwall tubes in pulp mill recovery boilers. The studs include an inner solid cylindrical core of a material having thermal conductivity sufficient to provide proper heat transfer to the boiler tubes during operation, and an outer cylindrical sleeve of a material resistant to destructive conditions within a boiler during operation, such as chemical attack and abrasion. The sleeve surrounds the cylindrical surface of the core, but leaves an end surface of the core exposed. The core may be made of low carbon steel, and the sleeve of stainless steel. In order to avoid melting of the stainless steel sleeves when the studs are welded to the tubes, the cylindrical sleeves do not extend all the way to the attachment end such that axial gaps are defined where the sleeves do not cover the cylindrical surfaces of the cores. Compared to standard carbon steel studs, the composite studs have a much longer life before replacement is required, and yet they wear sufficiently for wear patterns to be observed as an indicator of boiler operating conditions. The composite studs maintain a cylindrical configuration as they wear, resulting in improved anchoring of a frozen smelt layer and thus protection of the boiler tubes compared to conventional studs. The composite studs are compatible with conventional studs, in the context of either studs replacement, or replacement of tubes or groups of tubes in panels, and methods of use are disclosed.
摘要:
Heat exchanger tubes which are immersed in a fluidized bed of a combustion fluidized bed installation are provided with flow deflectors which reduce erosion of the fluidized materials in the bed on the tubes. The flow deflectors are preferably fins or pins, which protrude from the surface of the tubes and which disturb the erosive flow against the outer walls of the tubes. The flow deflectors also increase the surface areas of the tubes and thereby improve heat transfer from the combustion in the fluidized bed to a fluid heat exchanging medium within the tubes.