Thursday, August 8, 2019

Application of ptfe heat exchanger



1.     Background
In recent years, as people's awareness of environmental protection and energy saving and consumption reduction has been continuously enhanced, the importance of flue gas waste heat recovery in China has been increasing day by day. For the flue gas of 80 ℃, there is no good waste heat extraction and dust removal scheme
Waste heat extraction and dust removal requirements in the temperature range of 80 ~ 130 ℃.

2.     Characteristics of ptfe heat exchanger
In the flue gas waste heat utilization system, the selection of anti-flue gas corrosion materials generally goes through the following stages:
(1)  316 stainless steel + nickel metal coating: this method was widely used in the mid-1980s. After operation, it was proved that it could not meet the requirements of anti-smoke corrosion, and the corrosion and blockage were serious. The working time was less than two years, and it needed to be replaced.

(2)  Nickel metal base material: this material was widely used in the 1990s. It was proved by practice that it could not meet the requirements of anti-flue gas corrosion and could only be used in the net flue gas reheater after desulfurization, with high cost and poor economy.

(3)  Superior ash cleaning function: minimum surface tension in solid materials, very large surface contact Angle, no adhesion to any material; The surface of tube wall is smooth, and sometimes flexible, slightly vibration when using, so it is not easy to scale; At the same time, the ash removal device is installed to solve the problem of ash accumulation.

Through the operation practice of various materials in the early stage, it is necessary to have a material itself with unique anti-smoke corrosion ability, only in this way can the waste heat utilization of flue gas make a difference. Based on the above analysis, polytetrafluoroethylene heat exchanger made of fluoroplastics fits the market demand and starts to stand out in the field of flue gas waste heat utilization, mainly because of its performance as follows:

(1)         Strong corrosion resistance: stable chemical performance, inert to almost all chemicals and solvents, and almost no solvent or compound can dissolve it under 300 ℃, can be used in most harsh working environment.

(2)         High and low temperature resistance: non-metallic materials are not brittle at low temperature and not softened at high temperature in the range of -190 ~ 260 ℃, and can be used normally.

(3)         Superior ash cleaning function: minimum surface tension in solid materials, very large surface contact Angle, no adhesion to any material; The surface of tube wall is smooth, and sometimes flexible, slightly vibration when using, so it is not easy to scale; At the same time, the ash removal device is installed to solve the problem of ash accumulation.

(4)         Excellent wear resistance: non-metallic materials themselves have excellent wear resistance, and in the design of low wear, low resistance gas velocity, so as to reduce the wear of ptfe heat exchanger tube bundle.

(5)         Low resistance: non-metallic material heat exchange tube itself has smooth surface, low friction coefficient, and low resistance to flue gas; The design considers the resistance of ptfe heat exchanger to flue gas and has the optimum structure size.

(6)         Long service life: non-metallic materials do not contain photosensitive genes, and are extremely resistant to aging. They have the best aging life in plastics, strong wear resistance, and are not easy to block ash. Non-metallic heat exchangers can be used for 10 to 15 years under normal conditions.

(7)         Automatic water flushing and anti-ash and scaling system: the flushing system is an indispensable part of ptfe heat exchanger. The ptfe heat exchanger is connected with the flue, and the heat exchange tube beam is in direct contact with the flue gas. The operation environment is bad, and a large amount of ash will accumulate on the outer wall and positioning plate of heat exchange tube after running for a long time, which greatly affects the heat exchange zone, resulting in a serious decline in heat exchange capacity. During the operation of ptfe heat exchanger, the flushing system regularly washes the heat exchange tube bundle.



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