Improving the efficiency of water purification from dissolved gases at TPP

Abstract

The method for increasing the efficiency of thermal deaerators and calciners of a TPP is considered; it consists of the use of a turbulent mass transfer device with random small packing. Before entering the packed bed in water, air (decarbonization) or water vapor (deaeration) is supplied. Chaotic nozzle creates intense turbulent interaction mode of air (vapor) with water and splitting it into small bubbles; thus the specific surface area of the contact of phases significantly increases, and high efficiency of mass transfer (extraction of dissolved gases) is ensured. A turbulent mass transfer device is a circular channel with connections for connecting of the source water to a pipeline. Inzhekhim chaotic nozzle is used with large free volume (95%) and the specific surface area of 150–300 m²/m³. The nozzle is made of a thin metal strip that may have a rough surface and is retained in the channel by means of two grids. For the calculation of turbulent mixer, mathematical model of the flow structure is presented, which is built with the use of a one-parameter diffusion model and a semiempirical reverse mixing ratio. Accounting of interphase transfer of dissolved gases is carried out via volume source of weight. The equation to determine the weight source and calculation of its parameters is presented. In the particular case, transition to the cell model is made and an expression for calculating the profile of concentrations of dissolved gas is obtained along the channel with a nozzle. An example of calculating the efficiency of turbulent mixer upon removing dissolved carbon dioxide from water at a TPP is shown. Recommendations on the use of the considered technical device are given.