Induced draft

In wetted-wall units, the walls of a tall circular, slightly tapered combustion chamber are protected by a high volume curtain of cooled acid flowing down inside the wall. Phosphoms is atomized by compressed air or steam into the top of the chamber and burned in additional combustion air suppHed by a forced or induced draft fan. Wetted-waU. plants use 25—50% excess combustion air to reduce the tail-gas volume, resulting in flame temperatures in excess of 2000°C. The combustion chamber maybe refractory lined or made of stainless steel. Acid sprays at the bottom of the chamber or in a subsequent, separate spraying chamber complete the hydration of phosphoms pentoxide. The sprays also cool the gas stream to below 100°C, thereby minimising corrosion to the mist-collecting equipment (typically type 316 stainless steel). 

Flare noise (roar of combustion) is the most serious because it is elevated and the sound carries. The flare can be located at a remote distance from the operating unit or surrounding community. Noise of steam injection into the burner can be reduced by using multiple no22les. Furnace noise from air intake, fuel systems, and combustion blower forced draft/induced draft (FD/ID) fans can be reduced by acoustics. The plot plan should be evaluated for noise generation and to find the means of alleviating or moving noise to a less sensitive area. 

Fig. 8. Transverse cross-sectional view of double-flow induced-draft cooling tower. Courtesy of The Madey Co.

Fig. 7. Ain preheaters where ID = induced draft and FD = forced draft fan. (a) Rotating metal basket or Lungstrom regenerative preheater and (b) hot oil or water belt (Uquid mnaround) used to move convection section heat to ain preheater in furnace retrofit.

Fig. 8. (a) Heat pipe showing the use of finned tubing for both heating and cooling and (b), heat pipe exchanger ain heater system. ID = induced draft and... 

Fig. 1. Typical heater configuration. BFW = boiler feed water SSH = super high pressure steam HP = high pressure and ID = induced draft..

Forced and Induced Draft The forced-draft unit, which is illustrated in Fig. 11-43 pushes air across the finnedtube surface. The fans are located oelow the tube bundles. The induced-draft design has the fan above the bundle, and the air is pulled across the finned tube surface. In theoiy, a primaiy advantage of the forced-draft unit is that less power is required. This is true when the air-temperature rise exceeds 30°C (54°F). 

Induced-draft design provides more even distribution of air across the bundle, since air velocity approaching the bundle is relatively low. This design is better suited (or exchangers designed for a close approach of product outlet temperature to ambient-air temperature. 

Induced-draft units are less likely to recirculate the hot exhaust air, since the exit air velocity is several times that of the forced-draft unit. Induced-draft design more readily permits the installation of the aircooled equipment above other mechanical equipment such as pipe racks or shell-and-tube exchangers. 

In a service in which sudden temperature change would cause upset and loss of product, the induced-draft unit gives more protection in that only a fraction of the surface (as compared with the forced-draft unit) is ejmosed to rainfall, sleet, or snow... 

Fan mounting should provide a minimum of one-half to three-foui ths diameter between fan and ground on a forced-draft heat exchanger and one-half diameter between tubes and fan on an induced-draft cooler. 

Air recirculation. Prevailing winds and the locations and elevations of buildings, equipment, fired heaters, etc., require consideration. All air-cooled heat exchangers in a bank are of one type, i.e., all forced-draft or all induced-draft. Banks of air-cooled exchangers must be placed far enough apart to minimize air recirculation. 

Two types of mechanical-draft towers are in use today the forced-draft and the induced-draft. In the forced-draft tower the fan is mounted at the base, and air is forced in at the bottom and discharged at low velocity through the top. This arrangement has the advantage of locating the ran and drive outside the tower, where it is convenient for inspection, maintenance, and repairs. Since the equipment is out of the hot, humid top area of the tower, the fan is not subjected to corrosive conditions. However, because of the low exit-air velocity, the forced-draft tower is subjected to excessive recirculation of the humid... 

FIG. 12-14 Sizing chart for a coiinterflow induced-draft cooling tower, for induced-draft towers with (1) an iipspray distributing system with 24 ft of fill or (2) a flume-type distributing system and 32 ft of fill. The chart will give approximations for towers of any height. (Ecodyne Carp.)... 

FIG. 12-15 Horsepower chart for a coiinterflow induced-draft cooling tower. [Fluoi Coij). (now Kcodyne Cotj .)]... 

Bucket elevators, skip hoists, and cranes are used for top feeding of the furnace. Retention and downward flow are controlled by timing of the bottom discharge. Gases are propelled by a blower or by induced draft from a stack or discharge fan. In normal operation, the downward flow of sohds and upward flow of gas are constant with time, maintaining ideal steady-state conditions. 

Air-cooled Heat Exchangers Forced vs Induced Draft... 

Advantages and disadvantages of forced and induced draft air-cooled heat exchangers ai e shown here to aid in selection. 

Increased capacity in the event of fan failure, since the natural draft stack effect is much greater with induced draft. 

In addition to forced draft systems, induced draft systems are also used. The induced draft system is slightly more expensive but is recommended when particulate, or organic oils are present. Particulates impact upon a forced draft fan and will have a negative effect on the system performance. If the process stream is clean a forced draft system is appropriate. 

A secondary fan draws the air and forces it through the secondary heat exchanger, where the reduced air volume temperature is raised to the required desorption temperature. The preheated air is then used to desorb the air in one portion of the wheel. As the air exits the desorption section the organic concentration is approximately 10 times the concentration of the original process stream. This low volume, higher concentration stream then enters the induced draft section of a catalytic or thermal recuperative oxidizer, where the organics are destroyed. 

The plenum chamber design may be a simple box shape, formed by flat sides and bottom, or curved transition sections may be used to obtain a tapered smooth transition from the rectangular bundle to the circular fan. Either design may be used for forced-draft or induced-draft air cooled heat exchangers. 

Induced Draft Air mover, usually an aerial fan, on top of the tower pulls air up through the fill and out the stack. 

Firebox Overpressure - The firebox of a forced-draft furnace and boiler is designed to withstand the overpressure that can be generated by the fans with dampers in their closed position. This needs to be specially checked when both forced and induced-draft fans are provided to discharge combustion products through heat recovery facilities, since higher than normal fan pressures may be used to overcome pressure drop. In the case of high-pressure process furnaces, a tube rupture could also be the cause of firebox overpressure. 

Induced-draft fans combined with collectors,... 

Induced draft Air drawn through a fuel bed, a furnace, or a space by means of a fan situated beyond the item. 

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One design that is used for installation convenience, but can also allow higher efficiency, is an induced draft fan that pulls in extra air to cool the flue products to temperatures that can be safely vented through plastic pipe. Because of the fan, long horizontal venting runs arc possible with this system. 

Forced draft ducts Induced-draft flues and breeching Chimneys and stacks Water lines (max.)... 

This type of tower uses fans at the base to force air through the tower fill or packing (Figure 9-102). Due to the relatively low oudet air velocity, there is a tendency for discharged hot air to recirculate into the fan intake and reduce tower performance. The fan handles only atmospheric air thereby reducing its corrosion problem when compared to the fan on an induced draft tower. The tower size for the forced as well as the induced draft unit is considerably less than for an atmospheric or natural draft unit due to the higher heat transfer rates. 

Recirculation the portion of exit or outlet air from the tower that recirculates back to the inlet of the fresh air to the tower. To keep this low it is important to space towers away from each other as well as from any structures which can deflect the exit moist air back to the inlet. Due to recirculation the wet bulb temperature at the tower inlet may be different from that at a point 100 yards away. The recirculation of induced draft towers is usually less than forced draft due to the upward velocity of discharge of the air. 

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