HAN Hongyu, PAN Guochuan, CHEN Shinan, et al. Combustion Simulation Model of Pulverized Coal-fired Boiler Coupled With Heat Transfer of Working Fluid[J]. 2026, 46(12): 5001-5010.
HAN Hongyu, PAN Guochuan, CHEN Shinan, et al. Combustion Simulation Model of Pulverized Coal-fired Boiler Coupled With Heat Transfer of Working Fluid[J]. 2026, 46(12): 5001-5010.DOI: 10.13334/j.0258-8013.pcsee.250354.
Conventional boiler combustion CFD models typically assume a constant waterwall temperature. In order to improve accuracy
some studies have adopted a heat flux coupling method to integrate combustion dynamics with heat transfer mechanisms of working fluid. To further enhance the precision of boiler combustion simulations
this paper proposes a novel model coupling method——radiation temperature coupling. This method employs the flame radiation temperature calculated by the combustion model instead of using heat flux to couple with the working fluid model. Through iterative refinement
an accurate waterwall temperature distribution under thermal equilibrium is obtained
leading to a more precise prediction of furnace flue gas temperature distribution. The model is validated by simulating the design thermodynamic calculation condition of a 300MW subcritical tangential combustion boiler. The results show that: the conventional model predicts a flue gas temperature of 1 574 K at furnace arch
corresponding to a -4.14% deviation from the thermodynamic reference value of 1 642 K. In contrast
the coupled model yields 1 660 K
improving accuracy with an error of 1.10%. Compared to the heat flux coupled model
the radiation temperature coupled model eliminates deviations caused by iterating with unbalanced waterwall temperature
thereby achieving more accurate predictions of flue gas temperature distribution. The radiation temperature coupled model delivers more accurate simulation results
thereby providing stronger support for systematic and precise optimization of boiler combustion and multi-stage heat exchanger performance under flexible operating conditions.