US 201400.

07823A1
(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2014/0007823 A1
QIAN et al. (43) Pub. Date: Jan. 9, 2014
(54) HEATING SYSTEM FOR HEATING Publication Classification
HEAT TRANSFER OLUSINGBOLER FLUE
GAS (51) Int. Cl.
F24H L/12 (2006.01)
(71) Applicant: SHANGHAI FUBO EP EQUIPMENT F24D 7/00 (2006.01)
CO.,LTD., Shanghai (CN) F22D5/00 (2006.01)
F22D I/38 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors: Xuelve QAN, Shanghai (CN); Bing (52) U.S. Cl.
LIU, Shanghai (CN) CPC F24H 1/125 (2013.01), F22D 1/38 (2013.01);
F24D 700 (2013.01), F22D5/00 (2013.01)
(73) Assignee: SHANGHAI FUBO EP EQUIPMENT USPC ....................... 122/20 B: 122/421; 122/451.1
CO.,LTD., Shanghai (CN)
(21) Appl. No.: 14/027,265 (57) ABSTRACT
(22) Filed: Sep. 16, 2013 A heating system for heating heat-transfer oil using exhaust
heat of boiler flue gas. The system includes: a flue, an econo
Related U.S. Application Data mizer, an air preheater, and a heat-transfer oil heater. The
(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. PCT/ economizer and the air preheater are disposed in the flue
CN2011/080030, filed on Sep. 22, 2011. along the flow direction of the flue gas. The heat-transfer oil
heater is disposed inside the flue in front of the economizer
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data and is connected to a heat consumption device via a first
circulating pipe. The circulating pipe is equipped with a cir
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HEATING SYSTEM FOR HEATING lower than a dewpoint of the flue gas, Sulfuric acid resulting
HEAT TRANSFER OLUSINGBOLER FLUE from the reaction between the water vapor in the flue gas and
GAS sulfur trioxide (accounting for a very small part of the sulfuric
product produced from the combustion of the coal fuel) is
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED condensed on the heating Surfaces, thereby being heavily
APPLICATIONS corrosive to the heating Surfaces. In order to prevent the acid
0001. This application is a continuation-in-part of Inter dew corrosion on the heating Surfaces of a rear part of the
boiler, the boiler is designed with a high exhaust temperature.
national Patent Application No. PCT/CN2011/080030 with The exhaust temperature of a new boiler is generally 140°C.,
an international filing date of Sep. 22, 2011, designating the and after running for a certain period, the exhaust temperature
United States, now pending, and further claims priority ben achieves 160°C. The direct discharge of the flue gas results in
efits to Chinese Patent Application No. 2011 20069052.6 filed a large waste of energy.
Mar. 16, 2011. The contents of all of the aforementioned
applications, including any intervening amendments thereto, 0007 As the temperature of the flue gas is generally
are incorporated herein by reference. Inquiries from the pub between 140 and 160° C. and the temperature of the heat
lic to applicants or assignees concerning this document or the carrier is between 200 and 300°C., it is impossible to achieve
related applications should be directed to: Matthias Scholl the heat transfer from the flue gas to the heat-transfer oil using
P.C., Attn. Dr. Matthias Scholl Esq., 14781 Memorial Drive, the direct heat transfer techniques. Thus, to recycle this part of
Suite 1319, Houston, Tex. 77079. low temperature heat energy to heat the heat-transfer oil to a
desired temperature of between 200 and 300°C., it is required
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION to rearrange the heating Surface in the rear part of the furnace.
0002 1. Field of the Invention SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
0003. The invention relates to absorption and utilization of
waste heat from boiler flue gas, and more particularly to a 0008. In view of the above-described problems, it is one
heating system of heat-transfer oil using boiler flue gas. objective of the invention to provide a heating system of
0004 2. Description of the Related Art heat-transfer oil using exhaust heat of boiler flue gas.
0005 Organic heat carrier furnaces adopt an organic heat 0009. To achieve the above objectives, in accordance with
carrier as a medium for transferring the heat energy. The heat one embodiment of the invention, provided is a heating sys
energy produced from the combustion is transferred to the tem of heat-transfer oil using exhaust heat of boiler flue gas,
organic heat carrier through a furnace heating Surface for comprising: an economizer and an air preheater disposed
heating the organic heat carrier to a certain temperature. After inside a flue along a flow direction of the flue gas. The heating
that, the organic heat carrier is transferred to a heat consump system further comprises aheat-transfer oil heater. The heat
tion device by using a circulating oil pump to allow the transfer oil heater is disposed inside the flue in front of the
organic heat carrier to release the heat energy. Thereafter, a economizer, the heat-transfer oil heater is connected to a heat
low temperature organic heat carrier is returned to the furnace consumption device via a first circulating pipe; and a circu
and heated again. The above processes are repeated to realize lating pump is disposed on the first circulating pipe.
the Supply of heat to a heat consumption device by using the 0010. In a class of this embodiment, the system further
organic heat carrier. The organic heat carrier furnace has the comprises an exhaust heat utilization device. The exhaust
following characteristics: 1. High temperature of the heat heat utilization device comprises a heat absorption member
carrier can be obtained at a relative low working pressure; 2. and a heat release member communicating with each other
The liquid phase is circulated for providing heat, without heat through a second circulating pipe. The heat absorption mem
loss resulting from condensation, so that the heat Supplying ber is disposed inside the flue behind the air preheater. The
system has a high heat efficiency; 3. The organic heat carrier heat release member is arranged on a water inlet pipe of the
furnace is capable of satisfying the requirement of accurate economizer or inside an air inlet channel of the air preheater.
process temperature on the heat utilization system because of
convenient operation control and uniform heat transfer. Thus, 0011. In a class of this embodiment, the exhaust heat uti
the organic heat carrier furnace is widely applied in petro lization device employs a high temperature forced circulating
leum, chemical, textile, printing and dyeing, rubber, leather, water or naturally circulating steam having a heat transfer
food, wood processing and many other industries. Mean coefficient far higher than the side close to the flue gas, so that
while, as described in the former that the relatively high the temperature of the wall surface is determined by the side
temperature heat carrier is obtained in relatively low working close to the working medium. The automatic control device of
pressure, the temperature of such heat carrier is between 200 the system is capable of controlling the temperature of the
and 300°C., or much higher. wall surface according to the variation of the boiler load to
0006. The flue gas produced from the combustion of the ensure the temperature of the wall surface to be always higher
fuel of the boiler contains acid gas. When the flue gas is at a than that of the acid dew point of the flue gas, so that the
high temperature, the acid gas passes through various heating exhaust heat of the flue gas is recycled to the utmost on the
Surfaces in the form of gas until it is removed in a desulfur basis of preventing the device from acid dew corrosion.
ization tower. When the temperature of the flue gas is lower 0012. In a class of this embodiment, when the heat release
than a certain degree, Sulfur in the flue gas combines with the member is arranged on the waterinlet pipe of the economizer,
water vapor therein and is transformed into sulfuric acid the water inlet pipe of the economizer is provided with a
which is corrosive to the heat transfer device. Low tempera deaerator and a high pressure heater for allowing the boiler
ture corrosion generally occurs in a cool end of the air pre feedwater to pass through the heat release member, the
heat device and an economizer having a low feedwater tem deaerator, and the high pressure heater, respectively, to enter
perature. When the temperature of the heating surfaces is the economizer.
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0013. In a class of this embodiment, a feedwater pump is DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE

arranged on a water pipe by which the deaerator and the high EMBODIMENTS
pressure heater are connected. 0022. A heating system of heat-transfer oil using exhaust
0014. In a class of this embodiment, a steam inlet pipe of heat offlue gas from a boiler, the system comprises an econo
the high pressure heater and a steam inlet pipe of the deaerator mizer 3 and an air preheater 4 being disposed inside a flue 1
communicate; a condensate drainage pipe of the high pres along a flow direction of the flue gas. The system further
Sure heater is connected to the deaerator.
comprises a heat-transfer oil heater 2 disposed inside the flue
0015. In a class of this embodiment, the system further 1 in front of the economizer 3. The heat-transfer oil heater 2
comprises a control system, two temperature sensors, and a is connected to a heat consumption device 19 via a first
plurality of flow control valves. The temperature sensors and circulating pipe. A circulating pump 12 is disposed on the first
the flow control valves are connected to the control system, circulating pipe.
respectively. A first temperature sensoris disposed on the heat 0023. As shown in FIG.1, the heat-transfer oil heater 2, the
absorption member, and a second temperature sensor is dis economizer 3, and the air preheater 4 are disposed inside the
posed on the flue between the economizer and the air pre flue 1 along the flow direction of the flue gas. The heat
heater or on a water outlet pipe of the economizer. One branch transfer oil heater 2 is connected to the heat consumption
of boiler feedwater passes through a first flow control valve device 19 via the first circulating pipe. The circulating pump
and enters the deaerator, and another branch of boiler feed 12 is disposed on the first circulating pipe for driving the
water passes through a second flow control valve and the heat circulation of a heat carrier of the heat-transfer oil heater2. In
release member and enters the deaerator. A third flow control a rear part of the flue 1, part of the heat energy of the flue gas
valve is arranged on the steam inlet pipe of the high pressure is transferred to the heat carrier of the heat-transfer oil heater
heater. 2 (the heat carrier comprises but is not limited to heat-transfer
0016. In a class of this embodiment, the heat release mem oil). Driven by the circulating pump 12, the heat carrier
ber is arranged inside the air inlet channel of the air preheater, releases heat energy inside the heat consumption device 19
the system further comprises a control system, a temperature and is circulated again, so that the processes of heat absorp
sensor, and a flow control damper. The temperature sensor tion and heat release are repeated. The heat consumption
and the flow control damper are connected to the control device 19 can be applied in petroleum, chemical, textile,
system, respectively. The temperature sensor is arranged on printing and dyeing, rubber, leather, food, wood processing
the heat absorption member, and the flow control damper is and many other industries. The heat-transfer oil heater 2 is
arranged inside the air inlet channel of the air preheater in arranged in front of the economizer 2 inside the flue 1 to
front of the heat release member along the flow direction of absorb the exhaustheat of the flue gas entering to the econo
inlet air. mizer 3. Thus, flue gas in the position of the heat-transfer oil
0017. In a class of this embodiment, the system further heater 2 has a high temperature and heat energy, and the
comprises an oil-gas separator, and the oil-gas separator is exhaust heat of the flue gas from the boiler is fully utilized.
disposed on the first circulating pipe between the heat-trans 0024. An oil-gas separator 18 is disposed on the first cir
fer oil heater and the heat consumption device. culating pipe between the heat-transfer oil heater 2 and the
0018. In a class of this embodiment, the oil-gas separator heat consumption device 19. An oil inlet pipe of the oil-gas
is connected to an expansion slot, and the expansion slot is separator 18 is connected to an oil outlet of an expansion slot
connected to an oiling pump. 17, and an oil inlet of the expansion slot 17 is connected to an
0019 Advantages of the invention are summarized below: oiling pump 16. The expansion slot 17 is further connected to
the heating system of heat-transfer oil using the exhaust heat an oil storage tank 15. The oil storage tank 15 functions in
of boiler flue gas fully utilizes the exhaust heat of the flue gas. storing the heat-transfer oil when the device is stopped from
By changing the arrangement of the heating Surfaces in the running for overhaul. The oiling pump 16 functions in injec
rear part of the boiler, the efficiency and the output of the tion of new oil and discharge of old oil. The expansion slot 17
original boiler are ensured, the exhaust gas temperature of the is used to buffer the heated and expanded heat-transfer oil.
furnace is lowered, part of the exhaust heat of the flue gas is The oil-gas separator is used to separate the water mixed in
recycled, and the recycled heatenergy is used to heat the heat the heat-transfer oil and improve the heat transfer effect of the
carrier-heat-transfer oil which can be widely applied in petro heat-transfer oil.
leum, chemical, textile, printing and dyeing, rubber, leather, 0025. The arrangement of the heat-transfer oil heater
food, wood processing and many other industries. Further results in a lower temperature of flue gas entering the econo
more, on the basis of preventing the devices where the flue gas mizer and the Subsequent air preheater, which may influence
passes through from dew-acid corrosion, the exhaust heat of the use of the economizer and the air preheater. As an
the flue gas is recycled to the utmost, the utilization efficiency improvement of the invention, an exhaust heat utilization
of the energy is improved, the efficiency of flue gas discharg device is arranged behind the air preheater 4 along the flow
ing from the furnace is improved, and the utilization types of direction of the flue gas. The exhaust heat utilization device is
the heat energy is various. capable of recycling part of the exhaustheat of the flue gas for
compensating the heat energy to the economizer or the air
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS preheater.
0026. Preferably, the exhaust heat utilization device com
0020 FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of a heating system of prises aheat absorption member 5 and a heat release member
heat-transfer oil using exhaustheat offlue gas from a boiler in 6 communicating with each other through a second circulat
accordance with one embodiment of the invention; and ing pipe. The heat absorption member 5 is disposed inside the
0021 FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a heating system of flue behind the air preheater 4 for absorbing part of the
heat-transfer oil using exhaustheat offlue gas from a boiler in exhaust heat of the flue gas. The heat release member 6 is
accordance with another embodiment of the invention. arranged on a water inlet pipe of the economizer 3. The flue
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gas enters a desulfurization device for treatment after passing heat energy to other devices, the recycled and saved heat
through the heat absorption member 5. energy is provided to other heat consumption device by the
0027. The water inlet pipe of the economizer is provided heat-transfer oil heater 2. Apparently, the temperature differ
with a deaerator 14, a feedwater pump 7, and a high pressure ence of the flue gas close to the inlet and outlet of the heat
heater 11. Boiler feedwater enters the deaerator 14 through transfer oil heater is required to be no larger than T-T to
two branches. One branch of the boiler feedwater passes lower the influence of the addition of the heat-transfer oil
through a first flow control valve 21 and directly enters the heater on the thermal system of the original boiler as much as
deaerator 14, and the other branch of the boiler feedwater possible.
passes through a second flow control valve 9 and the heat 0030 The temperature difference between the heat-trans
release member 6 for absorbing heat and enters the deaerator fer oil in the inlet and outlet of the heat-transfer oil heater 2 is
14. After being discharged from the deaerator 14, the feed generally controlled at 30°C., based on which an appropriate
water passes through the feedwater pump 7 and enters the circulation flow of the heat-transfer oil is selected to transfer
high pressure heater 11. The feedwater is heated in the high the absorbed heat energy to the heat consumption device 19.
pressure heater 11 and enters the economizer 3. Furthermore, Part of the heat energy of the flue gas is absorbed by the
a steam inlet pipe of the high pressure heater 11 and a steam heat-transfer oil heater 2 so that the heat energy absorbed by
inlet pipe of the deaerator 14 communicate. A third flow the economizer 3 and the air preheater 4 is lowered. As an
control valve 13 is arranged on the steam inlet pipe of the high improvement of the invention, the high pressure heater 11 is
pressure heater 11. A condensate drainage pipe of the high arranged on the water inlet pipe of the economizer 3. By
pressure heater 11 is connected to the deaerator 14. The high thermodynamic calculation, the boiler feedwater is adjusted
pressure heater and the deaerator share the same steam to allow the flue gas temperature and the water temperature at
source. One part of the steam from the steam source directly the outlet of the economizer 3 are close to or higher than those
enters the deaerator 14, and another part of the steam heats the of the original system, so that the influence of the addition of
boiler feedwater through the high pressure heater 11. After the heat-transfer oil heater on the economizer 3 and the air
releasing the heat energy, the stem is condensed and trans preheater 4 is decreased.
formed into condensed water that enters to the deaerator 0031. The heat source of the high pressure heater 11 is
through the condensate drainage pipe between the high pres extracted steam transported to the deaerator 14, which is
sure heater 11 and the deaerator 14. originally used to heat the boiler feedwater in the deaerator
0028. The system further comprises a control system, two 14. When the part of extracted steam is used as the heat source
temperature sensors 8, 10, and a plurality of flow control of the high pressure heater 11, it is required a substituted heat
valves 9, 13, 21. The temperature sensors and the flow control source to heat the feedwater in the deaerator 14 to maintain
valves are connected to the control system, respectively. A the total extracted Steam constant. An exhaust temperature of
first temperature sensor 8 is disposed on the heat absorption the boiler is between 140 and 160°C., whereas a temperature
member 5 for measuring a temperature of a wall surface of the of the heated feedwater of the boiler or the condensed water is
device; and a second temperature sensor 10 is disposed on the 20°C. If the fume directly transfers heat to the feedwater of
flue between the economizer 3 and the air preheater 4 or on a the boiler or the condensed water, a temperature of the wall
water outlet pipe of the economizer 3. By controlling the first Surface of the heat exchanger is close to an acid dew point of
flow control valve 9 and the second flow control valve 21, the the fume, thereby resulting in acid dew corrosion on the heat
water content that enters the deaerator 14 is maintained con exchanger. In order to prevent the problem, the waste heat
stant; the required heat is controlled by adjusting the water utilization device is composed of a heat absorption member 5
content entering the heat release member 6, so that the heat and a heat release member 6. The heat absorption member 5
absorption member 5 of the exhaust heat utilization device is is disposed inside the boiler flue for absorbing heat and trans
prevented from the acid dew corrosion, and the exhaust heat ferring the heat to a working medium; and in the heat release
of the flue gas is recycled to the utmost. member 6, the working medium transfers the heat to the
0029. The heat-transfer oil heater 2 absorbs exhaust heat make-up water or the condensed water. Working principle of
in the flue gas to heat the heat-transfer oil, and the heat the working medium is that the working medium is generally
absorption is determined by the acid dew point of the flue gas. high temperature forced circulating water or naturally circu
Supposing the exhaust gas temperature at the preheater 4 of lating steam having a heat transfer coefficient far higher than
the original boiler system is T, and the acid dew point is T. the side close to the fume, so that the temperature of the wall
to prevent the heat absorption member 5 of the exhaust heat surface is determined by the side close to the working
utilization device from the acid dew corrosion, the tempera medium. The temperature of the working medium is con
ture of the wall surface of the heat absorption member 5 trolled to prevent the heat absorption member 5 from acid dew
contacting with the flue gas is required to be at least 10°C. (a corrosion.
safe margin) higher than T. Meanwhile, a heat transfer tem 0032. As shown in FIG. 2, as another embodiment of the
perature difference is required between the temperature of the heating system of heat-transfer oil using the exhaust heat of
flue gas and the temperature of the wall surface of the heat the flue gas of the invention, technical features thereofare the
absorption member 5 to ensure an economically reasonable same as the above except that the heat release member 6 of the
arrangement of the heat Surfaces of the exhaust heat utiliza exhaust heat utilization device is arranged inside the air inlet
tion device. Thus, the exhaust gas temperature of the exhaust channel of the air preheater 4. The exhaust heat utilization
heat utilization device is T+10° C. of the safe margin-i-ap device is primarily used to heat the inlet air of the air pre
proximately 15°C. (the temperature difference for heat trans heater. The water inlet pipe of the economizer is provided
fer), labeled as T. An energy saving temperature drop of the with a low pressure heater or other devices. The control sys
original boiler system is calculated as T-Ts. As the exhaust tem is connected to a temperature sensor 8 and a flow control
heat utilization device is used to indirectly compensate the damper 20. The temperature sensor 8 is arranged on the heat
heat transfer loss of the economizer 3 and does not provide absorption member 5 for testing the temperature of the wall
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surface thereof. The flow control damper 20 is arranged inside the deaerator (14), and the high pressure heater (11), respec
the air inlet channel of the air preheater in front of the heat tively, to enter the economizer (3).
release member 6 along the flow direction of inlet air for 4. The system of claim3, wherein a feedwater pump (7) is
adjusting the heat absorption of the heat absorption member. arranged on a water pipe by which the deaerator (14) and the
The absorbed heat of the exhaust heat utilization device high pressure heater (11) are connected.
herein is used to heat the air entering the airpreheater, and the 5. The system of claim3, wherein a steam inlet pipe of the
compensation of the heat energy on the air preheater is low high pressure heater (11) and a steam inlet pipe of the deaera
ered. tor (14) communicate; and a condensate drainage pipe of the
0033 While particular embodiments of the invention have high pressure heater (11) is connected to the deaerator (14).
been shown and described, it will be obvious to those skilled 6. The system of claim 5 further comprising a control
in the art that changes and modifications may be made with system, two temperature sensors (8, 10), and a plurality of
out departing from the invention in its broader aspects, and flow control valves (9, 13, 21), wherein
therefore, the aim in the appended claims is to cover all Such the temperature sensors and the flow control valves are
changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and connected to the control system;
Scope of the invention. a first temperature sensor (8) is disposed on the heat
The invention claimed is: absorption member (5), and a second temperature sensor
1. A heating system for heating heat-transfer oil using (10) is disposed on the flue between the economizer (3)
exhaust heat of boiler flue gas, the system comprising: and the air preheater (4) or on a water outlet pipe of the
a) a flue (1): economizer (3):
b) an economizer (3): one branch of boiler feedwater passes through a first flow
c) an air preheater (4); and control valve (21) and enters the deaerator, and another
d) a heat-transfer oil heater (2): branch of boiler feedwater passes through a second flow
wherein control valve (9) and the heat release member (6) and
the economizer (3) and the airpreheater (4) are disposed in enters the deaerator; and
the flue along a flow direction of the flue gas; a third flow control valve (13) is arranged on the steam inlet
the heat-transfer oil heater (2) is disposed inside the flue (1) pipe of the high pressure heater.
in front of the economizer (3) and is connected to a heat 7. The system of claim 2, wherein
consumption device (19) via a first circulating pipe; and the heat release member (6) is arranged inside the air inlet
the circulating pipe is equipped with a circulating pump channel of the air preheater (4):
(12). the system further comprises a control system, a tempera
2. The system of claim 1 further comprising an exhaustheat ture sensor (8), and a flow control damper (20):
utilization device, wherein the temperature sensor (8) and the flow control damper (20)
the exhaustheat utilization device comprises aheat absorp are connected to the control system; and
tion member (5) and a heat release member (6) commu the temperature sensor (8) is arranged on the heat absorp
nicating with each other through a second circulating tion member (5), and the flow control damper (20) is
p1pe, arranged inside the air inlet channel of the air preheater
the heat absorption member (5) is disposed inside the flue in front of the heat release member (6) along the flow
behind the air preheater (4); and direction of inlet air.
the heat release member (6) is arranged on a water inlet 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the system further com
pipe of the economizer (3) or inside an air inlet channel prises an oil-gas separator (18); and the oil-gas separator (18)
of the air preheater (4). is disposed on the first circulating pipe between the heat
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the heat release member transfer oil heater (2) and the heat consumption device (19).
(6) is arranged on the water inlet pipe of the economizer (3), 9. The system of claim8, wherein the oil-gas separator (18)
the water inlet pipe of the economizer is provided with a is connected to an expansion slot (17), and the expansion slot
deaerator (14) and a high pressure heater (11) for allowing (17) is connected to an oiling pump (16).
boiler feedwater to pass through the heat release member (6), k k k k k