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Design of a Laboratory Testbed for Modeling Industrial Exhaust

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Conference

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Tampa, Florida

Publication Date

June 15, 2019

Start Date

June 15, 2019

End Date

June 19, 2019

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1

Tagged Division

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

Page Count

12

DOI

10.18260/1-2--32604

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https://peer.asee.org/32604

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Gordon P. Smith Western Kentucky University

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Abstract

There are a great many industries in the Kentucky and surrounding areas that utilize natural gas burners in their operation, typically on order of hundreds of thousands of cubic feet per month to liquefy and hold molten aluminum for their die operations. Much of the energy content of this fuel is consumed in plant operation, but a significant amount of heat is released to the outside environment as exhaust. This represents a considerable resource that could be utilized for other outcomes. As a first step toward tapping that potential, a mobile laboratory testbed was developed to simulate industrial exhaust at levels appropriate for prototype development and student engagement. Capable of variable temperatures up to 1800°F, incorporating an insulated exhaust chimney, and outfitted with thermocouples, this testbed provides a flexible resource not only for the targeted research at hand, but the WKU thermofluid laboratories. Details of the testbed will be provided, as well as operational data and initial observations on the nature of the resulting flow.

Smith, G. P. (2019, June), Design of a Laboratory Testbed for Modeling Industrial Exhaust Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--32604

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