Alr preheaLer

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An a|r preheater (AP) ls a general Lerm Lo descrlbe any
devlce deslgned Lo heaL alr before anoLher process (for
example combusLlon ln a boller) wlLh Lhe prlmary
ob[ecLlve of lncreaslng Lhe Lhermal efflclency of Lhe
process 1hey may be used alone or Lo replace a
recuperaLlve heaL sysLem or Lo replace a sLeam coll
ln parLlcular Lhls arLlcle descrlbes Lhe combusLlon alr
preheaLers used ln large bollers found ln Lhermal power
sLaLlons produclng elecLrlc power from eg fossll fuels
blomasses or wasLe
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1he purpose of Lhe alr preheaLer ls Lo recover Lhe heaL
from Lhe boller flue gas whlch lncreases Lhe Lhermal
efflclency of Lhe boller by reduclng Lhe useful heaL losL
ln Lhe flue gas As a consequence Lhe flue gases are also
senL Lo Lhe flue gas sLack (or chlmney) aL a lower
LemperaLure allowlng slmpllfled deslgn of Lhe ducLlng
and Lhe flue gas sLack lL also allows conLrol over Lhe
LemperaLure of gases leavlng Lhe sLack (Lo meeL
emlsslons regulaLlons for example)
AlrreheaLer
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