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    Análisis de parámetros para la mejora de eficiencia en quemadores de tubo radiante de dos pasos
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Facultad de Ingeniería Civil y Mecánica, Carrera de Ingeniería Mecánica, 2025-02) Dávila Zúñiga, Cristian Andrés; Cabrera Anda, Santiago Paúl
    The presence of challenges related to energy efficiency losses, thermal non-uniformity, heat utilization, and increased pollutant emissions leads to limited operation, thus affecting its performance. This research proposes an analysis of thermal and technical parameters influencing the efficiency of a two-pass radiant tube burner through an experimental and analytical approach. Various relevant thermal parameters were analyzed to improve the energy performance of the two-pass radiant tube burner. These parameters include heat transfer mechanisms, flame behavior, air-fuel ratio, preheating of the mixture, and temperature distribution, the latter of which was analyzed using advanced thermal analysis software. The description of technical features to enhance thermal performance was linked to the analysis and evaluation of the experimental prototype. An air-to-air heat exchanger was incorporated while maintaining the same pressure settings for air and fuel. Measurement tools such as thermographic cameras and anemometers were used to support the evaluation of alternatives. Thermodynamic calculations, heat transfer, performance, and efficiency analyses were conducted for two configurations: with ambient temperature oxidant and with preheated air. As a result, the two-pass radiant tube burner’s performance increased from 8.66 to 17.15 percent, and the air temperature inside the heat exchanger rose from 20 to 40 degrees Celsius. Additionally, the flame behavior improved from being irregular and elongated with oscillations to becoming a uniform, compact, and controlled flame.
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    Análisis de parámetros de combustión en prototipo de quemador radiante de GLP experimental sin recuperación y su influencia sobre el aprovechamiento energético
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Facultad de Ingeniería Civil y Mecánica, Carrera de Ingeniería Mecánica, 2023-09) Llamuca Paguay, Jonathan Alexis; Velastegui Quisimalin, Lizbeth Carolina; Cabrera Anda, Santiago Paúl
    This project proposes the variation of combustion parameters as fuel pressure and injector design in an experimental LPG radiant burner prototype without recovery, to determine its influence on: energy using, flame parameters and temperature distribution in the radiant tube. The methodology combines theoretical and experimental analysis, using this measurement instruments: thermographic camera and gas analyzer. The characteristics prototype are 1.79kW power, length 1.1m, tube diameter 0.10m and injector diameter 0.5mm. The energy using includes: heat transfer 0.59 kW by natural convection and 1.05kW by radiation, losses 0.98 kW by combustion gases, 0.0918 kW by convection in walls and 0.037 kW in unburned solids, this represents a thermal efficiency between 43 and 62 percent. A real combustion reaction with 127 percent of theoretical air is proposed, which allowed identifying a radiant medium zone with thermal stability of 0.45 m length and maximum temperatures between 320 to 460 Celsius degrees reached in 660 seconds (11 min) approximately. An analysis with a bidimensional model for the internal gas flow was applied to simulate the behavior of temperature, density, velocity, and particle trajectory.