Heat transfer characteristics with changing distances between burner and heat exchanger

In this study, the heat transfer characteristics and NOx and CO emissions of a heat exchanger were investigated using a premixed burner. The experiments involved changing the distance between the burner and heat exchanger to 30, 40, and 50 mm with various equivalence ratios. The results showed that the NOx and CO emissions increased as the equivalence ratio was increased because the flame temperature increased, regardless of the distance between the burner and heat exchanger. In particular, the CO emission increased significantly as the distance between the burner and heat exchanger was decreased. The optimal equivalence ratio for the A-type heat exchanger (distance between the burner and heat exchanger: 30 cm) was 0.7 in the experimental range. In this case, the CO and NOx emissions were 94.5 ppm and 11.2 ppm, respectively, and the efficiency was 84.1%.