Prediction Model of Fouling Thickness of Heat Exchanger Based on TA-LSTM Structure

Heat exchangers in operation often experience scaling, which can lead to a decrease in heat exchange efficiency and even safety accidents when fouling accumulates to a certain thickness. To address this issue, manual intervention is currently employed to monitor fouling thickness in advance. In this...

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Published in:Processes 2023-09, Vol.11 (9), p.2594
Main Authors: Wang, Jun, Sun, Lun, Li, Heng, Ding, Ruoxi, Chen, Ning
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Back propagation networks
Brain
Descaling
Energy consumption
Equipment and supplies
Fouling
Heat
Heat exchange
Heat exchangers
Heat transfer
Heating
Neural networks
Prediction models
Scaling
Technical services
Thickness
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Summary:Heat exchangers in operation often experience scaling, which can lead to a decrease in heat exchange efficiency and even safety accidents when fouling accumulates to a certain thickness. To address this issue, manual intervention is currently employed to monitor fouling thickness in advance. In this study, we propose a two-layer LSTM neural network model with an attention mechanism to effectively learn fouling thickness data under different working conditions. The model accurately predicts the scaling thickness of the heat exchanger during operation, enabling timely human intervention and ensuring that the scaling remains within a safe range. The experimental results demonstrate that our proposed neural network model (TA-LSTM) outperforms both the traditional BP neural network model and the LSTM neural network model in terms of accuracy and stability. Our findings provide valuable technical support for future research on heat exchanger descaling and fouling growth detection.
ISSN:2227-9717
2227-9717
DOI:10.3390/pr11092594