%0 Journal Article %T The applications of numerical modeling for the optimization of the operation of energy devices on the example of an air distribution system inside the biomass boiler %A Szubel, Mateusz %A Siwek, Tomasz %J Czasopismo Techniczne %V 2014 %R 10.4467/2353737XCT.14.367.3678 %N Budownictwo Zeszyt 5-B (19) 2014 %P 255-260 %K Renewable energy; Straw combustion; CFD; Air distributor optimization %@ 0011-4561 %D 2015 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/czasopismo-techniczne/artykul/the-applications-of-numerical-modeling-for-the-optimization-of-the-operation-of-energy-devices-on-the-example-of-an-air-distribution-system-inside-the-biomass-boiler %X The paper addresses the results of a numerical – based on experimental data – study of air distribution in the manifold responsible for air supply into a combustion chamber of a biomass boiler. An analysis of the possibilities of optimizing the air distribution system using a ommercial CFD program by changing the diameter of the feeding ducts was performed and described.