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Zhang, H. L., Degrève, J., Dewil, Raf and Baeyens, Jan (2015) Operation diagram of circulating fluidized beds (CFBs). Procedia Engineering, Volume 102 . pp. 1092-1103. doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2015.01.232 ISSN 1877-7058.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.01.232
Abstract
CFBs are widely used in the chemical, mineral, environmental and energy process industries. Several authors stressed the need for a clear identification of the different operation regimes in the riser of a CFB, to ensure a better comprehension of the hydrodynamic context, and thus better define the operation and design parameters. First approaches to develop a “work map” of the riser operation, were presented by e.g. Grace[1], Yerushalmi and Avidan[2], Bai et al.[3]. It was further developed by Chan et al.[4] and Mahmoudi et al.[5,6] for both Geldart A- and B-type powders, in terms of the operating gas velocity (U) and the solids circulation flux (G), which jointly delineate different regimes, called respectively Dilute Riser Flow (DRF), Core-Annulus Flow (CAF) (possibly with a bottom Turbulent Fluidized Bed, TFBB), and Dense Riser Upflow (DRU). For a given powder and its associated transport velocity, UTR, the combination of U and G will determine the flow regime encountered. Experiments in CFB risers of 0.05 (2.5 m high), 0.1 and 0.15 m I.D. (both 6.5 m high), have demonstrated that common riser operations can be hampered by a specific (U,G) range where choking occurs. Angular sand, rounded sand, and spent FCC (all A-type powders) were used as bed material. Gas velocities were varied between 2 and 10 m/s, for solids circulation fluxes between 10 and 260 kg/m2s. Choking is understood as the phenomenon where a small change in gas or solids flow rate prompts a large change in the pressure drop and/or solids holdup during the gas-solid flow: the stable riser upflow regime is no longer maintained when G-values exceed a certain limit for a given gas velocity. Experimental results were empirically correlated, and proved to be about 30% lower than predicted by the correlation of Bi and Fan[7], but largely exceeding other predictions. Introducing the findings into the available operation diagram [5,6], adds a region where stable riser operation is impossible. The adapted diagram enables CFB designers to better delineate the operating characteristics.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > Engineering | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Liquid particle technology | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Procedia Engineering | ||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||||
ISSN: | 1877-7058 | ||||||
Official Date: | 2015 | ||||||
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Volume: | Volume 102 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 12 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1092-1103 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.proeng.2015.01.232 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
Description: | From: The 7th World Congress on Particle Technology (WCPT7) |
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Date of first compliant deposit: | 29 December 2015 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 29 December 2015 |
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