Solids flow characteristics and circulation rate in an internally circulating fluidized bed

Internally circulating fluidized beds(ICFBs)enable effective control of the reactions and heat distribution in reactors.The ICFB contains two or more connected fluidized regions with different gas velocities to promote controlled solid circulation.The control of solid circulation rate(G_(0))is a critical factor.We recorded single particle trajectories by tracing a fluorescent particle,based on which particle flow behaviors were analyzed in different regions.G_(0)was obtained for a wide range of operating parameters.An increase in gas velocity in the down-and upflow beds shortened the particle circulation time in both beds and G_(0)increased significantly.As the static bed height increased,the differential pressure on both sides of the circulation port increased,which resulted in an increase in the solid circulation rate.As the orifice area increased,the flow resistance through the orifice decreased and thus the solid circulation rate increased.G_(0)increased with the decrease in particle size.The gas velocity in the upflowing bed and orifice area was the most important parameter to control the solid circulation rate.G_(0)was compared with the experimental measurements in literature and predictions using the correlation based on Bernoulli’s equation,and they agreed well.

Heat Transfer in a Liquid-Solid Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor with Low Surface Tension Media

Heat transfer characteristics between the immersed heater and the bed content were studied in the riser of a liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed, whose diameter and height were 0.102 m (ID) and 2.5 m, respectively. Effects of liquid velocity, particle size, surface tension of liquid phase and solid circulation rate on the overall heat transfer coefficient were examined. The heat transfer coefficient increased with increasing particle size or solid circulation rate due to the higher potential of particles to contact with the heater surface and promote turbulence near the heater surface. The value of heat transfer coefficient increased gradually with increase in the surface tension of liquid phase, due to the slight increase of solid holdup. The heat transfer coefficient increased with the liquid velocity even in the higher range, due to the solid circulation prevented the decrease in solid holdup, in contrast to that in the conventional liquid-solid fluidized beds. The values of heat transfer coefficient were well correlated in terms of dimensionless groups as well as operating variables.

Experimental study of the solid circulation rate in a pressurized circulating fluidized bed

The solid circulation rate is essential for design of pressurized circulating fluidized beds(PCFBs).With increasing pressure from atmospheric pressure to a few bars,the gas density linearly increases with the pressure,which affects the gas-solid flow characteristics.In this work,experiments were performed at room temperature in a cold PCFB apparatus with a riser of 3.3 m in height and 0.05 m in diameter.The solid circulation rate was studied from 20 to 80 kg/(m^(2)·s)under various conditions with increasing pressure from 0.1 to 0.6 MPa and fluidizing gas velocity from around 1.5 to 8.0 m/s for different Geldart B group particles.Most of the conditions were in the flow regimes of core-annulus flow(CAF)only and CAF with a turbulent fluidized bed at the bottom.The trend of the apparent slip factor with the dimensionless slip velocity was similar at different pressures and for different average particle sizes,and it converged to an exponential function.An empirical equation was obtained by fitting the solid circulation rate with the operating parameters(particle transport velocity,particle volume fraction,Archimedes number,and Froude number),which is helpful for design and operation of PCFBs.

Gas-solid Flow Characteristics in High-density CFB

The gas-solid flow characteristics in the riser of a high density CFB of square (0.27 m×0.27 m×10.4 m) or circu-lar (? 0.187m×10.4 m) cross section, using Geldart B particles (quartz sand), was investigated experimentally. The influence of riser structure on the hydrodynamic behaviors of a high-density circulating fluidized bed was investigated. The solid circulation rate was up to 321 kg/(m2s) with the circular cross-section under the operating conditions of the main bed air velocity 12.1 m/s and loosen wind and back-feed wind flow 25.1 m3/h. Different operating conditions on realizing high density circulation was analyzed, while both solids circulation rate and particle holdup depended highly on operating conditions. The circulating gas-solid flow was accompanied by an evidently-dense character in the riser's bottom zone and became fully developed in the middle and upper zones.

Hydrodynamic behavior of an internally circulating fluidized bed with tubular gas distributors

To better understand the hydrodynamic behavior of an internally circulating fluidized bed, solids holdup in the down-comer （Eso）, solids circulation rate （Gs） and gas bypassing fraction （from down-comer to riser y^R, and from riser to down-comer yRD） were experimentally studied. The effects of gas velocities in the riser and in the down-comer （UR and UD）, orifice diameter in the draft tube （dor）, and draft tube height （HR） were investigated. Experimental results showed that increase of gas velocities led to increase in Gs and yDR, and slight decrease in yeD. Larger orifice diameter on the draft tube led to higher 8sD, Gs and yDR, but had insignificant influence on YRD. with increasing draft tube height, both Gs and YDR first increased and then decreased, while yRD first decreased and then increased. Proposed correlations for predicting the hydrodynamic parameters agreed reasonably well with experimental values.

Hydrodynamics in a new liquid–solid circulating conventional fluidized bed

A new type of liquid–solid fluidized bed,named circulating conventional fluidized bed(CCFB)which operates below particle terminal velocity was proposed and experimentally studied.The hydrodynamic behavior was systematically studied in a liquid–solid CCFB of 0.032 m I.D.and 4.5 m in height with five different types of particles.Liquid–solid fluidization with external particle circulation was experimentally realized below the particle terminal velocity.The axial distribution of local solids holdup was obtained and found to be fairly uniform in a wide range of liquid velocities and solids circulation rates.The average solids holdup is found to be significantly increased compared with conventional fluidization at similar conditions.The effect of particle properties and operating conditions on bed behavior was investigated as well.Results show that particles with higher terminal velocity have higher average solids holdup.