The Axial and Radial Solid Loadings up the CFB-Riser

1 INTRODUCTIONThe determination of the solids hold-up and local solidfluxes is of paramount importance in the study ofthe hydrodynamics of a two-phase flow.Several tech-niques have been used during the past decades(Table1).These methods can be classified in two groups,depending on their possible disturbance of the two-

Ballistic Properties of Some Low Solid Loading Butalites Formulations

The ballistic properties of a low solid loading composite solid propellant family （Butalites） was studied experimentally by using propellant formulations based on hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene pre-polymer （HTPB） as fuel binder main backbone, mono and bi-modal system ammonium perchlorate oxidizer （AP）, copper chromite （CC） as burning rate accelerator and aluminum powder （A1） as metallic fuel. Higher pressures and AP contents as well as smaller AP particle size were found to increase burning rate. The same behavior verified with AI and CC addition. A significant increase of burning rate was recorded when CC added to the aluminized formulations compared with the non-aluminized of the same oxidizer solid loading and particle size.

Combustion Properties of Some High Solid Loading Butalites Compositions

The combustion （ballistic） properties of a high solid loading composite solid propellant family （Butalites） was studied experimentally by using propellant formulations based on hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene pre-polymer （HTPB） as a fuel binder main backbone, bimodal system ammonium perchlorate oxidizer （AP） and aluminum powder （AI） as metallic fuel. Burning rates were doubled at various pressures, when solids loading （AP and 17% A1） were increased from 80 to 88% and the measured characteristic velocity values were increased by about 100m/sec. The pressure exponent （n） values were lower with 80-85% solids loading. The burning rates were increased by about 2-5% when comparing the data obtained by static firing with those obtained by the strand burner method.

Effects of Several Factors on Viscosity of Alumina-spinel Slurries

The effects of several commercial dispersants,including AN 2000,ammonium polyacrylate,sodium tripolyphosphate,sodium hexametaphosphate, and of solids loading and of electro fused magnesia on rheological properties of aqueous alumina spinel slurries were studied. The results reveal that AN 2000 is the most effective one among the selected dispersants for alumina spinel slurries. With 0.5% weight of AN 2000, the 57vol% solids loading alumina spinel slurry with viscosity of 0.37 Pa·s was obtained at shear rate of 50s 1 .

Critical impeller speeds for a gas-inducing stirring tank loaded with solid particles

The influence of solid particles size,density and loading on the critical gas-inducing impeller speed was investigated in a gas–liquid–solid stirring tank equipped with a hollow Rushton impeller.Three types of solid particles,hollow glass beads with diameters of 300 μm,200 μm,100 μm,and 60 μm,silica gel and desalting resin,were used.It was found that the adding solid particles would change the critical impeller speed.For hollow glass beads and silica gel,whose relative densities were less than or equal to 1.5,the critical impeller speeds increased with the solid loading before reaching the maximum values,and then decreased to a value even lower than that without added solids.The size of the solids also had apparent influence on the critical impeller speed,and larger solid particles correspond to a smaller critical impeller speed.The experimental data also showed that the gasinducing was beneficial to the suspension of the solid particles.

Steam Pretreatment of Rice Hulls to Release Fermentable Saccharides:An Approach to Improve Recovery of(Hemi)Cellulosic Sugars Through Multivariate Design

The conversion of rice hulls into fermentable saccharides was explored through steam pretreatment employing 2.5% SO_(2).The in teraction between temperature and time was assessed by means of the response surface method to achieve optimum contents of C6-sugars in water-insoluble solids(WIS)and C5-sugars in the liquor.Pretreatment carried out at 218℃ for 2.3 min released liquor containing 55.4 g/L of sugars(29.1 g/L of xylose).In parallel,the WIS was subjected to enzymatic saccharification using different solid and enzyme loads via an experimental design:assays using 22.0% WIS and 20.0 filter paper units(FPU)/g led to 90.6 g/L of glucose,corresponding to a yield of 86.4% and an overall yield of 72.4%.The data reported are the highest ever found for such raw material,making it attractive to compete with conventi on al lig no cellulosic biomass.

Preparation of porous Si_(3)N_(4) ceramics via tailoring solid loading of Si_(3)N_(4) slurry and Si_(3)N_(4) poly‐hollow microsphere content

Porous Si_(3)N_(4) ceramics were prepared by aqueous gelcasting using Si_(3)N_(4) poly-hollow microspheres(PHMs)as pore-forming agent.The effects of solid loading of Si_(3)N_(4) slurry and Si_(3)N_(4) PHM content on the properties of porous Si_(3)N_(4) ceramics were investigated.Onlyβ-Si_(3)N_(4) phase is observed in porous Si_(3)N_(4) ceramics,and Si_(3)N_(4) PHMs distribute uniformly both in Si_(3)N_(4) green samples and porous Si_(3)N_(4) ceramics.Results show that solid loading of Si_(3)N_(4) slurry and Si_(3)N_(4) PHM content could considerably influence the properties of porous Si_(3)N_(4) ceramics.With the increase of solid loading of Si_(3)N_(4) slurry(decrease of Si_(3)N_(4) PHM content),the distributing state of Si_(3)N_(4) PHMs changes from contacting with each other to just embedding in the matrix,thus their porosity decreases,while their shrinkage,flexural strength,and fracture toughness increase.

Modeling and Experimental Validation on Pressure Drop in a Reverse-flow Cyclone Separator at High Inlet Solid Loading

High inlet solid loading is one of the most important features of cyclone separators in high density circulating fluidized beds （CFB）. In this work, the effect of high solid loading on pressure drop in a reverse-flow cyclone was experimentally studied. The particles used were sand and 2zAl203. Art extended range of inlet solid loadings （M）, up to 30 kg of solids/kg of air was tested at different inlet air velocities （Vin=16~24 m/s）, well beyond the solid loading range reported before. The experiments showed that, in the tested range of solid loadings, the cyclone pressure drop decreased dramatically with increasing solid loading when M〈7.5 kg/kg and then almost remained constant. A new semi-empirical model for predicting cyclone pressure drop was also developed. The calculated and experimental results showed good agreement for particle free flow and particle laden flow.

An experimental investigation into modeling solids friction for fluidized dense-phase pneumatic transport of powders

Results are presented of an ongoing investigation into modeling friction in fiuidized dense-phase pneumatic transport of bulk solids. Many popular modeling methods of the solids friction use the dimen- sionless solids loading ratio and Froude number. When evaluated under proper scale-up conditions of pipe diameter and length, many of these models have resulted in significant inaccuracy. A technique for modeling solids friction has been developed using a new combination of dimensionless numbers, volu- metric loading ratio and the ratio of particle free settling velocity to superficial conveying air velocity, to replace the solids loading ratio and Froude number. The models developed using the new formalism were evaluated for accuracy and stability under significant scale-up conditions for four different prod- ucts conveyed through four different test rigs （subject to diameter and length scale-up conditions）. The new model considerably improves predictions compared with those obtained using the existing model, especially in the dense-phase region. Whereas the latter yields absolute average relative errors varying between 10% and 86%, the former yielded results with errors from 4% to 20% for a wide range of scale-up conditions. This represents a more reliable and narrower range of prediction that is suitable for industrial scale-up requirements.

Novel method for the identification of the maximum solid loading suitable for optimal extrusion of ceramic pastes

Gadolinia-doped ceria ceramic pastes were formulated with different solid loadings and extruded using lab-scale equipment.The force to maintain a constant ram speed of 10 mm/min was recorded.The radial shrinkage after drying was proportional to the solid loading and this allowed the determination of the maximum solid loading by an extrapolation procedure.In order to obtain the apparent viscosity of the pastes,a novel approach based on the analysis of the slope of the extrusion pressure plot versus distance covered by the ram,was formulated for the direct determination of the shear stress upon extrusion.The agreement of the determined maximum solid loading with values calculated by two existing models confirmed that the proposed approach was an alternative and reliable method to identify the upper limit of the solid loading range for the formulation of extrudable ceramic pastes.

Porous nickel–titanium alloy prepared by gel-casting

To explore the preparation of porous nickel- titanium alloy with excellent properties, larger size and complex shape, the premixed powder of Ni and Ti with atomic ratio of 1：1 was shaped by gel-casting. The effects of solids loading and the content of dispersant on flow ability of nickel-titanium slurry and the mechanical properties of nickel-titanium sintered body were studied. The drying models under different solids loading were also discussed. The results show that the viscosity of slurries significantly increases with an increase in solids loading. After a proper process of drying, the green body with complex shape is obtained. The sintered body with porosity rate reaching up to 49.5 % and compression strength reaching to 364.74 MPa could meet the basic demands of implant materials.

Porous Si_3N_4 Ceramics Prepared by TBA-based Gel-casting

In this work, the effects of ratio of monomer to cross-linker(AM/MBAM) and solid loading on the microstructure and mechanical properties of porous Si3N4 ceramics prepared by tert-butyl alcohol(TBA)-based gel-casting process were investigated. It was found that, when the ratio of monomer to crosslinker was 8, and the solid loading was 50 wt%, the mechanical properties of sintered samples were the most excellent, which resulted from the uniform pore size distribution and well-grown rod-like bSi3N4 grains. In that case, the porosity and flexural strength of sintered samples were 50% and 125 MPa,respectively.

Experimental investigation into transient pressure pulses during pneumatic conveying of fine powders using Shannon entropy

This paper presents the results of an ongoing investigation into transient pressure pulses using Shan- non entropy. Pressure fluctuations （produced by gas-solid two-phase flow during fluidized dense-phase conveying） are recorded by pressure transducers installed at strategic locations along a pipeline. This work validates previous work on identifying the flow mode from pressure signals （Mittal, Mallick, ＆ Wypych, 2014）. Two different powders, namely fly ash （median particle diameter 45 μm, particle den- sity 1950 kg/m3. loosely poured bulk density 950 kg/m3） and cement （median particle diameter 15 p,m, particle density 3060 kg/m3, loosely poured bulk density 1070 kg/m3）, are conveyed through different pipelines （51 mm I.D. × 70 m length and 63 mm I.D. × 24 m length）. The transient nature of pressure fluc- tuations （instead of steady-state behavior） is considered in investigating flow characteristics. Shannon entropy is found to increase along straight pipe sections for both solids and both pipelines. However, Shannon entropy decreases after a bend. A comparison of Shannon entropy among different ranges of superficial air velocity reveals that high Shannon entropy corresponds to very low velocities （i.e. 3-5 m/s） and very high velocities （i.e. 11-14 m/s） while low Shannon entropy corresponds to mid-range velocities （i.e. 6-8 m/s）.

Performance evaluation of circulating fluidized bed incineration of municipal solid waste by multivariate outlier detection in China

This first nationwide survey was conducted to evaluate the overall performance of the circulating fluidized bed （CFB） incineration of municipal solid waste （MSW） in 2014-2015 in China. Total 23 CFB incineration power plants were evaluated. The data for monthly average flue gas emission of particles, CO, NOx, SO2 and HCl were collected over 12 consecutive months. The data were analyzed to assess the overall performance of CFB incineration by applying the Mahalanobis distance as a multivariate outlier detection method. Although the flue gas emission parameters had met the Chinese national emission standards, there were 11 total outliers （abnormal behavior） detected in 6 out of 23 CFB incineration oower olants from the oersoective of the MSW incineration performance. The results demonstrate that it is more important for a better perlbrmance of CFBs to reduce the lrequencles ot the MSW load changes, rather than the magnitudes of the MSW load changes, particularly reducing the frequencies in the range of 10% and more of the load changes, under the same and stable conditions. Furthermore, the overloading occurs more often than the underloading during the operation of the CFB incineration power plants in China. The frequent overloading is 0% to 30% ot the designed capacity. To achieve the stable performance of CFBs in practice, an appropriately designed MSW storage capacity is suggested to build in a plant to buffer and reduce the frequency of the load changes.