Thermal aspects of a circulating fluidized bed with air staging

Koksal M., Golriz M., Hamdullahpur F.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH, vol.29, no.10, pp.923-935, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/er.1121
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.923-935
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In this study, effects of air staging on wall-to-bed heat transfer were investigated in a laboratory scale circulating fluidized bed (0.23 m ID, 7.6 m high). The bed was operated under ambient conditions with silica sand particles (d(p) = 89 mu m, rho(p) = 2650 kg m(-3)). Two different designs of secondary air (SA) injectors were used for air staging: radial and tangential. Bed-to-wall heat transfer measurements were carried out at three elevations above the SA injection port. The results indicate that similar to non-SA operation, the heat transfer with air staging depends strongly on the cross-sectional average suspension density. Tangential secondary injection was found to increase the bed-to-wall heat transfer above the SA injection port significantly due to increased suspension density compared with non-SA operation. Copyright (c) 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.