介尺度视角下干法重介流态化分选过程强化

煤炭在保障我国能源安全中具有重要作用。干法重介流态化分选是煤炭分选加工领域的重要组成部分,有助于推动我国煤炭资源的高效洁净利用。流态化分选密度的稳定调控是实现高效分选的必要条件,调控的核心是如何削弱气泡扰动作用,关键是理解流态化分选过程中介尺度结构的演变及调控机制。从介尺度视角分析了气固流态化干法分选调控过程的关键科学问题,梳理了单元干法分选设备以及系统放大过程中介尺度结构的研究进展,分析了介尺度结构的演变规律,提出了介尺度结构的精准调控策略,对干法流态化的工业推广应用及煤炭的分选提质具有重要意义。     

气固流化床介尺度结构形成机制及过滤曳力模型研究进展

气固流化床中,介于颗粒与宏观尺度间的复杂的时空多尺度结构（介尺度结构）将完全改变气固相间作用规律,加大了流态化系统调控及预测的难度。为此,需要构建考虑结构影响的相间本构关系。其中,曳力作为影响流态化动力学特征的主导因素,对其研究尤为重要。从结构产生演化的机制出发,概述结构影响曳力的机理,以模型构建流程的角度对结构和过滤两类模型进行总结,并重点综述过滤模型构建在提升准确性、有效性、通用性和考虑更多物理机制方面的最新进展。研究表明：提升模型通用性和考虑真实系统中更丰富的物理机制仍是建模中亟待解决的问题,结合结构演化机制理性建模和充分发挥机器学习数据分析处理优势或是曳力建模进一步发展的关键。     

高海拔地区大型循环流化床锅炉特性研究

结合青海盐湖工业股份有限公司供热中心4×480 t/h循环流化床(CFB)锅炉的启动调试,通过理论论证及实际应用,对高海拔地区大型循环流化床锅炉特性进行研究,解决了低气压地区流化床锅炉高负荷工况下频繁结焦问题。给出了流化床锅炉正常运行所要维持的流化风速范围,明确了高海拔地区循环流化床锅炉流化风速计算应选用标态风量,与低海拔地区一致,使得此类技术具备实际可参考性及可操作性,对解决同类型问题有一定的参考价值。     

Improved magnetic particle tracking technique in dense gas fluidized beds

Noninvasive monitoring of multiphase flow is rapidly gaining increased interest. More specifically noninvasive particle tracking techniques have received a lot of attention in recent years to study dense granular flow. However, these techniques are usually quite expensive and require strict safety measures. An improved magnetic particle tracking (MPT) technique for dense granular flow will be presented in this article. The improvements of the analysis technique for MPT will be demonstrated and rigorously tested with a three‐dimensional system and two‐dimensional sensor system. The strengths and limitations of the MPT technique will also be reported. Finally, the results of the MPT are compared with data obtained from a combined particle image velocimetry and digital image analysis technique. © 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 60: 3133–3142, 2014     

Continuous flow characterization of solid biomass in a reciprocating/rotating scraper tube: An experimental study

The performance of reciprocating/rotating scrapers has been assessed in a visualization study of the continuous flow hydrodynamics of air‐fluidized solid biomass under varying conditions of air flow rate and scraping velocities. A combination of low air flow rates and high scraping velocities results in more uniform flow of both types of biomass investigated. Power consumed by the reciprocating action of the scrapers increases with the scraping velocity but typically represents no more than 20% of the overall power consumption at the highest air flow rate applied. We also demonstrate that rotation of the scrapers superimposed on their reciprocating action gives higher flow rate of biomass and better mixing within the bulk solid compared to reciprocating action alone. The application of the reciprocating/rotating scraper technology described in this study represents a viable step forward in developing a continuous, large‐scale process for the microwave‐assisted decomposition of solid biomass to produce bio‐oils. © 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 60: 3732–3738, 2014     

Distribution of large biomass particles in a sand‐biomass fluidized bed: Experiments and modeling

The axial distribution of large biomass particles in bubbling fluidized beds comprised of sand and biomass is investigated in this study. The global and local pressure drop profiles are analyzed in mixtures fluidized at superficial gas velocities ranging from 0.2 to 1 m/s. In addition, the radioactive particle tracking technique is used to track the trajectory of a tracer mimicking the behavior of biomass particles in systems consisting of 2, 8, and 16% of biomass mass ratio. The effects of superficial gas velocity and the mixture composition on the mixing/segregation of the bed components are explored by analyzing the circulatory motion of the active tracer. Contrary to low fluidization velocity (U = 0.36 m/s), biomass circulation and distribution are enhanced at U = 0.64 m/s with increasing the load of biomass particles. The axial profile of volume fraction of biomass along the bed is modeled on the basis of the experimental findings. © 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 60: 869–880, 2014     

Production of aromatics by catalytic fast pyrolysis of cellulose in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor

Catalytic fast pyrolysis of cellulose was studied at 500°C using a ZSM‐5 catalyst in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor constructed from a 4.92‐cm ID pipe. Inert gas was fed from below through the distributor plate and from above through a vertical feed tube along with cellulose. Flowing 34% of the total fluidization gas through the feed tube led to the optimal mixing of the pyrolysis vapors into the catalyst bed, which experimentally corresponded to 29.5% carbon aromatic yield. Aromatic yield reached a maximum of 31.6% carbon with increasing gas residence time by changing the catalyst bed height. Increasing the hole‐spacing in the distributor plate was shown to have negligible effect on average bubble diameter and hence did not change the product distribution. Aromatic yields of up to 39.5% carbon were obtained when all studied parameters were optimized. © 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 60: 1320–1335, 2014     

Bed expansion ratio of mono-sized and binary mixtures in fluidized,spouted, and spout-fluid beds

Studies on bed expansion ratio were carried out in fluidized, spouted, and spout-fluid beds. A single column has been used to compare the characteristics of fluidized, spouted, and spout-fluid beds. Experiments were carried out using air and glass beads under fluidized, spouted, and spout-fluid bed conditions separately to study the effect of gas velocity, bed mass, and particle size on bed expansion ratio. Glass beads of different sizes (0.75, 1.2, 1.7, and 3.075?mm) have been used as solid bed material. Bed expansion ratio was determined for mono-size particles and binary mixtures (different diameter ratios and composition). It was found that the bed expansion ratio decreases with increase in bed mass for only spouting condition and spout-fluidization conditions. The bed expansion ratio increases with increase in bed mass for only fluidization condition.     

Gas–solid fluidized beds in vortex chambers

This review deals with gas–solid fluidized beds in vortex chambers. High-G fluidization can be achieved in a static geometry and allows significant process intensification. Thin, dense and more uniform particle beds can be obtained at high gas–solid slip velocities, intensifying interfacial transfer of mass, heat and momentum and reducing the gas–solid contact time. Existing fluidized bed processes can be carried out more efficiently and novel processing routes can be developed, e.g., involving cohesive particles or a dispersed liquid phase in relatively high concentrations.The first section of the review discusses the unique hydrodynamic characteristics of gas–solid fluidized beds in vortex chambers. The flow pattern, flexibility in the operating conditions and stability conditions are explained.The design of vortex chambers is dealt with in the second section and is critical for processing both larger and fine particles. The influence of the gas and solids in- and outlet design is focused on and insight is gained from recent theoretical, experimental and CFD studies.In the third section (potential) applications are discussed and process intensification and novel processing routes demonstrated. The fourth and last section presents extensions of the concept. Multi-zone operation and the integration of other technologies in vortex chambers are considered.     

Effect of particle tethering and Scale‐Up on solid–liquid mass transfer in Three‐Phase fluidized beds of light particles

Solid–liquid mass transfer in three‐phase fluidized beds with low‐density particles was studied using a tethered benzoic acid particle dissolution technique. Two columns with air, water and polypropylene cylinders were used for experiments. The solid–liquid mass transfer coefficient was found to increase with column diameter but decrease with tether length. The effect of tethering on solid particle movements was also evaluated using radioactive particle tracking (RPT) technique. RPT showed that tethered particles exhibited slower movements. Statistical analysis suggests that tether lengths 3 times the column radius are sufficient to reduce the effects of tethering.