Experimental and numerical analysis of oil shale drying in fluidized bed

The main objective of this work was to experimentally and numerically investigate the Liu Shu River oil shale drying by the means of flue gas in a fluidized bed dryer. Several experiments were performed under different temperatures conditions. The moisture content of oil shale was measured during the experiments. The two-stage drying model was incorporated in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) package FLUENT via user-defined functions (UDF) and utilized for simulation of heat and mass transfer of oil shale drying in the fluidized bed dryer. The simulation results for solid moisture content agreed well with experimental data. The effects of the temperature and velocity of flue gas, initial bed height, and the particle size on the drying characteristics were predicted and analyzed. It is shown that the gas temperature and velocity are the important parameters in the whole drying process. The particle size has more obvious influence in the falling drying period than the constant drying period. The temperatures of gas and solid phases were monitored. It is shown that the so-called “near gas distributor zone” is the most effective heat transfer zone, which agrees well with the calculated value. The system quickly reached thermal equilibrium, characterizing a nearly isothermal bed. The developed model provides a very good demonstration to describe the oil shale drying in the fluidized bed dryer, and may provide important information for design, optimization of operation conditions.     

基于LSTM神经网络的流化床干燥器内生物质颗粒湿度预测

生物质作为一种储量丰富、环境友好且易于获取的可再生能源,日渐成为能源研究利用领域的热点。生物质湿度是影响生物质利用效率的关键因素,因此干燥是生物质利用之前的必要步骤。流化床由于其良好的传热传质特性,在干燥过程中得到了广泛的应用。为了实时监测生物质颗粒的干燥过程,利用弧形静电传感器阵列,结合用于时间序列建模的长短期记忆（LSTM）神经网络,实现了流化床干燥器内生物质颗粒湿度的预测。在实验室规模的流化床干燥器上进行了多工况实验获取训练和测试数据,通过模型参数优化确定了LSTM模型。通过与标准循环神经网络（RNN）模型的预测结果的对比表明,LSTM神经网络模型的平均相对误差较小,能够较为准确地预测流化床干燥器内生物质颗粒的湿度。     

INVESTIGATION ON THE INCIPIENT FLUIDIZATION AND HEAT TRANSFER IN A CENTRIFUGAL FLUIDIZED BED DRYER

Based on the continuum theory, a physical model of gas-solid two phase flow in a centrifugal fluidized bed has been proposed. A set of governing equations to describe the fluidization state are obtained and solved numerically after some simplifying. The quantitative experimental study on the characteristics of the incipient fluidization in the centrifugal fluidized bed is performed to examine the proposed model. Gas-solid two phase heat transfer in CFB during a drying process is also conducted. The influences of bed thickness, particle diameter, physical properties of particle, rotating speed of the bed and the gas superficial velocity on heat transfer characteristics are examined. A correlation that can be used to calculate the heat transfer coefficients in the drying process in CFB is obtained.     

Drying of solids in vacuum fluidized bed

A drying process in a fluidized bed under vacuum conditions is experimentally and theoretically studied. A fluidized bed operating in reduced pressure presents a possibility for a better quality of production, with safer process conditions. A mathematical model is developed for the reduced‐pressure drying process in a fluidized bed. Some parameters were analyzed by comparing experimental results with model predictions. The predictions from the model agreed quite closely with the experimental data. The results showed that a decrease in pressure reduces the interparticular resistance. A good agreement was also found applying the model to data, at atmospheric pressure, from other authors.     

Analysis of Fluidized Bed Drying Kinetics on the Basis of Interphase Mass Transfer Coefficient

A particular way to define fluidized bed drying kinetics on the basis of interphase mass transfer coefficient and the conception of general kinetic curve has been described. The presented method, which allows for minimization of laboratory tests, has been checked experimentally. The method for calculating of mass transfer interphase coefficient in the constant rate period of fluidized bed drying based on Kunii and Levenspiel bubbling bed model is shown.     

Analysis of Fluidized Bed Drying Kinetics on the Basis of Interphase Mass Transfer Coefficient

A particular way to define fluidized bed drying kinetics on the basis of interphase mass transfer coefficient and the conception of general kinetic curve has been described. The presented method, which allows for minimization of laboratory tests, has been checked experimentally. The method for calculating of mass transfer interphase coefficient in the constant rate period of fluidized bed drying based on Kunii and Levenspiel bubbling bed model is shown.     

Drying Kinetics in the Riser of Circulating Fluidized Bed with Internals

Solid particles were dried in the riser of circulating fluidized bed with internals to study the drying kinetics. Experiments were conducted in a circulating fluidized bed, having perforated plates as internals covering wide range in the operating parameters. The effects of various operating parameters, i.e., initial moisture content, temperature, and flow rate, of the heating medium and solid circulation rate on the rate of drying have been critically examined. It has been observed from the present investigation that the presence of internals enhances the solids holdup in the riser of circulating fluidized bed. The drying efficiency of a circulating fluidized bed with internals has been compared with the drying performance of a circulating fluidized bed without internals under the same operating conditions.     

Drying Kinetics in the Riser of Circulating Fluidized Bed with Internals

Solid particles were dried in the riser of circulating fluidized bed with internals to study the drying kinetics. Experiments were conducted in a circulating fluidized bed, having perforated plates as internals covering wide range in the operating parameters. The effects of various operating parameters, i.e., initial moisture content, temperature, and flow rate, of the heating medium and solid circulation rate on the rate of drying have been critically examined. It has been observed from the present investigation that the presence of internals enhances the solids holdup in the riser of circulating fluidized bed. The drying efficiency of a circulating fluidized bed with internals has been compared with the drying performance of a circulating fluidized bed without internals under the same operating conditions.     

An optimization model of the operating costs of a fluidized bed steam‐drying plant

A model is developed to determine an optimum apparatus geometry and, for given apparatus dimensions, a financially optimal fluidized bed height. The parameters that effect the operating costs are the bed mass, the apparatus diameter and the gas mass flow rate. To implement such cost optimization, a physics‐based mathematical model for describing the thermodynamic processes in fluidized bed steam‐drying is briefly explained and presented. The most important conclusion is not to operate the fluidized bed for a drying process below a certain minimum cost, calculated with the help of the modelling. The problem, when describing the drying process and consequently the mass transfer, is that in the superheated steam drying case studied here, water is evaporated as moisture and withdrawn into an atmosphere of vapor water.     

INVESTIGATION ON THE INCIPIENT FLUIDIZATION AND HEAT TRANSFER IN A CENTRIFUGAL FLUIDIZED BED DRYER

Abstract

Based on the continuum theory, a physical model of gas-solid two phase flow in a centrifugal fluidized bed has been proposed. A set of governing equations to describe the fluidization state are obtained and solved numerically after some simplifying. The quantitative experimental study on the characteristics of the incipient fluidization in the centrifugal fluidized bed is performed to examine the proposed model. Gas-solid two phase heat transfer in CFB during a drying process is also conducted. The influences of bed thickness, particle diameter, physical properties of particle, rotating speed of the bed and the gas superficial velocity on heat transfer characteristics are examined. A correlation that can be used to calculate the heat transfer coefficients in the drying process in CFB is obtained.     

Process Design of a Multistage Drying Process via Flowsheet Simulation

Multistage drying processes including spray drying and fluidized bed unit operations are challenging to design due to the dependencies of the preceding process steps. Flowsheet simulation offers the possibility to simulate a complete process by the application of suitable short-cut models. In this contribution a novel model for a spray dryer based on a population balance approach is presented. Furthermore, a dynamic model for a fluidized bed dryer is introduced. Experimental data is used for validation and parameter optimization. The calibrated models are then used to design an industrial drying process of multiple drying stages.     

HOW TO USE FLUIDIZATION TO OBTAIN DRYING KINETICS COUPLED WITH QUALITY EVOLUTION

This paper presents the main activities of the Gas Fluidization and Drying Team of the Chemical Engineering Laboratory at Toulouse. The emphasis has been put on the modeling of a fluidized bed dryer and its derivates such as a flotation fluidized bed, by the analysis of heat and mass transfer together with the physico-chemical transformations of the product during drying. Several studies have been performed on different solids (cereal and chemical products) to illustrate the effect of the operating conditions on dehydration and degradation kinetics The knowledge of heat and mass transfer coefficients in flotation fluidized bed allows to determine intrinsec drying and degradation kinetics. These kinetics can be used in any conductive or convective drier model.     

CFD Simulation on Drying and Dust Integration in Fluidized Bed Spray Granulation

Fluidized bed spray granulation is used to produce porous granular particles from suspensions, solutions, and melts. In this work, the drying of the spray and the drying of the particles in the fluidized bed are simulated using the Two Fluid Model (TFM) with the Eulerian-Eulerian approach. Using the wetted surfaces of the particle, the dust integration is implemented. The model is used to simulate the particle growth for a semi-batch fluidized bed spray granulation process.     

Fluidized Bed Air Drying: Experimental Study and Model Development

The presented study describes the processes and mechanisms of batch fluidized bed drying. The influencing factors of hot air drying are theoretically and experimentally examined, in order to present the relations between temperature and humidity profiles and all other drying parameters. A physical model is presented to facilitate the calculation of the drying processes under defined conditions. Three succeeding drying stages are therefore modeled. Mass and energy balances including all components taking part in the process are formulated. The model clarities the drying process under the assumption of pure heat transfer mechanisms. It does not contain adaptive parameters and takes into account an inactive bypass fraction of the fluidization and drying medium. The evaluation of the model was successful for two fluidized bed plants with nominal widths of 100 mm and 400 mm. The experiments showed sufficient accuracy and transferability of the model to equipment of application‐oriented dimensions.     

DIELECTRIC DRYING OF PARTICULATE MATERIALS IN A FLUIDIZED STATE

The experimental results of dielectric drying of capillary-porous material with negligible internal resistance to mass flow (alumina) and capillary-colloidal-porous material with significant internal resistance to mass flow (wheat) in a fluidized bed have been presented. The modified adiabatic saturati on equation for radiofrequency and microwave fluidized bed drying has been verified.     

DIELECTRIC DRYING OF PARTICULATE MATERIALS IN A FLUIDIZED STATE

The experimental results of dielectric drying of capillary-porous material with negligible internal resistance to mass flow (alumina) and capillary-colloidal-porous material with significant internal resistance to mass flow (wheat) in a fluidized bed have been presented. The modified adiabatic saturati on equation for radiofrequency and microwave fluidized bed drying has been verified.     

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF CONTINUOUS WELL-MIXED FLUIDIZED/SPOUTED BED DRYERS

A diffusion-based mathematical model is presented for the prediction of the dynamics of drying in continuous well-mixed fluidized/spouted beds. Numerical techniques are used to solve the model equations. The outlet solids moisture content, the outlet air humidity and solids temperature are predicted as a function of time for the falling rate drying period. The model is helpful in describing the drying process during the startup periods and in studying open loop behavior of drying process. The model is also useful in designing control system for fluidized/spouted bed dryers.     

HOW TO USE FLUIDIZATION TO OBTAIN DRYING KINETICS COUPLED WITH QUALITY EVOLUTION

Abstract

This paper presents the main activities of the Gas Fluidization and Drying Team of the Chemical Engineering Laboratory at Toulouse. The emphasis has been put on the modeling of a fluidized bed dryer and its derivates such as a flotation fluidized bed, by the analysis of heat and mass transfer together with the physico-chemical transformations of the product during drying. Several studies have been performed on different solids (cereal and chemical products) to illustrate the effect of the operating conditions on dehydration and degradation kinetics The knowledge of heat and mass transfer coefficients in flotation fluidized bed allows to determine intrinsec drying and degradation kinetics. These kinetics can be used in any conductive or convective drier model.     

湿污泥颗粒的流化床干燥实验及模型

在鼓泡流化床内以河砂为干燥介质,对单颗粒湿污泥的流态化干燥特性进行实验研究,得到了流化床温度、污泥初始水分、污泥粒径及流化速度对干燥速率的影响规律：流化床温度及污泥粒径对干燥速率的影响都呈指数规律;污泥的水分越大,干燥速率越大;在鼓泡流化床流化速度达到2倍临界流化速度以上时,充分流化,流化速度再增大(2~5倍临界流化速度)对干燥速率没有明显影响. 在基本的扩散传质理论的基础上,利用实验数据回归得到湿污泥在鼓泡流化床内干燥的半经验模型,为流化床污泥干燥器的设计提供了基础数据和依据.