The influence of distributor structure on the solids distribution and flow development in circulating fluidized beds

The influence of distributor structure on solids distribution is studied in two riser circulating fluidized bed reactors with different distributor structures but similar diameters. Optic fibre probes were used for the measurement of local solids distribution. The axial and radial distribution of solids holdup in the riser with a multi‐tube distributor is more uniform than that with a multi‐orifice distributor. The radial profiles of particle velocity in the riser with the multi‐tube distributor are also more uniform than that with the multi‐orifice distributor. In the riser with the multi‐tube distributor, both gas and particles are distributed more uniformly across the section, so that the flow acceleration is much more uniform and faster. The flow development is much faster and the fully developed region is reached early for the riser with the multi‐tube distributor. The distributor design is an important factor for the design of circulating fluidized bed reactor.     

内构件对于高密度提升管流体力学行为的影响

引　言近年发展的高密度提升管反应器 ,由于其较高的颗粒固含量 ,很容易达到很高的反应效率 .同时由于其具有的高气固通量、颗粒的循环操作方式和优良的传热性能 ,使得这一类反应器特别适宜于以中间产物为目的产品、要求高转化率和高选择性的强放热氧化 -还原类反应过程[1,2 ] .但大量实验表明 ,提升管特别是高密度提升管中空隙率、气体和颗粒速度沿径向的分布很不均匀 .这样将造成非常严重的颗粒和气体返混 ,固体颗粒停留时间分布变宽 ,反应程度参差不齐 ,造成反应器的处理能力偏低[1～ 4 ] .许多研究者采用在提升管中加设内构件的方法来改…     

提升管与气-固环流床层耦合反应器的流体力学特性及流动模型

针对催化汽油辅助反应器改质降烯烃技术,在一套提升管与气-固环流床层耦合反应器大型冷模实验装置上,研究了上部环流床层的流体力学特性。结果表明,在环流床层与提升管耦合操作的情况下,床层内颗粒环流存在两种推动力,分别为静压差推动力和颗粒喷射推动力;环隙与导流筒之间的整体平均固含率差随导流筒表观气速增加而增加,随颗粒外循环强度增加而降低;颗粒环流速度随导流筒表观气速和颗粒外循环强度增加而增加。通过对环流床层进行动量衡算,建立了提升管与环流床层耦合流动的数学模型,模型平均相对误差在15.95％以内。     

提升管-流化床耦合反应器颗粒约束返混区的流动特性及约束作用分析

针对催化汽油辅助反应器改质降烯烃工艺,在一套提升管-流化床耦合反应器大型冷态实验装置上,系统研究了提升管出口段的颗粒流动特性,通过定义约束指数R_i（R_i为颗粒约束返混区实际截面平均固含率与理论截面平均固含率之比）定量反映提升管出口分布器及流化床层的约束作用。结果表明,与常规提升管相比,耦合反应器提升管出口存在一个颗粒约束返混区,其长度主要受表观气速、颗粒循环强度及上部流化床内颗粒静床高度影响;由于出口设置了倒锥形分布器,使得颗粒约束返混区靠近提升管出口区域在表观气速较低和颗粒循环强度较大时,局部固含率最大值出现在量纲 1半径Φ＝0.7处;颗粒约束返混区的约束指数在靠近出口的过程中逐渐增大,气固流动受到分布器及上部流化床层的约束作用亦逐渐增强。     

循环型高通量输送床的建立与控制

密相输送床气化和双流化床气化是基于循环型流化床反应器发展起来的两种新型煤和生物质气化技术,根据这两种技术对流动的要求,提出了在循环流化床的下行床底部耦合一段移动床,为输送床内的流动提供足够高的驱动压力而提高颗粒循环量的技术思想。在根据该思想而建立的直径90 mm的输送床实验装置上的实验研究表明,利用所提出的床型构造可在表观气速9.6 m•s^-1下实现400 kg•m^-2•s^-1的颗粒循环量。输送床的一次风速和移动床松动风速是影响颗粒循环量和输送床内颗粒浓度的主要因素,但循环量随输送床一次风速的增大而增加的走势弱于普通循环流化床。移动床松动风速在小于颗粒最小流化速度的范围内轻微变动即可显著改变颗粒循环量和输送床内颗粒浓度。在保持输送床总气速不变的前提下,通过二次风可在40%的比例范围内调节颗粒循环量,且调节作用随二次风位置的增高而减弱。     

Comparisons of particle cluster diameter and concentration in circulating fluidized bed riser and downer using computational fluid dynamics simulation

The information of particle cluster dynamics is necessary for improving the performance of a circulating fluidized bed system. The main objective of this study is to compare the particle cluster diameters and concentrations from computational fluid dynamics simulation results between circulating fluidized bed riser and downer. The calculation methodologies are based on the concept of kinetic theory of granular flow and statistics. The mathematical model was verified by using the experimental dataset from literature and used for computing the particle cluster dynamics. In the circulating fluidized bed riser and downer, a dense and dilute core-annulus flow structures were obtained, respectively. The particle cluster in the circulating fluidized bed riser possessed more heterogeneity movements than that in the circulating fluidized bed downer. This can be explained by the system flow direction. About the particle cluster dynamics, the particle cluster diameters and concentrations in the circulating fluidized bed riser were higher than the ones in the downer. The calculated values were comparable to the empirical correlations. This confirms the validity of the calculation methodologies. Particle cluster dynamics and its example application inside circulating fluidized bed riser and downer were also discussed.     

Chaotic characteristics of local voidage fluctuation in a circulating fluidized bed

Local voidage fluctuations have been measured by using an optical transmittance probe at various axial and radial positions in a circulating fluidized bed riser with a 0.1 m i. d. and 10 m height. The chaotic time series analysis of the local voidage fluctuations has been adopted to characterize the nonlinear dynamics of the circulating fluidized bed riser. The variations of the correlation dimension and the Kolmogorov entropy of the voidage fluctuation were found to depend on the local time-average voidage. The axial and radial distributions of the correlation dimension and the Kolmogorov entropy were strongly affected by the solids flow structures (e.g. core-annulus flow) in various operating conditions. The correlation dimension of local voidage fluctuations increases along the riser, except the position near the distributor. Both, the correlation dimension and the Kolmogorov entropy of local voidage fluctuations near the wall, were found to be smaller than those at the center of the riser, independent of the solids circulation rate and the axial position.     

大型循环流化床流动结构分析

采用双光路光纤密度探头和激光多普勒测速仪测量了内径418mm,高18m的大型循环流化床提升管和下行床中的瞬态颗粒浓度信号和颗粒速度信号.对瞬态颗粒浓度和颗粒速度的概率密度分布分析表明,下行床中存在着和提升管中不同的微观流动结构,在提升管内流动结构存在明显的两相：即颗粒团相和空穴相,两相的固含率分别为接近1-ε_mf和0.01～0.02.而在下行床中,虽然在边壁也存在着颗粒的团聚行为,但不能形成稳定的、固含接近于起始流化状态固含值的颗粒团相.这种流动结构的区别揭示了下行床中气固顺重力场运动和提升管逆重力场运动在流动机制上的差异.     

Hydrodynamics in airlift loop section of petroleum coke combustor

Based on the combustion characteristics of petroleum coke, a coupled gas-solid fluidized bed combustor is proposed in this work. The overall circulating system of the fluidized bed mainly consists of a dense-phase airlift loop section and a dilute-phase riser section. In different operating conditions, the particle flow behaviors in the airlift loop section were investigated systematically by using optical fiber probe. The experimental results show that the airlift loop section can be divided into four regions, namely, the draft tube, the annulus, the bottom region and the particle diffluence region, in which the average cross-sectional solids fraction and the particle velocity are different. The overall solids fraction difference between the draft tube and the annulus provides a driving force for particle circulation flow in the airlift loop section, and the driving force increases with increasing the superficial gas velocity in the draft tube. The ratio of the particle mass flux in the annulus to that in the riser ranges from 8 to 16. The particle circular velocity in the annulus also increases with increasing the superficial gas velocity in the draft tube. Moreover, a model about the particle circular velocity is established on the basis of energy equilibrium principle.     

A model for the circulating fluidized bed

A model for the hydrodynamics of circulating fluidized beds is proposed. The model combines existing entrainment and bed expansion correlations with a system pressure balance. Starting from a knowledge of the powder size distribution, particle density, gas velocity, equipment geometry and solids inventory, the variation of voidage within the riser is predicted, together with distribution of solids between the riser and supply hopper (or ‘slow’ bed). Qualitative trends with gas velocity and solid circulation flux show good agreement with experiment, but better quantitative agreement must await the development of an improved correlation for entrainment.     

CFD SIMULATION OF THE GAS-SOLID FLOW IN THE RISER OF A CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED WITH SECONDARY AIR INJECTION

A comprehensive investigation was carried out to study hydrodynamics aspects of secondary air injection in circulating fluidized beds. This article presents modeling and results of computational fluid dynamics simulations of gas-solid flow in the riser section of a laboratory-scale (ID = 0.23 m, height = 7.6 m) circulating fluidized bed with a radial secondary air injector. The gas-solid flow model is based on the two-fluid (Eulerian-Eulerian) approach, where both gas and solids phases are treated as interpenetrating continua. A granular kinetic theory model is used to describe the solids phase stresses. The simulation results are compared with measured pressure drop and axial particle velocity profiles; reasonable agreement is obtained. Qualitatively, excellent agreement is obtained in predicting the increase in solids volume fraction below secondary air ports, the accumulation of solids around the center of the riser due to momentum of secondary air jets, and the absence of the solids down-flow near the wall above the secondary air injection ports, which are the prominent features of secondary air injection observed in the experiments.     

CFD SIMULATION OF THE GAS-SOLID FLOW IN THE RISER OF A CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED WITH SECONDARY AIR INJECTION

A comprehensive investigation was carried out to study hydrodynamics aspects of secondary air injection in circulating fluidized beds. This article presents modeling and results of computational fluid dynamics simulations of gas-solid flow in the riser section of a laboratory-scale (ID = 0.23 m, height = 7.6 m) circulating fluidized bed with a radial secondary air injector. The gas-solid flow model is based on the two-fluid (Eulerian-Eulerian) approach, where both gas and solids phases are treated as interpenetrating continua. A granular kinetic theory model is used to describe the solids phase stresses. The simulation results are compared with measured pressure drop and axial particle velocity profiles; reasonable agreement is obtained. Qualitatively, excellent agreement is obtained in predicting the increase in solids volume fraction below secondary air ports, the accumulation of solids around the center of the riser due to momentum of secondary air jets, and the absence of the solids down-flow near the wall above the secondary air injection ports, which are the prominent features of secondary air injection observed in the experiments.     

Circulating fluidized bed hydrodynamics with air staging: an experimental study

The influence of secondary air injection (SA) on the hydrodynamics of circulating fluidized beds was studied in a 0.23-m ID riser. The secondary to primary air ratio, the vertical position, and the mode of injection (radial, tangential, and 45° entrance) are considered to be the key parameters of SA injection. It was found that the amount and location of SA have direct influence on the solids holdup and the segregation patterns in the riser. The SA divided the riser into two different flow zones: a dense turbulent zone below and a relatively dilute bed above the injection port. The mean solids velocity is found to be upwards with a greater magnitude in the center region. It is downwards with a smaller magnitude along the walls, suggesting core-annular flow structures for both above and below the SA injection region.     

耦合反应器提升管段颗粒速度分布及约束特性

A large-scale cold model experimental setup of a riser-fluidized bed coupled reactor was established according to the olefin reduction technology with an auxiliary reactor for FCC naphtha upgrading.Distributions of particle velocity in the riser section were experimentally investigated in the setup.Furthermore,the restriction index of particle velocity was defined to quantitatively show the restriction effects of the riser outlet lotus-shaped distributor and the upper fluidized bed on the particle flow behavior in the riser.The experimental results showed that the riser could be divided into two regions in the longitudinal direction,i.e.,lower traditional transport region and upper restriction region.In the longitudinal direction,the averaged cross-sectional particle velocity in the traditional transport region increased firstly,and then tended to be smooth,while decreased in the restriction region.With the increase of static bed height in the upper fluidized bed,the local particle velocity decreased,and the tendency of change in the core region is more than that in the wall region.Restriction effects of the lotus-shaped distributor and the upper fluidized bed on particle flow behavior enhanced with the increases of superficial gas velocity,solids flux and static bed height in the upper fluidized bed.In the same cross-section,outlet restriction effects enhanced with the increase of the dimensionless radial position r/R,and would not change when r/R≥0.5.     

含内构件的循环流化床的动态压力特性

针对含内构件的循环流化床,以石英砂为物料,使用动态压力传感器测量了含内构件的流化床中气固两相流的动态压力,分析了床内的瞬时压力特性. 结果表明,在进出口总压降中,文丘里压降最大,占主床压降的60%以上. 表观气速和固体颗粒循环流率共同影响循环流化床内的压力特性. 压力瞬时波动功率谱分析表明,压力波动对应一个主频,表观气速越小、颗粒循环流率越大时,压力波动越大,且循环流化床底部压力波动比上部大. 加入内构件能有效引导气流,使流动更均匀.     

DSMC-LES方法研究循环流化床内颗粒团聚物的流动特性

采用直接模拟Monte Carlo方法法DSMC）模拟颗粒间的碰撞,采用考虑颗粒脉动流动对气相湍流流动影响的大涡模拟（LES）研究气相湍流.单颗粒运动满足牛顿第二定律,颗粒相和气相相间作用的双向耦合由牛顿第三定律确定.数值模拟垂直管内气固两相上升流动,对管内气相速度和颗粒相速度、浓度以及聚团流动进行分析.研究平均单个颗粒团聚物的存在时间、颗粒团聚物的时间份额和颗粒团聚物的生成频率分布特性,模拟结果与文献的实验结果基本吻合.     

Hydrodynamic modeling of a circulating fluidized bed

Hydrodynamics plays a crucial role in defining the performance of circulating fluidized beds (CFB). The numerical simulation of CFBs is very important in the prediction of its flow behavior. From this point of view, in the present study a dynamic two dimensional model is developed considering the hydrodynamic behavior of CFB. In the modeling, the CFB riser is analyzed in two regions: The bottom zone in turbulent fluidization regime is modeled in detail as two-phase flow which is subdivided into a solid-free bubble phase and a solid-laden emulsion phase. In the upper zone core-annulus solids flow structure is established. Simulation model takes into account the axial and radial distribution of voidage, velocity and pressure drop for gas and solid phase, and solids volume fraction and particle size distribution for solid phase. The model results are compared with and validated against atmospheric cold bed CFB units' experimental data given in the literature for axial and radial distribution of void fraction, solids volume fraction and particle velocity, total pressure drop along the bed height and radial solids flux. Ranges of experimental data used in comparisons are as follows: bed diameter from 0.05-0.418 m, bed height from 5-18 m, mean particle diameter from 67-520 μm, particle density from 1398 to 2620 kg/m³, mass fluxes from 21.3 to 300 kg/m²s and gas superficial velocities from 2.52-9.1 m/s.As a result of sensitivity analysis, the variation in mean particle diameter and superficial velocity, does affect the pressure especially in the core region and it does not affect considerably the pressure in the annulus region. Radial pressure profile is getting flatter in the core region as the mean particle diameter increases. Similar results can be obtained for lower superficial velocities. It has also been found that the contribution to the total pressure drop by gas and solids friction components is negligibly small when compared to the acceleration and solids hydrodynamic head components. At the bottom of the riser, in the core region the acceleration component of the pressure drop in total pressure drop changes from 0.65% to 0.28% from the riser center to the core-annulus interface, respectively; within the annulus region the acceleration component in total pressure drop changes from 0.22% to 0.11% radially from the core-annulus interface to the riser wall. On the other hand, the acceleration component weakens as it moves upwards in the riser decreasing to 1% in both regions at the top of the riser which is an important indicator of the fact that hydrodynamic head of solids is the most important factor in the total pressure drop.     

并流下行循环流化床中气固速度剖面以及滑落现象的研究

利用幅值鉴频的激光多普勒测速技术,同时测定并流下行循环流化床（CDCFB）中的气体和固体的局部速度,由此可以获得气固间的局部滑落速度。实验证明,包含提升管的并流下行循环流化床明显改善了床层结构的均一性,最大局部滑落速度比单颗粒的滑落速度高出许多倍,而且滑落速度的极值点位置与颗粒浓度有关,说明在并流下行循环流化床及提升管中存在明显的颗粒团聚现象。     

16m高气固提升管中的压力梯度与流动行为研究

在较宽操作条件范围对16m高提升管中气－固两相流（空气－FCC颗粒）的压力梯度进行了实验测试,进一步揭示了快速流态化和密相气力输送这两种流动形态的动力学特征及其与操作参数的关系。结果表明,在表观气速增大的过程中气固提升管中的轴向压力梯度并非总是不断趋于均匀分布;提升管高度对快速流态化到密相气力输送状态的过渡有重要影响,对于给定的表观气速,提升管高度增加将使过渡点所应的颗粒循环量和床层颗粒浓度都减小。本实验条件下所有过滤点对应的床层颗粒浓度较为一致,平均为0．0104,并由此得到过渡点操作参数Ug与Gs的关联式。本文研究表明,在以往工作基础上进一步研究提升管高度对流动行为的影响极有必要。     

60米高矩形截面循环流化床内物料分布冷态试验

为研究超高提升管内的气固流动特性,依托四川白马电厂600MW超临界循环流化床锅炉现有钢架,将原有60m高的提升管冷模试验台的上部20m改为矩形截面的循环流化床提升管试验台。本文重点研究了提升管流化风速对上部颗粒浓度的轴向/截面分布特性及其影响因素。试验结果表明：颗粒浓度和颗粒粒径的分布特性与流化风速和几何结构密切相关,在一定初始床料高度下,随着风速的增加,提升管上部的空隙率沿轴向先不变然后减少,并最终呈现倒C形分布;截面浓度从均匀分布逐渐变为近短边壁处的颗粒浓度要明显大于近长边壁处的不均匀分布;平均颗粒粒径则随风速的增加而增大,沿截面分布均匀,但是沿提升管高度方向平均颗粒粒径沿轴向会略微减小,且提升管上部近短边壁的颗粒粒径要稍小于近长边壁的。