Hydrodynamics of a spouted bed with an impermeable draft tube for binary particle systems

A spouted bed with an impermeable draft tube was employed to obtain fundamental data of binary mixtures of glass beads for both the operating conditions and the design factors. These data were compared with those for the coarser particle system only. From this view point, minimum spouting velocity, pressure drop, hold-up of solid particles within a draft tube, upward gas flow rate within the annulus and solids circulation rate were determined by changing the total gas flow rate and mass fraction of finer particles as operating parameters and by changing distance of entrainment zone and draft tube diameter as geometric parameters.     

Simulations of flow behavior of gas and particles in spouted bed with a porous draft tube

Flow behaviors of particles in a two-dimensional spouted bed with a porous draft plates are studied using a fluid dynamic computation with kinetic-frictional stresses models. Gas flow through the porous draft tube is simulated by Brinkman-Darcy-Forchheimer formulation. The distributions of concentration and velocities of particles are predicted. Simulated results predict the solid circulation rate and gas flux rate measured in the spouted bed with a porous draft tube (Ishikura et al., 2003). The solid circulation rate in the spouted bed with a porous draft tube is larger than that with a non-porous draft tube. The predicted bed pressure drop with the porous draft tube is high in comparison to the spouted bed with non-porous draft tube. The effect of the porosity of the porous draft tube on distributions of gas flux rate through the annulus and solid circulation rate are discussed.     

Hydrodynamic simulations of gas–solid spouted bed with a draft tube

Flow behavior of particles in a two-dimensional spouted bed with a draft tube is studied using a continuous kinetic-friction stresses model. The kinetic stress of particles is predicted from kinetic theory of granular flow, while the friction stress is computed from a model proposed by Johnson et al. (1990). A stitching function is used to smooth from the rapid shearing viscous regime to the slow shearing plastic regime. The distributions of concentration and velocities of particles are predicted in the spouted bed with a draft tube. Simulated results compare with the vertical velocity of particles (Zhao et al., 2008) measured and in the spout bed with draft plates and solid circulation rate (Ishikura et al., 2003) measured in the spouted bed with a draft tube. The impact of the friction stress of particles on the spout, annulus, fountain and entrancement regions is analyzed in gas–solid spouted bed with a draft tube. Numerical results show that the gas flow rate through the annulus increases with the increase of the entrainment zone. The solids circulation rate decreases with the decrease of inlet gas velocity and the height of the entrainment zone. The effect of spouting gas velocity on distributions of concentration, velocity and particle circulation is discussed.     

Solid circulation and gas bypassing in an internally circulating fluidized bed with an orifice-type draft Tube

The effects of orifice diameter in the draft tube, particle size, gas velocities and bed height on the circulation rate of solids and gas bypassing between the draft tube and annulus have been determined in an internally circulating fluidized bed (i.d., 0.3 m ; height, 2.5 m) with an orifice-type draft tube. A conical shape gas separator has been employed above the draft tube to facilitate the separation of gases from the two beds. The circulation rate of solids and the quantity of gas bypass from the annulus to draft tube show their minimums when the static bed height is around the bottom of the separator. The circulation rate of solids increases with an increase in orifice diameter in the draft tube. At fixed aeration to the annulus, gas bypassing from the draft tube to annulus sections decreases, whereas reverse gas bypassing from the annulus to the draft tube increases with increasing the inlet gas velocity to the draft tube. The obtained solids circulation rate has been correlated by a relationship developed for the cocurrent flow of gas and solid through the orifice.     

CFD simulation of gas–solid flow in a spouted bed with a non-porous draft tube

A multi-fluid Eulerian–Eulerian approach incorporating the kinetic theory of granular flow was used to simulate a spouted bed containing non-porous draft tube. Drag function and coefficient of restitution were investigated. Solid and gas velocity vector, gas flow rate in annulus and spout regions and longitudinal pressure distribution were evaluated. In addition, the effects of the entrainment height and the draft tube diameter were studied. Simulation indicates the formation of three regions namely, annulus, spout and fountain; similar to a conventional spouted bed. Current model predicts acceptable results in both spout and annulus regions. Simulation results indicate that the model can be employed for both mono-size and multi-size particles reasonably. This paper provides useful basis for further works on understanding gas–solid flow mechanism in spouted beds containing a non-porous draft tube.     

Fluid flow pattern and solids circulation rate in a liquid phase spout-fluid bed with draft tube

The fluid flow pattern and solids circulation rate in a liquid phase spout-fluid bed with a draft tube were studied in a semi-circular column 196 mm in diameter equipped with a semi-circular draft tube 34.5 mm in diameter using water and spherical glass particles 1.20, 1.94 and 2.98 mm in diameter. Both the solids circulation rate and fluid distribution between the draft tube and the annulus are influenced by the location of the draft tube, the relative magnitude of the inlet spouting and annulus flowrates, and the total fluid flowrate entering the bed. A one-dimensional steady state model of vertical non-accelerating liquid-solids flow predicts the solids mass flux in the draft tube with a mean deviation of 12.3% when experimental values of the axial pressure gradients in the draft tube and annulus are specified. A simple correlation for the fountain height is also presented.     

Solid circulation and gas bypassing characteristics in a square internally circulating fluidized bed with draft tube

The effects of gas velocities to draft tube (26.64–52.54 cm/s) and to annulus section (8.14–11.84 cm/s) on solid circulation rate and gas bypassing fractions were determined in a square internally circulating fluidized bed reactor with an orifice-type square draft tube. The solid circulation rate and gas bypassing fraction from the annulus section to the draft tube increase but gas bypassing fraction from the draft tube to the annulus section decreases with increasing gas velocity to the draft tube. With increasing gas velocity to the annulus section, the solid circulation rate and gas bypassing fraction from the draft tube to the annulus section increase but, gas bypassing fraction from the annulus section to the draft tube decreases. The solids circulation rate was correlated with the pressure drop across the orifice and the opening area ratio based on the orifice theory. The gas bypassing fraction was correlated with gas velocities to the fluidized and the moving beds. Based on the gas bypassing fraction data, the gas flow rates across the orifice were correlated with gas velocities to the fluidized and the moving beds, opening area ratio, particle size and solids height in the bed.     

Grain Drying in a Paraboloid-Based Spouted Bed with and without Draft Tube

In this study, grain drying in a spherical-based spouted bed (SBSB), a cone-based spouted bed (CBSB), and a paraboloid-based spouted bed (PBSB) with and without draft tube was investigated. Spouted-bed bases with the same volume in different shapes—spherical, cone, and paraboloid—were used for the drying experiments to investigate the effect of the spouted-bed base shape on drying. The drying experiments were carried out with perforated and solid draft tubes. The effects of the distance between the gas inlet nozzle and the bottom of the draft tube (entrainment zone height) and the draft tube diameter as geometric parameters on drying were also investigated. It was seen that the geometrical shape of the contactor base influenced the drying time. The highest drying rate was achieved for drying in a paraboloid-based spouted bed. The results also showed that using a draft tube caused a significant increase in drying time. Because the perforated draft tube allows a higher gas flow rate through the annulus, it decreases the drying time when compared with the solid draft tube. Drying time decreased slightly with the decreasing height of the entrainment zone but draft tube diameter did not have a considerable effect on drying.     

循环喷动流化床固体流动规律

<正>循环喷动流化床由于循环管(导向管)的引入,显著地提高了射流床的操作能力、传热传质特性及接触效率,因而被广泛地应用于化工过程,如:颗粒涂层、煤气化和石油烃类的热裂解)。 鉴于循环喷动流化床的广泛应用,许多研究者对床层的气固流动循性进行了研究,但是由于实验的几何参数、特性参数及操作参数的不同,实验结果存在着较大的差异,有关固体循环速率的数学模型报道很少,已有的模型也因假设条件太多及考虑影响因素不全而不具有普遍的适用性,本文通过研究几何参数、操作参数及物性参数对固体循环速率的影响,进而得出综合考虑以上参数在内的预测固体循环速率的定量方程,为工程设计提供重要信息。     

Effects of Draft Tubes on Particle Velocity Profiles in Spouted Beds

The vertical particle velocity profiles in a full‐column cylindrical conical spouted bed, with or without a draft tube, are measured using a fibre optic probe system. The profiles have different characteristics for a draft tube spouted bed (DTSB) than for a conventional spouted bed (CSB). The spout of a CSB consists of a central flow where particle velocities fit exponential distributions, and a boundary layer where particle velocities are nearly uniform. The spout of a DTSB has no boundary layer and its radial particle velocity profiles are approximately linear. The particle velocities in the spout of a DTSB increase when superficial gas velocity increases, draft tube diameter decreases, or when entrainment height decreases. A kinematic model has been used to simulate the granular flow in the annulus of a CSB and DTSB, and they are compared with the experiments. The particle velocities in the annulus of a DTSB are much lower than that of a CSB. Their radial profiles are also different with a CSB. The dependence of particle velocities in the annulus of a DTSB on superficial gas velocity, draft tube diameter, and entrainment height are also discussed. One concludes that the draft tube diameter and entrainment height are two key factors for the solid circulation rate of a DTSB.     

双喷嘴矩形导流管喷动床喷动压降

引言 传统的柱锥形喷动床(CSBs)的应用受到一些因素的限制,例如处理物料能力、起始压力大及难以放大等,为此,Romankov等[1]最早提出了长方形截面的矩形喷动床结构,来克服CSBs的缺点.此后,Rocha等[2]用矩形喷动床进行了片剂包衣的研究.     

Bed density and circulation mass flowrate in a novel annulus-lifted gas–solid air loop reactor

Air loop reactors (ALR) have been widely used as promising and high-efficiency gas–liquid and gas–liquid–solid reactors. Extensive research on ALR has been conducted, but mostly limited to gas–liquid and gas–liquid–solid systems. Work associated with gas–solid systems has been rare and mainly focused on draft tube-lifted spouted bed treating coarse Geldart B, D particles. The present paper proposed a novel gas–solid air-loop reactor treating fine Geldart A particles and operating in a new annulus-lifted mode, with bubbling or turbulent bed upward flow in the annulus in parallel with bubbling bed downward flow in the draft tube. In view of these differences, distinct hydrodynamic behaviour can be anticipated for the gas–solid annulus-lifted air-loop reactor. The influence of operating conditions and geometric configuration on the distribution of bed density is discussed in a cold model annulus-lifted air loop reactor. A mechanistic model for the circulation mass flowrate is established based on an energy balance and resistance analysis. Nearly 50% and 30% of the energy dissipation rate occurs in the bottom and top regions, respectively. With increasing draft tube height, the energy dissipation rate increases in the annulus and draft tube regions, while it decreases in the top and bottom regions. The circulation mass flowrate decreases with increasing draft tube height. Analysis of the distribution of bed density and energy dissipation rate leads to suggestions regarding optimization of the design and axial location of the ring distributor and gap height.     

循环喷动二维流化床流动的特性研究

分析了循环喷动流化床中固体的循环机理 ,考察了固体循环速率随操作参数和物性参数的变化规律 ,给出可用于设计和操作的综合考虑几何参数、操作参数及物性参数对固体循环流动影响的固体循环速率的关联式及计算颗粒喷射高度的关联式     

导向管喷动流化床的喷动气旁路分率

在内径为182 mm的喷动流化床中安装内径80 mm的导向管,以平均粒径为2.2 mm的尿素颗粒为物料,对喷动气旁路特性进行了实验研究,分别考察了夹带区高度、导向管长度、喷嘴内径、床层高度、喷动气速和流化气速对喷动气旁路分率的影响,结果表明随着喷动气速的增大,喷动气体旁路分率先增后减。导向管安装高度越高,气体旁路分率越大。床层高度增大喷动气体旁路分率略有降低。而喷嘴直径小于50 mm时气体旁路分率随喷嘴直径增大而提高,在大于50 mm时气体旁路分率随喷嘴直径增大维持不变。当气速较小时,导向管高度增大会引起气体旁路分率增大,引入少量流化气能有效地抑制喷动气旁路。     

超细粉在导向管喷动床中的固体循环速率

Ultra-fine powders are difficult to be fluidized due to the strong particle to particle cohesiveness.However, the authors‘ experiments showed that the ultra-fine powder CaCO3 could be stably fluidized in a spouted bed with a draft tube. The effects of geometric and operating parameters on solid circulation rate of ultra-fine powder CaCO3 were investigated in a 120 mm diameter transparent semicircular spouted bed with a draft tube. Three draft tubes with different sizes were used in this study. It was found that the solids circulation rate was mainly dependent on the drawing rate of the gas jet from the nozzle, then on the gas transport capacity in the draft tube. With increasing gas feed rate, distance between the nozzle and the draft tube inlet and draft tube diameter, the solids circulation rate could be increased. Based on the jet theory, a quantitative correlation was proposed for predicting the solid circulation rate of ultra-fine powders in a spouted bed with a draft tube by taking into account the gas transport capacity in the draft tube.     

内循环微型流化床流动特性

针对开发适用于化学气相沉积反应动力学研究的微型流化床反应分析仪的应用需求,研究了外径为30 mm的内循环微型流化床中气固流动特性,具体考察了中心射流管伸入高度、内导流管直径和颗粒装载量对实现固体物料内循环的最小操作气速和导流管与环隙区间窜气的影响。结果表明,随着射流管伸入高度的增大,实现颗粒内循环流动的最小操作气速变大;存在最优的导流管直径（20 mm）,使得实现颗粒环流的最小操作气速较小;增大颗粒装载量有利于降低颗粒内循环的最小操作气速。通过检测示踪气体在环隙区内的质谱信号,发现在所考察的参数范围内,反应器底部不存在导流管区向环隙区的窜气;在反应器上部,由于颗粒对气体的夹带,环隙区上部总能检测到示踪气体,且窜气特性随操作气速的增大而增强。研究结果可为设计适用于化学气相沉积反应的内循环微型流化床反应器提供参考。     

Flow regimes and vertical solids conveying in a spout‐fluid bed with a draft tube

Pressure fluctuation data were obtained in a semi‐cylindrical spout‐fluid bed with draft tube, and statistical analyses of them were employed to recognise flow regimes. Also, the effects of spouting‐gas and auxiliary‐gas velocities, and length of entrainment zone on solids loading ratio in a draft tube were examined. As a result, five flow regimes appeared by changing spouting‐gas and auxiliary‐gas velocities and it was found that the simplest method to determine flow regime is to measure pressure fluctuations in a draft tube. Moreover, solids loading ratio could be controlled flexibly by auxiliary‐gas velocity and length of entrainment zone.     

Solids Circulation Flux and Gas Bypassing in a Pressurized Spout‐fluid Bed with a Draft Tube

An experimental study on solids circulation flux and gas bypassing of a spout‐fluid bed with a draft tube at elevated pressures up to 600 kPa was performed in a 200 mm diameter cylindrical steel column with a 608 conical distributor. Glass beads with mean diameter 2.067 mm were used as bed materials to investigate the effect of operating conditions and geometric configuration on the solids circulation flux and the gas distribution between the annulus and the draft tube. A novel technique has been developed to measure the solids fluxes under pressure, and gas (CO₂) traces have been employed to investigate gas bypassing characteristics. The solids circulation flux is greatly enhanced when operating pressure and auxiliary gas flowrate are increased, and it is also strongly influenced by geometric configuration. Two experimental relations are proposed for predicting solids circulation flux enhancement factors.     

Drying characteristics of a draft tube spouted bed

Using the results of earlier work on the flow pattern of gas and solids in a draft-tube spouted bed, the drying characteristics of such a spouted bed are discussed. Paddy (unpeeled rice) was dried in a 30 cm bed with a 5.5 cm draft tube and temperatures and moisture content of solid and gas phase were measured as a function of drying time at various points in the system. It appears that the (constant) drying rate is determined by the heat transfer in the recirculation zone (just above the air inlet) and in the draft tube. After the short and rapid heating in the tube, the temperature and moisture gradients in the particle equilibrate in the annulus. It is concluded that a draft-tube spouted bed is a promising dryer design for heat-sensitive particles with slow intra-particle mass transfer coefficients.     

Annulus leakage and distribution of the fluid flow in a liquid spout-fluid bed with a draft tube

The distribution of flow between the annulus and the draft tube sections in a liquid phase spout-fluid bed with a draft tube was studied in a flat-based semi-circular column of diameter equipped with a semi-circular draft tube of diameter at superficial fluid velocities well above the minimum fluidization velocity. The particles used were glass spheres of diameter, and the spouting medium was tap water. A sodium chloride solution was injected into the reactor and the response recorded to determine the flow distribution between the draft tube and the annulus sections. The responses of the tracer injections prove that part of the flow originating from the annulus inlet leaks into the draft tube when any amount of annulus inlet flow is present. This finding makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the entrance region below a draft tube which has been modeled as a spout-fluid bed where fluid enters the annulus region based on the pressure distribution at the spout-annulus interface while the flow is in the radial direction from the spout into the annulus. This work shows that there is cross flow in the entrance region resulting in fluid exchange between the streams originating from the spouting inlet nozzle and the annulus inlet flow.The amount of leakage is found to increase with increasing inlet flow rates. An empirical correlation is developed to predict the fraction of the leakage of the annulus inlet flow. The superficial fluid velocity through the draft tube is found to vary linearly with the total flow rate through the bed under the experimental conditions studied. The pressure distributions in the entrance region favor the leakage of fluid from the annulus inlet flow into the draft tube.