Numerical Simulation on Gas–Solid Flow Characteristics in Circulating Fluidized Bed Desulfurization Tower
Miaomin Hong
Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023 China
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Guiling Xu
Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023 China
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Search for more papers by this authorPing Lu
Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023 China
Search for more papers by this authorQi Zhang
Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023 China
Search for more papers by this authorMiaomin Hong
Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023 China
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Guiling Xu
Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023 China
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorPing Lu
Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023 China
Search for more papers by this authorQi Zhang
Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023 China
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Circulating fluidized bed flue gas desulfurization (CFB-FGD) is a semi-dry desulfurization technology. The tower structure significantly influences gas–solid flow, critical to desulfurization efficiency. Tower bottom, diffusion section, and bypass tubes are numerically simulated. Two indices, CV value (assessing particle uniformity) and mass-weighted life of particles (determining particle residence time), are employed for quantitative analysis. Results show that adjusting tower bottom structure minimally affects gas-particle distribution. Increasing diffusion section height reduces backflow area. Larger bypass tube diameter improves gas uniformity. Particles concentrate in the mainstream zone, reducing wall collisions. This study would be conducive to providing a theoretical basis for the optimal design of CFB-FGD and better understanding the interaction between flue gas and solid particles in the CFB-FGD tower.
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The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.
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