Journal
ENERGY
Volume 253, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.124154
Keywords
CO2 capture; Chemical looping combustion; CFB; Dipleg; 3 MWth
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- Korea Institute of Energy Tech-nology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) - Korea government (MOTIE) [20208401010070]
- Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) [20208401010070] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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This study experimentally investigated the flow characteristics in the dipleg of a 3 MWth scale CLC system, verifying design and operating conditions while predicting the amount of gas mixing. The study found that the upward and downward gas flowrates in the dipleg increased as the solid circulation rate increased.
3 MWth scale chemical looping combustion (CLC) system using circulating fluidized bed (CFB) is being developed as a liquidized natural gas power generation technology to reduce CO2 emissions. Dipleg, considered a blood vessel of CFB, conveys solids captured by cyclone to the fluidized bed while preventing gas mixing. This vertical passage plays key role in solids circulation and cyclone performance in thousands of CFB systems, yet only a limited information is available on its design and operation. This study experimentally investigated the flow characteristics in dipleg to verify design and operating conditions for smooth solid flow while predicting the amount of gas mixing. When solid circulation rate increased, both upward and downward gas flowrates in dipleg increased. It was found that the sum of two flowrates were equal to the volumetric flowrate of solids in the dipleg. Unstable operation occurred when 1) the gas-solid relative velocity in the dipleg became higher than the minimum slugging velocity, and 2) bubble diameter in bubbling bed became larger than the dipleg diameter. Finally, models for operation range and the amount of gas mixing in dipleg were proposed, and the design and operation range of the dipleg in 3 MWth scale CLC was suggested. (C) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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