• 한국폐기물자원순환학회지
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.685-696
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• 2017

This study focuses on computational particle fluid dynamics (CPFD) modeling for the fast pyrolysis of biomass in a conical spouted bed reactor. The CPFD simulation was conducted to understand the hydrodynamics, heat transfer, and biomass fast pyrolysis reaction of the conical spouted bed reactor and the multiphase-particle in cell (MP-PIC) model was used to investigate the fast pyrolysis of biomass in a conical spouted bed reactor. A two-stage semi-global kinetics model was applied to model the fast pyrolysis reaction of biomass and the commercial code (Barracuda) was used in simulations. The temperature of solid particles in a conical spouted bed reactor showed a uniform temperature distribution along the reactor height. The yield of fast pyrolysis products from the simulation was compared with the experimental data; the yield of fast pyrolysis products was 74.1wt.% tar, 17.4wt.% gas, and 8.5wt.% char. The comparison of experimental measurements and model predictions shows the model's accuracy. The CPFD simulation results had great potential to aid the future design and optimization of the fast pyrolysis process for biomass.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.698-703
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• 2017

Bubble flow characteristics in fluidized beds were analyzed by CPFD simulation. A fluidized bed, which had the size of $0.3m-ID{\times}2.4m-high$, was modeled by commercial CPFD $Barracuda^{(R)}$. Properties of bed material were $d_p=150{\mu}m$, ${\rho}_p=2,330kg/m^3$, and $U_{mf}=0.02m/s$. Gas was uniformly distributed and the range of superficial gas velocity was 0.07 to 0.16 m/s. Two other geometries were modeled. The first was a three-dimensional model, and the other was a two-dimensional model of $0.01m{\times}0.3m{\times}2.4m$. Bubble size and rising velocity were simulated by axial and radial position according to superficial gas velocity. In the case of three-dimensional model, simulated bubble rising velocity was different from correlations, because there was zigzag motion in bubble flow, and bubble detection was duplicated. To exclude zigzag motion of bubble flow, bubble rising velocity was simulated in the two-dimensional model and compared to the result from three-dimensional model.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.642-650
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• 2020

순환유동층 보일러에서 유동 입자들의 순환 경로는 연소로에서 비산된 입자들이 사이클론에서 포집되어 비기계적 밸브인 실포트(Sealpot)를 거쳐 연소로로 재순환하는 일반적인 경로를 갖는다. 그러나, 유동 입자들로부터 열을 추가적으로 흡수하기 위해 유동층 외부열교환기(FBHE; Fluidized Bed Heat Exchanger)가 설치된 경우, 실포트의 일부 입자들은 FBHE를 거쳐 연소로로 재순환하는 경로를 갖게 된다. 이때 기포유동층 영역으로 운전되는 FBHE는 실포트로부터 유입되는 고온(800~950 ℃)의 입자들의 유동 특성에 따라 열교환 튜브의 국부적 가열로 인한 손상 및 hot spot에 의한 입자들의 고온 뭉침(agglomeration)이 발생할 수 있어 순환유동층의 안정적 조업에 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 국내 D 순환유동층 보일러의 FBHE에 대한 운전자료 분석 및 바라쿠다를 통한 CPFD(Computational Particle Fluid Dynamics) 해석을 통해 구조적 문제로부터 발생하는 열흐름의 불균일성을 밝혀내었다. 실제 D 순환유동층의 FBHE 열교환 튜브 온도는 실포트의 고체온도 변화와 가장 밀접한 상관관계를 나타내었으며, FBHE 내의 열흐름의 불균일성은 FBHE의 조업 유속의 증가(0.3→0.7 m/s)로는 그 불균일성을 해소하기 어려운 것으로 나타났다. 그러나, FBHE로 유입되는 고온 입자들에 대한 사전 혼합 영역(Premixing Zone)이 설치된 경우와, 연소로로 재순환되는 입자 배출 라인의 대칭화를 통한 구조변경 시, 입자 혼합의 증대와 더불어 열흐름의 불균일성은 상당 부분 감소하는 것으로 고찰되었다. 이에, FBHE의 구조 최적화가 열교환 성능 및 운전 안정성을 확보하는 대안임을 제시하였다.