Elutriation characteristics of fine particles from bubbling fluidized bed incineration for sludge cake treatment.
In this study, measurements of elutriation rate were carried out in a bench scale bubbling fluidized bed incinerator, which was used to combust sludge cake. The particle size distribution and ignition loss were analyzed to study the elutriation characteristics of bubbling fluidized bed incineration. Drawn from the experimental data, the elutriation rate constant K(i)* for fine particles were obtained and correlated with parameters. It was found that most of the solid particles (about 95%) elutriated came from the fluidized medium (inorganic matters), but few came from unburned carbon particles or soot (about 5%). Finally, this paper lists a comparison of K(i)* between this study and the published prediction equations derived or studied in non-incineration modes of fluidized bed. A new and modified correlation is proposed here to estimate the elutriation rate of fine particles emitted from a bubbling fluidized bed incinerator. Primary operation variables (superficial gas velocity and incineration temperature) affecting the elutriation rate are also discussed in the paper.
Chang
Yu-Min
YM
Graduate Institute of Environmental Planning and Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Chung-Hsiao E. Rd. Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. ymchang@ntut.edu.tw
Chou
Chih-Mei
CM
Su
Kuo-Tung
KT
Hung
Chao-Yang
CY
Wu
Chao-Hsiung
CH
D002244:Carbon; D005740:Gases; D017745:Incineration; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010316:Particle Size; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*
D005740:Gases; D012722:Sewage; D002244:Carbon