Issue
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering,
Vol.26, No.3, 907-912, 2009
Agglomeration of particles during coal combustion in multistage spouted fluidized tower
An experimental platform of spray agglomeration has been designed and built for removing small fly ash particles (PM10) from coal combustion. Systematic experiments were conducted in a multistage spouted tower using kinds of agglomerant solutions. The particle concentration increases greatly from the first stage to the second stage of the tower. With the increase of flue gas flow rate the oscillation of impulse signal response curves increases and the internal circulation of the tower intensifies. The influencing factors such as the surfactant, PH value, flow rate of the agglomerant solutions and inlet flue gas temperature were analyzed. SEM was used to analyze the microstructure of the particles. Final results indicate that the special shape of a multistage spouted fluidized tower has significant influences on the effect of agglomeration. The findings from this work will be helpful to form the basis, and provide guidance for, further studies on the control of fine particles such as PM2.5 or even smaller.
[References]
  1. Linak WP, Miller CA, Santoianni DA, King CJ, Shinagawa T, Wendt JOL, Yoo JI, Seo YC, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 20(4), 664, 2003
  2. Yoo JI, Kim KH, Jang HN, Seo YC, Seok KS, Hong JH, Jang M, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 19(6), 1030, 2002
  3. Neas LM, Fuel Process Technol., 65, 55, 2000
  4. Senior CL, Helble JJ, Sarofim AF, Fuel Process Technol., 65, 263, 2000
  5. Li YW, Zhao CS, Wu X, Lu DF, Han S, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 24(2), 319, 2007
  6. Zhao YC, Zhang JY, Wei F, Chen J, Zheng CG, Journal of Chemical Industry and Engineering (China), 58, 2876, 2007
  7. Ye D, Zhao Q, Jiang CT, Chen J, Meng XX, China Particuology, 5, 255, 2007
  8. Zhu GY, Environmental Protection Science, 28, 3, 2002
  9. Wei F, Zhang JY, Wang CM, Zheng CG, Coal Conversion, 26, 27, 2003
  10. Wei F, Zhang JY, Zheng CG, Chen J, Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, 26, 515, 2005
  11. Chen J, Zhang JY, Wei F, Huang C, Zheng CG, Journal of China Coal Society, 30, 632, 2005
  12. Wei F, Zhang JY, Zheng CG, Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, 25, 531, 2004
  13. May WG, Chem. Eng. Process, 55, 49, 1959
  14. Valenzuela JA, Glicksman LR, Powder Technol., 38, 63, 1984
  15. Jin LZ, Yang JX, Ou SN, Journal of Safety and Environment, 7, 109, 2007