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A simple approach to numerical modelling of propane combustion in fluidized beds

dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorPinho, Carlos
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-12T15:45:12Z
dc.date.available2014-03-12T15:45:12Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractA mathematical model is proposed for the evolution of temperature, chemical composition, and energy release in bubbles, clouds, and emulsion phase during combustion of gaseous premixtures of air and propane in a bubbling fluidized bed. The analysis begins as the bubbles are formed at the orifices of the distributor, until they explode inside the bed or emerge at the free surface of the bed. The model also considers the freeboard region of the fluidized bed until the propane is thoroughly burned. It is essentially built upon the quasi-global mechanism of Hautman et al. (1981) and the mass and heat transfer equations from the two-phase model of Davidson and Harrison (1963). The focus is not on a new modeling approach, but on combining the classical models of the kinetics and other diffusional aspects to obtain a better insight into the events occurring inside a fluidized bed reactor. Experimental data are obtained to validate the model by testing the combustion of commercial propane, in a laboratory-scale fluidized bed, using four sand particle sizes: 400–500, 315–400, 250–315, and 200–250 µm. The mole fractions of CO2, CO, and O2 in the flue gases and the temperature of the fluidized bed are measured and compared with the numerical results.por
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00986440802359337pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0098-6445
dc.identifier.issn1563-5201
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/4182
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherTaylor & Francispor
dc.relation.ispartofseriesChemical Engineering Communications; Vol. 196, Issue 3
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00986440802359337#.UxhKis5qyZRpor
dc.subjectCombustionpor
dc.subjectFluidized bedspor
dc.subjectModelingpor
dc.subjectPropanepor
dc.titleA simple approach to numerical modelling of propane combustion in fluidized bedspor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage329por
oaire.citation.startPage305por
oaire.citation.titleChemical Engineering Communicationspor
oaire.citation.volume196por
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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