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Heat transfer and the combustion temperature of coke particles in a fluidized bed

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The temperature of carbon particles undergoing combustion in a fluidized bed is measured. Heat-transfer laws are ascertained.

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Abbreviations

a :

diffusivity of air

c:

heat capacity of air

D:

diffusion coefficient of oxygen in air

d0, d:

initial and running diameters of carbon sphere

di :

diameter of inert particles

k:

rate constant for carbon monoxide combustion

q:

calorific value of carbon oxidation to CO2

ΔT:

temperature difference between burning particle and fluidized bed

X, Xn :

oxygen concentration in the fluidized bed and on the surface of the burning particle

Z, Zn :

running concentration of carbon monoxide and concentration on the surface of the burning particle

α:

heat-transfer coefficient between fluidized bed and burning particle

αm :

maximum heat-transfer coefficient between fluidized bed and a stationary body submerged in the bed

β:

masstransfer coefficient between fluidized bed and burning particle

λ:

thermal conductivity of air

ν :

kinematic viscosity of air

ρ0, gr, ρ4 :

density of oxygen, air, and inert material

ξ:

relative thickness of burning gas layer

ψ:

relative thickness of diffusion boundary layer

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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 21–27, January, 1982.

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Tamarin, A.I., Galershtein, D.M. & Shuklina, V.M. Heat transfer and the combustion temperature of coke particles in a fluidized bed. Journal of Engineering Physics 42, 14–19 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00824983

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