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Segregation always occurs in a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) because of the wide distribution of particle size and density of the bed material. Terminal velocity has a significant influence on solids segregation; thus, it is convenient to describe the segregation tendency using single particle terminal velocity u t. This paper proposes a segregation model in CFB boilers based on the Cell Model. In each cell along the riser, varied-sized particles have different tendencies toward segregation; finer particles are carried out more easily, while coarser ones tend to sink into the cell. It is assumed that the average terminal velocity \( \overline {u_t } \), corresponding to the mean particle size in the cell, has a segregation index of ξ = 1.0 as the reference point. The segregation index of particles with higher terminal velocity is lower than 1.0, while that for finer particles is larger than 1.0. The empirical formulae of segregation parameters, namely ξ0 and k 1, are derived by optimizing experimental data in published literature. The test result of ash size distribution in a 220 t/h CFB boiler validates the reasonableness of the model.
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Yao, X., Wang, T., Zhao, J. et al. Modeling of solids segregation in circulating fluidized bed boilers. Front. Energy Power Eng. China 4, 577–581 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11708-010-0103-0
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