Pilot scale conical spouted bed pyrolysis reactor: Draft tube selection and hydrodynamic performance

Powder Technology

Volumn 219, Issue , 2012, Pages 49-58

  Makibar, Jon ^a   Fernandez Akarregi, Aranzazu R ^a   Díaz, Luis ^a   Lopez, Gartzen ^b   Olazar, Martin ^b  

^a IK4 IKERLAN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conical spouted bed; Draft tube; Hydrodynamics; Non porous draft tube

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS WASTES; CONICAL SPOUTED BED REACTOR; CONICAL SPOUTED BEDS; DRAFT TUBES; FAST PYROLYSIS; FLUIDIZING AGENTS; GAS RESIDENCE; GEOMETRICAL FACTORS; GOOD MIXING; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HIGH STABILITY; HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; LIGHT PARTICLES; OPERATING CONDITION; PILOT SCALE; PYROLYSIS KINETICS; PYROLYSIS REACTOR; RESIDENCE TIME; SOLID CIRCULATION RATES;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLOW RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; PYROLYSIS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

HYDRAULIC TURBINES;

VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CONICAL SPOUTED BED PYROLYSIS REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAFT TUBE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETICS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PILOT STUDY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PYROLYSIS; REACTOR OPERATION; RESIDENCE TIME; SAND; TUBE; WOOD;

EID: 84856488471     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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