Cold model hydrodynamic studies of a 200kWth dual fluidized bed pilot plant of calcium looping process for CO2 Capture

Powder Technology

Volumn 253, Issue , 2014, Pages 116-128

  Bidwe, Ajay R ^a   Hawthorne, Craig ^a   Dieter, Heiko ^a   Dominguez, Miguel A M ^a   Zieba, Mariusz ^a   Scheffknecht, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

CaL; Calcium looping; CO2 capture; Cold model; Dual fluidized bed (DFB)

Indexed keywords

CAL; CALCIUM LOOPING; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; COLD MODELING; DUAL FLUIDIZED BEDS; GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS; HYDRODYNAMIC STUDIES; PILOT PLANT OPERATIONS;

AIR; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CALCIUM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PILOT PLANTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM LOOPING; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; GEOMETRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; REACTOR DESIGN; REACTOR OPERATION;

EID: 84889680671     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2013.10.043     Document Type: Article

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