CFD simulation of fluidized bed reactors for polyolefin production–A review

MJH Khan, MA Hussain, Z Mansourpour… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2014 - Elsevier
This literature survey focuses on the application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in
various aspects of the fluidized bed reactor. Although fluidized bed reactors are used in …

Power-to-gas: CO2 methanation in a catalytic fluidized bed reactor at demonstration scale, experimental results and simulation

M Hervy, J Maistrello, L Brito, M Rizand, E Basset… - Journal of CO2 …, 2021 - Elsevier
CO 2 methanation tests were carried out in a demonstration scale fluidized bed reactor (400
kW SNG capacity) to investigate its efficiency and flexibility towards operating conditions …

The critical role of scale resolution in CFD simulation of gas-solid flows: A heat transfer study using CFD-DEM-IBM method

B Lan, P Zhao, J Xu, B Zhao, M Zhai, J Wang - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The surface-to-bed heat transfer coefficient is an important engineering parameter for
quantifying the heat transfer capability of fluidized beds. In this study, computational fluid …

Gas–solid flow and heat transfer in fluidized beds with tubes: Effects of material properties and tube array settings

QF Hou, ZY Zhou, AB Yu - Powder Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
The effects of material properties and tube array settings on gas–solid flow and heat transfer
characteristics in fluidized beds with tubes are investigated by the combined approach of …

Numerical investigation of the effect of the location of an immersed tube in a fluidized bed on heat transfer of surface-to-bed

B Wei, G Lv, X Meng, Z Khalid, Q Huang, X Jiang - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The study of heat transfer characteristics within an external heat exchanger (EHE) in
circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers for the treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW) is of …

Experimental investigation of wall-to-bed heat transfer of carbon nanotubes in a fluidized bed

MJ Lee, S Kim, SW Kim - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023 - Elsevier
Wall-to-bed heat transfer characteristics of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were
determined in a fluidized bed (0.15 m id by 2.0 m height). Two types of CNTs with different …

Computational study of the effects of material properties on heat transfer in gas fluidization

QF Hou, ZY Zhou, AB Yu - Industrial & engineering chemistry …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Heat transfer characteristics of different powders in gas fluidization are investigated by
means of a combined approach of discrete element method and computational fluid …

Gasification of granulated scrap tires for the production of syngas and a low-cost adsorbent for Cd (II) removal from wastewaters

A Molino, A Erto, FD Natale, A Donatelli… - Industrial & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
In this work, the steam gasification of scrap tires was investigated as a sustainable and cost-
effective alternative to tire landfill disposal. Steam activation of the char derived from the tire …

Effects of particle size on bed-to-surface heat transfer in bubbling fluidized bed heat exchangers of 550 MWe ultra-supercritical CFB boiler

D Li, K Kim, M Kim, Y Zeng, Z Yang, S Lee, X Lu… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Fluidized bed heat exchangers (FBHEs) are widely used as result of the scale-up in the
capacity of circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers. In this study, the effect of particle size on …

Numerical calculation of wall-to-bed heat transfer coefficients in Geldart B bubbling fluidized beds with immersed horizontal tubes

P Ostermeier, F Dawo, A Vandersickel, S Gleis… - Powder Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
In dense solid-gas fluidized beds the knowledge of the wall-to-bed heat transfer is of great
importance, since it often dominates reactor design and dimensioning. This heat transfer is …