CPFD simulation of an electrically heated fluidized bed calciner with binary particles

Electrifying a calciner with clean energy can cut fuel emissions and produce a stream of relatively pure CO2 from the calcination reaction (CaCO3 → CaO + CO2), which can be utilized or stored. A fluidized bed calciner offers a high heat transfer coefficient and requires low gas flow rates for operat...

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Main Authors: Ron M. Jacob, Lars-André Tokheim
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Energy Conversion and Management: X
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174523001009
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description Electrifying a calciner with clean energy can cut fuel emissions and produce a stream of relatively pure CO2 from the calcination reaction (CaCO3 → CaO + CO2), which can be utilized or stored. A fluidized bed calciner offers a high heat transfer coefficient and requires low gas flow rates for operation. The design of such a reactor is studied in this work. It is not possible to fluidize raw meal directly, so a binary mixture of coarse lime particles and fine raw meal is used. The commercial Barracuda CPFD software is applied. The model was first validated against experimental results and then used to find an optimized design. The results indicate that the suggested pilot-scale fluidized bed calciner can operate between 10 and 16 t/h of raw meal feeding with a calcination degree above 90% and with negligible coarse particle entrainment. The calciner needs 0.05–0.09 kg-CO2/kg-raw-meal for the operation, so the required gas recycling is low. Overall the calciner operation is smooth, and such a design could be used for electrification combined with CCUS.
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spelling doaj.art-b38a0166d7414b27bfb2448622d35f072023-08-24T04:35:36ZengElsevierEnergy Conversion and Management: X2590-17452023-10-0120100444CPFD simulation of an electrically heated fluidized bed calciner with binary particlesRon M. Jacob0Lars-André Tokheim1Corresponding author at: Borgehaven 23, Porsgrunn 3911, Norway.; University of South-Eastern Norway, Kjølnes Ring 56, 3918 Porsgrunn, NorwayUniversity of South-Eastern Norway, Kjølnes Ring 56, 3918 Porsgrunn, NorwayElectrifying a calciner with clean energy can cut fuel emissions and produce a stream of relatively pure CO2 from the calcination reaction (CaCO3 → CaO + CO2), which can be utilized or stored. A fluidized bed calciner offers a high heat transfer coefficient and requires low gas flow rates for operation. The design of such a reactor is studied in this work. It is not possible to fluidize raw meal directly, so a binary mixture of coarse lime particles and fine raw meal is used. The commercial Barracuda CPFD software is applied. The model was first validated against experimental results and then used to find an optimized design. The results indicate that the suggested pilot-scale fluidized bed calciner can operate between 10 and 16 t/h of raw meal feeding with a calcination degree above 90% and with negligible coarse particle entrainment. The calciner needs 0.05–0.09 kg-CO2/kg-raw-meal for the operation, so the required gas recycling is low. Overall the calciner operation is smooth, and such a design could be used for electrification combined with CCUS.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174523001009Electrified calcinerFluidized bedCO2 captureCalcination kineticsHeat transfer
spellingShingle Ron M. Jacob
Lars-André Tokheim
CPFD simulation of an electrically heated fluidized bed calciner with binary particles
Energy Conversion and Management: X
Electrified calciner
Fluidized bed
CO2 capture
Calcination kinetics
Heat transfer
title CPFD simulation of an electrically heated fluidized bed calciner with binary particles
title_full CPFD simulation of an electrically heated fluidized bed calciner with binary particles
title_fullStr CPFD simulation of an electrically heated fluidized bed calciner with binary particles
title_full_unstemmed CPFD simulation of an electrically heated fluidized bed calciner with binary particles
title_short CPFD simulation of an electrically heated fluidized bed calciner with binary particles
title_sort cpfd simulation of an electrically heated fluidized bed calciner with binary particles
topic Electrified calciner
Fluidized bed
CO2 capture
Calcination kinetics
Heat transfer
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174523001009
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