Numerical Analysis of Growth of Coal-fired Particles Promoted by Condensation of Water Vapour in Oversaturated Environment

A kinetics model was established to investigate the effects of condensation of water vapour on the growth of coal-fired particles. The effects of operating parameters on particle growth were numerically studied, including growth time, supersaturation, flue gas temperature, and particle number concen...

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Main Author: Ju Gao, Ting-fang Yu†, Lin Wang and Run-guo Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Technoscience Publications 2020-03-01
Series:Nature Environment and Pollution Technology
Online Access:http://neptjournal.com/upload-images/(24)D-952.pdf
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description A kinetics model was established to investigate the effects of condensation of water vapour on the growth of coal-fired particles. The effects of operating parameters on particle growth were numerically studied, including growth time, supersaturation, flue gas temperature, and particle number concentration. The results showed that almost all the particles could grow rapidly more than 2.7 microns in tens of milliseconds. When initial supersaturation is constant, the higher the temperature of flue gas, the larger the amount of condensable vapour and the final diameter of particles. Moreover, when the gas temperature is constant, the higher the degree of saturation, the larger the driving force for vapour condensation and the particle size distribution becomes narrower. Additionally, with the increase of particle number concentration, the competition between particles for water vapours become more intense, and the final diameter for particles are smaller.
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spelling doaj.art-f19a163b21814e6eb08b644d421bb6772022-12-22T00:56:04ZengTechnoscience PublicationsNature Environment and Pollution Technology0972-62682395-34542020-03-01191245251Numerical Analysis of Growth of Coal-fired Particles Promoted by Condensation of Water Vapour in Oversaturated EnvironmentJu Gao, Ting-fang Yu†, Lin Wang and Run-guo ChenA kinetics model was established to investigate the effects of condensation of water vapour on the growth of coal-fired particles. The effects of operating parameters on particle growth were numerically studied, including growth time, supersaturation, flue gas temperature, and particle number concentration. The results showed that almost all the particles could grow rapidly more than 2.7 microns in tens of milliseconds. When initial supersaturation is constant, the higher the temperature of flue gas, the larger the amount of condensable vapour and the final diameter of particles. Moreover, when the gas temperature is constant, the higher the degree of saturation, the larger the driving force for vapour condensation and the particle size distribution becomes narrower. Additionally, with the increase of particle number concentration, the competition between particles for water vapours become more intense, and the final diameter for particles are smaller.http://neptjournal.com/upload-images/(24)D-952.pdf
spellingShingle Ju Gao, Ting-fang Yu†, Lin Wang and Run-guo Chen
Numerical Analysis of Growth of Coal-fired Particles Promoted by Condensation of Water Vapour in Oversaturated Environment
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title Numerical Analysis of Growth of Coal-fired Particles Promoted by Condensation of Water Vapour in Oversaturated Environment
title_full Numerical Analysis of Growth of Coal-fired Particles Promoted by Condensation of Water Vapour in Oversaturated Environment
title_fullStr Numerical Analysis of Growth of Coal-fired Particles Promoted by Condensation of Water Vapour in Oversaturated Environment
title_full_unstemmed Numerical Analysis of Growth of Coal-fired Particles Promoted by Condensation of Water Vapour in Oversaturated Environment
title_short Numerical Analysis of Growth of Coal-fired Particles Promoted by Condensation of Water Vapour in Oversaturated Environment
title_sort numerical analysis of growth of coal fired particles promoted by condensation of water vapour in oversaturated environment
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