Combustion and gasification in fluidized beds. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Prabir Basu.
• Other Names: Basu, Prabir, 1946-
• Contents: INTRODUCTION ; Background; Fluidized Bed Equipment; Features of Fluidized Beds; Fluidized Bed and Other Clean Coal Options; HYDRODYNAMICS ; Regimes of Fluidization; Fast Fluidized Bed; Hydrodynamic Regimes in a CFB; Hydrodynamic Structure of Fast Beds; Gas–Solid Mixing; Scale-Up; FLUIDIZED BED GASIFICATION ; Types of Gasifiers; Theory; Effect of Operating Parameters on Gasification; Effect of Feed Properties on Gasification; Fluidized Bed Gasification; Examples of Some Fluidized Bed Gasifiers; Gas Cleaning; Design Methods; Modeling of Fluidized Bed Gasification; Appendix 3A: Estimating Equilibrium Gas Composition; Appendix 3B: An Example of a Fluidized Bed Biomass Gasifier; COMBUSTION ; Stages of Combustion; Factors Affecting Combustion Efficiency; Combustion in Bubbling Fluidized Bed Boilers; Combustion in Circulating Fluidized Bed Boilers; Biomass Combustion; EMISSIONS ; Air Pollution; Sulfur Dioxide Emission; Nitrogen Oxide Emission; Nitrous Oxide Emission; Mercury Emission; Carbon Monoxide Emission; Carbon Dioxide Emission; Emission of Trace Organics; Particulate Emission; HEAT TRANSFER ; Gas-to-Particle Heat Transfer; Heat Transfer in Circulating Fluidized Beds; Heat Transfer in Bubbling Fluidized Bed; Freeboard Heat Transfer in Bubbling Fluidized Beds; Heat Transfer in Commercial-Size CFB Boilers; BUBBLING FLUIDIZED BED BOILER ; Description of a BFB Boiler; Features of BFB Boilers; Thermal Design of Bubbling Fluidized Bed Boilers; Combustion in Bubbling Fluidized Bed; Furnace Design; Start-Up Procedure and Control; Some Operational Problems and Remedies; Design of Feed Systems for BFB Bed Boiler; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED BOILER ; General Arrangement; Types of CFB Boilers; Non-CFB Solid Circulation Boilers; Combustion in a Circulating Fluidized Bed Furnace; Design of CFB Boilers; Furnace Design; Design of Heating Surfaces; Auxiliary Power Consumption; Control of CFB Boilers; Supercritical CFB Boiler; MATERIAL ISSUES ; Material Selection Criteria; Erosion Potential; Corrosion Potentials; Steels Used in Fluidized Bed Boilers; Refractory and Insulations; Expansion Joints; SOLID HANDLING SYSTEMS FOR FLUIDIZED BEDS ; Solid Handling Systems; Biomass Handling Systems; Feed System for Bubbling Beds; Feed System for Circulating Fluidized Beds; Design of Pneumatic Transport Lines for Solids; AIR DISTRIBUTION GRATE ; Distributor Plates; Operation of Distributors; Design Methods; Practical Considerations; GAS–SOLID SEPARATORS ; Cyclones; Impact Separator; Inertial Separators; SOLID RECYCLE SYSTEMS ; Types of Non-mechanical Valves; Principles of Operation; Design of Loop-Seal; Design of L-Valve; Practical Considerations; Nomenclature; References; APPENDIX 1: CHARACTERISTICS OF SOLID PARTICLES ; APPENDIX 2: STOICHIOMETRIC CALCULATIONS ; APPENDIX 3: SIMPLIFIED MODEL FOR SULFUR CAPTURE ; APPENDIX 4: TABLES OF DESIGN DATA
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (473 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 621.1/83; Steam-boilers; Fluidized-bed combustion; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical; Fluidized-bed combustion; Steam-boilers; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1420005154; 9781420005158; 9780849333965; 0849333962
• Related ISBNs: 0849333962
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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