Attrition of coal ash particles in a fluidized-bed reactor

Experimental data of ash-particles attrition in a fluidized bed is presented, and also the results of modeling. Five sizes of ash particles ( 1.02-:-1.25; 1.25-:-1.6; 1.6-:-2.0; 2.0-:-5.0; 5.0-:-10.0 mm) produced in an industrial CFB boiler were examined. A new model of mechanical attrition has been proposed which incorporates new parameters: the shape factor of particles and the ratio of the bed height to bed diameter, strongly influencing the rate of bed mass loss. The model describes very well experimental data for coal-ash particles attrition. The attrition-rate coefficient for ash particles was evaluated. (c) 2007 American Institute of Chemical Engineers.