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CONSTRUCTION OF A CIRCULATING FLUIDISED BED TEST RIG FOR RESEARCH INTO LOWER COST, HIGH EFFICIENCY STEAM GENERATOR DESIGNS.

Objective

THE PROJECT PROPOSED IS PART OF A LARGER STUDY INTO THE OPERATION AND OPTIMISATION OF THE MSFB CIRCULATING FLUID BED PROCESS AND ALONG WITH THE HOT PILOT PLANT WILL PROVIDE AN IMPROVED DATA BASE AND DESIGNS TO MEET THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF LOWER COST PLANTS.
THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE OPERATED TO MODEL PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF THE PROCESS WHICH PRESENTLY DO NOT HAVE A DETAILED DATA BASE AND WILL RESULT IN INFORMATION TO SATISFY THE OBJECTIVES LISTED ABOVE.THE RESULTS WILL BE APPLICABLE TO THE DESIGN OF COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS AND BY SUITABLE APPLICATION,REDUCE THE COST OF THE MSFB SYSTEM.THIS WILL ALLOW THE ADVANTAGES OF THE CIRCULATING FLUID BED TO BE APPLIED AT COMPETITIVE COSTS,TO THE SMALLER END OF THE WATER TUBE BOILER MARKET.
THE RESEARCH PROJECT WILL PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION ON MANY AREAS REQUIRING A GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND LEAD TO INNOVATIVE DESIGNS APPLICABLE TO VARIOUS PLANT COMPONENTS.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT FORMS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT WORK REQUIRED TO MEET THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE OF INCREASING THE MARKET OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE MULTISOLID FLUIDIZED BED (MSFB) BOILERS BY DESIGNING A CIRCULATING FLUID BED WHICH IS COST COMPETITIVE WITH CONVENTIONAL SOLID FUEL FIRING SYSTEM.AS PART OF THE WORK REQUIRED TO SATISFY THIS MAJOR OBJECTIVE,IT IS REQUIRED TO STUDY THE INTERNAL DYNAMICS OF THE COMBUSTOR,CYCLONE AND EXTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER,SO AS TO ENSURE OPTIMUM REACTION CONDITIONS WITHIN THE MAIN PROCESS VESSELS.THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES ARE SUMMARISED BELOW :

1)MAXIMISE RESIDENCE TIME OF FUEL PARTICLES WITHIN THE COMBUSTOR;

2)OPTIMISE COMBUSTION AIR DISTRIBUTION IN RELATION TO MIXING OF GASEOUS AND PARTICULATE PHASES;

3)EVALUATE PERFORMANCE OF THE DENSE BED I.E. FLUIDIZING CONDITIONS, RESIDENCE TIME EFFECTS, ETC;

4)EVALUATE EFFECT OF ENTRAINED BED RECYCLE RATES ON MIXING AND RESIDENCE TIME;

5)EVALUATE CYCLONE PRESSURE DROPS AT VARYING SOLIDS LOADINGS;

6)EVALUATE EXTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER MIXING.

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Coordinator

Foster Wheeler Power Products Ltd
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Address

HA9 0ND Wembley
United Kingdom

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