Particle Vertical Mixing and Horizontal Conveyance Within an Ambient Temperature Fluidized Bed

Abstract: Previous studies have shown the advantages of particle-to-sCO2 fluidized bed (FB) heat exchangers, which include high heat transfer coefficients, low material cost, and the ability to horizontally convey solid particles. This paper outlines the design and testing of a compact cold flow FB test apparatus to characterize horizontal conveyance through convolutions within a 100 kWth FB heat exchanger design. Horizontal conveyance is an advantage in FBs because it enables more compact designs for heat exchangers. Two mass flow rates, 0.5 & 1 kg/s, at the inlet & outlet of the FB. To determine consistency of the flow rates, Student’s t-tests were used to assess whether the inlet & outlet values were statistically similar. The mass flow rate exiting the bed was statistically similar to the flow rate entering the bed for both cases, but each case featured a wider range and standard deviation. The range and standard deviation of the 1 kg/s flow rate was 0.69-1.23 kg/s and 0.12 kg/s respecti.... https://www.tib-op.org/ojs/index.php/solarpaces/article/view/894

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Particle Vertical Mixing and Horizontal Conveyance Within an Ambient Temperature Fluidized Bed ; volume:2 ; year:2023 ; SolarPACES conference proceedings ; 2 (2023)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Khalaf, Jawad ; Smith, Braden ; Harper, Haden ; Schroeder, Nathan

Further information

• DOI: 10.52825/solarpaces.v2i.894
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2501250245135.806891633218
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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