• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.878-883
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• 2018

A circulating fluidized bed (CFB) has been used in various chemical industries because of good heat and mass transfer. In addition, the methanol to olefins (MTO) process requiring the CFB reactor has attracted a great deal of interest due to steep increase of oil price. To design a CFB reactor for MTO pilot process, therefore, we has examined the hydrodynamic properties of spherical catalysts with different particle size and developed a correlation equation to predict catalyst holdup in a riser of CFB reactor. The hydrodynamics of micro-spherical catalysts with average particle size of 53, 90 and 140 mm was evaluated in a $0.025m-ID{\times}4m-high$ CFB riser. We also developed a model described by a decay coefficient to predict solid hold-up distribution in the riser. The decay coefficient developed in this study could be expressed as a function of Froude number and dimensionless velocity ratio. This model could predict well the experimental data obtained from this work.

• 공업화학
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.313-317
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• 2017

지속적인 에너지 수요의 증가로 인하여 저등급 석탄이 새로운 에너지 자원으로서 인정받고 있다. 그러나 저등급 석탄의 높은 수분 함량으로 인하여 저등급 석탄의 이용 효율은 기존의 석탄 이용 플랜트들에서 이용하기에 부족하다. 따라서 저등급 석탄의 수분 함량을 낮추는 건조 공정이 요구되고 있다. 비록 다양한 건조 실험들이 진행되었으나, 고압조건에서의 건조 특성은 크게 연구되지 않았다. 이에 본 연구에서는 높은 수분 함량을 지닌 저등급 석탄(수분 함량: 21.5 wt%)의 급속 건조 특성을 가압 마이크로 상승관을 이용하여 고찰하였다. 압력(1-40 bar), 건조 온도($200-600^{\circ}C$), 마이크로 상승관 길이(2-6 m) 등의 운전 조건 변화에 따른 저등급 석탄의 건조 특성을 분석하였다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.371-377
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• 2014

Characteristics of holdup and flow behavior of fluidized solid particles were investigated in a liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed ($0.102m{\times}3.5m$). Effects of liquid velocity ($U_L$), particle size ($d_P$) and solid circulation rate ($G_S$) on the solid holdup, overall particle rising velocity, slip velocity between liquid and particles and hydrodynamic energy dissipation rate in the riser were examined. The particle holdup increased with increasing $d_P$ or $G_S$ but decreased with increasing $U_L$. The overall particle rising velocity increased with increasing $U_L$ or $G_S$ but decreased with increasing $d_P$. The slip velocity increased with increasing $U_L$ or $d_P$ but did not change considerably with $G_S$. The energy dissipation rate, which was found to be closely related to the contacting frequency of micro eddies, increased with increasing $d_P$, $G_S$ or $U_L$. The solid particle holdup was well correlated with operating variables such as $U_L$, $d_P$ and $G_S$.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.24-31
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• 2019

Recently, an air-lift bio-reactor operated by micro bubbles has been utilized to product hydrogen fuel. To enhance the performance, characteristics of hydrodynamics inside the bio-reactor were analyzed using a numerical simulation for two-phase flow. An Eulerian model was employed for both of liquid and gas phases. The standard k-ε model was used for turbulence induced by micro bubbles. A Population Balance Model was employed to consider size distribution of bubbles. A hollow cylinder was introduced at the center of the reactor to reduce a dead area which disturbs circulation of CO bubbles. An appropriate diameter of the draft tube and hollow cylinder were optimized for better performance of the bio-reactor. The optimum model could be obtained when the cross-sectional area ratio of the hollow cylinder to the reactor, and the width ratio of the riser to the downcomer approached 0.4 and 3.5, respectively. Consequently, it is expected that the optimum model could enhance the performance of the bio-reactor with the homogeneous distribution and higher density of CO, and more effective mixing.