To determine the effect of distributed gas supply to the duct, total gas flow rate was divided between the main gas inlet and the auxiliary gas inlet at 0.25 m. While simulating gas to solid mass flow ratio of 10, gas flow rates at the main gas inlet were varied between ms and 10ms. The results of simulation are plotted in Fig. 2. It is clear from Fig. 2 that the highest solid outlet temperature is achieved when the gas flow rate between main gas entry and auxiliary entry at 0.25 m is split in the ratio of 1:9 and the solids temperature at 1 m is around 18 °C greater than that achieved with total gas entry at the bottom itself, indicating higher heat recovery. Similar simulations were done for solid to gas mass flow ratio of 5 and, from Fig. 3, it is clear that highest solid temperature at 1 m is achieved while dividing the total gas flow between the main entry and auxiliary entry at 0.25 m in the ratio of 1:4. This is attributed to the fact that higher solid concentration and hence high heat transfer area is available in the region between main gas inlet and the auxiliary gas inlet at 0.25 m, when gas is distributed between the two inlets. High heat transfer area offsets decrease in heat transfer coefficient due to lower relative velocity, leading to higher heat transfer rates and higher solid temperatures. Increasing the gas flowrate at the bottom would result in reduced heat transfer rates despite higher heat transfer coefficient. Hence, maintaining a gas flowrate near the solid feeder sufficient to sustain dilute phase conveying while supplying the rest through gas inlet at 0.25 m would be optimum for such system.
To determine the effect of distributed gas supply to the duct, total gas flow rate was divided between the main gas inlet and the auxiliary gas inlet at 0.25 m. While simulating gas to solid mass flow ratio of 10, gas flow rates at the main gas inlet were varied between ms and 10ms. The results of simulation are plotted in Fig. 2. It is clear from Fig. 2 that the highest solid outlet temperature is achieved when the gas flow rate between main gas entry and auxiliary entry at 0.25 m is split in the ratio of 1:9 and the solids temperature at 1 m is around 18 °C greater than that achieved with total gas entry at the bottom itself, indicating higher heat recovery. Similar simulations were done for solid to gas mass flow ratio of 5 and, from Fig. 3, it is clear that highest solid temperature at 1 m is achieved while dividing the total gas flow between the main entry and auxiliary entry at 0.25 m in the ratio of 1:4. This is attributed to the fact that higher solid concentration and hence high heat transfer area is available in the region between main gas inlet and the auxiliary gas inlet at 0.25 m, when gas is distributed between the two inlets. High heat transfer area offsets decrease in heat transfer coefficient due to lower relative velocity, leading to higher heat transfer rates and higher solid temperatures. Increasing the gas flowrate at the bottom would result in reduced heat transfer rates despite higher heat transfer coefficient. Hence, maintaining a gas flowrate near the solid feeder sufficient to sustain dilute phase conveying while supplying the rest through gas inlet at 0.25 m would be optimum for such system.
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