THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Milić D. Erić

,

Milan B. Stakić

,

Miloš J. Banjac

FLUID BED DRYING AS UPGRADING TECHNOLOGY FOR FEASIBLE TREATMENT OF KOLUBARA LIGNITE

ABSTRACT
An overview of the current status of low-rank coal upgrading technologies is presented in the paper, particularly with respect to drying and dewatering procedures. In order to calculate the significant parameters of the moisture removal process, a model of convective coal drying in a fluid bed, based on the two-phase (bubbling) fluidization model proposed by Kunii and Levenspiel, is developed and presented. Product-specific data (intraparticle mass transfer, gas-solid moisture equilibrium) related to the particular coal variety addressed here (Kolubara lignite) are obtained through preliminary investigations. Effective thermal conductivity of the packed bed as defined by Zehner/Bauer/Schlünder is used to define heat transfer mechanisms occurring in the suspension phase of the fluid bed. A completely new set of experimental data obtained has been successfully used to validate the model additionally. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. TR33050 i III42010]
KEYWORDS
low-rank coal, moisture removal, drying coefficient, fluid bed
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2015-07-25
PAPER REVISED: 2015-10-28
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2015-10-30
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2015-11-15
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI150725172E
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2016, VOLUME 20, ISSUE Supplement 1, PAGES [S167 - S181]
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