Fluidized bed boilers : design and application : [based on the international workshop on design and operation of atmospheric pressure fluidized bed boilers, organised by the Centre for energy studies, Technical university of Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S., Ju

Fluidized Bed Boilers: Design and Application attempts to address the need for a single source of information covering all major areas of fluidized bed boiler design and operation. It is based on the International Workshop on Design and Operation of Atmospheric Pressure Fluidized Bed Boilers, organized by the Center for Energy Studies, Technical University of Nova Scotia in Halifax on 24-45 June 1983. The volume begins by presenting a simplified approach to the design of a fluidized bed boiler and an overview of problems in fluidized-bed combustion (FBC). These are followed by separate chapters on the equations and concepts needed to estimate key hydrodynamic parameters; the key factors and terms to be considered in selecting FBC for specific applications; and principles in the design of air distributors for a fluidized bed boiler. Subsequent chapters discuss heat transfer to surfaces in fluidized beds; the pollution control of fluidized bed combustion of solid fuels; and materials selection in atmospheric fluidized bed combustion systems. The final two chapters are devoted to applications. These include the operational and performance results of TVA's 20-MW Atmospheric Fluidized Bed Combustion (AFBC) Pilot Plant in Kentucky; and the performance of Canada's first commercial FBC boiler plant, located at CFB Summerside, PEI. Content: PERGAMON PRESS , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE , Page vii , Prabir Basu INTRODUCTION , Pages ix-xiii , Prabir Basu AN OVERVIEW OF FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTION BOILERS , Pages 1-12 , Jer-Yu Shang HYDRODYNAMICS OF GAS FLUIDIZED BEDS , Pages 13-30 , John R. Grace THE THERMODYNAMICS AND SYSTEMS DESIGN OF FBC BOILERS , Pages 31-43 , Joseph R Comparato DESIGN OF GAS DISTRIBUTORS FOR FLUID BED BOILERS , Pages 45-61 , Prabir Basu HEAT TRANSFER IN FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTORS , Pages 63-100 , Leon R. Glicksman FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTOR DESIGN , Pages 101-129 , D.L. Keairns, R.A. Newby, N.H. Ulerich LIMITING AIR POLLUTION FROM ATMOSPHERIC FLUIDISED BED COMBUSTORS , Pages 131-154 , B.M. Gibbs, E. Hampartsoumian MATERIALS SELECTION IN ATMOSPHERIC FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION SYSTEMS , Pages 155-180 , John Stringer OPERATING EXPERIENCE WITH TVA'S 20-MW AFBC PILOT PLANT , Pages 181-196 , James W. Bass III, John M. Castleman III THE CFB SUMMERSIDE PROJECT INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE WITH 18 TPH AFBC HEATING BOILERS , Pages 197-204 , V.V. Razbin, F.D. Friedrich DISCUSSION , Pages 205-209 Keyword Index , Page 210