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dc.contributor.authorShah, Milin
dc.contributor.authorUtikar, Ranjeet
dc.contributor.authorPareek, Vishnu
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-17T08:28:49Z
dc.date.available2017-03-17T08:28:49Z
dc.date.created2017-02-19T19:31:44Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationShah, M. and Utikar, R. and Pareek, V. 2016. CFD study: Effect of pulsating flow on gas-solid hydrodynamics in FCC riser. Particuology. 31: pp. 25-34.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50853
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.partic.2016.07.002
dc.description.abstract

Gas-solid flow in a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) riser exhibits poor mixing in the form of a core-annulus flow pattern and a dense bottom/dilute top distribution of solids. To enhance gas-solid mixing, studies on dense fluidized beds have suggested using a pulsating flow of gas. The present study investigates the effect of pulsating flow on gas-solid hydrodynamics inside the FCC riser employing computational fluid dynamics. Two flow conditions are investigated: a cold flow of air-FCC catalyst in a pilot-scale riser and a reactive flow in an industrial-scale FCC riser. In the cold-flow riser, pulsating flows cause the slug flow of solids and thus increase the average solid accumulation in the flow domain and solid segregation towards the wall. In the industrial FCC riser, pulsating flows produce radial profiles that are more homogeneous. Pulsating flows further improve the conversion and yield in the initial few metres of height. At 7. m, the conversion from pulsating flow is 59%, compared with 44% in without pulsating flow. The results and analysis presented here will help optimize flow conditions in the circulating fluidized bed riser, in not only FCC but also applications such as fast pyrolysis and combustion.

dc.titleCFD study: Effect of pulsating flow on gas-solid hydrodynamics in FCC riser
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.issn1674-2001
dcterms.source.titleParticuology
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Presented at: 16th International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering, 12th Jun 2016, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

curtin.departmentSchool of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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