Heat transfer between FCC catalyst and an electrically heated horizontal cylinder in a circulating fluidized bed

The heat transfer coefficient between a suspension of FCC particles and a horizontal cylindrical heat transfer probe inserted into the riser or the standpipe of a CFB has been quantified. With the heat transfer probe located in the riser 4.75 meters above the L-valve, and solids mass flux varied between 0 to 100 kg/(m(2).s), the heat transfer coefficient ranged from 70 W/(m(2).K) to 475 W/(m(2).K). On a plot of heat transfer coefficient versus solids mass flux, three zones have been identified, which correspond to the difference in the flow structure of the solids around the heat transfer probe as the solids mass flux increases. Also, measurements were taken of the radial solids flux in two orthogonal directions using an isokinetic sampling system. The data shows the asymmetry due to the perturbations introduced by the heat transfer probe. Finally, the heat transfer in the downcomer was investigated. It has been found that the magnitude of the heat transfer coefficient in the downcomer is dominated by the solids flux; variation in gas bypassing in the standpipe has little effect. Results obtained by traversing the heat transfer probe across the diameter of the standpipe suggest that the heat transfer coefficient is nearly independent of radial position within the standpipe.