Experimental Investigation on Solid Particle Flow Characteristics in Particle Curtain Heat Exchanger

Abstract

The particle curtain heat exchange, which is based on the rapid heat equilibrium theory of gas-solid two-phases, has attracted more and more attentions of researchers due to its flexible system arrangement, excellent heat transfer performance and real-time adjustable heating surface etc. In order to provide data for optimal design and operational control of the curtain exchanger, experiments were conducted to investigate flow characteristics of sand particles and geometry of the curtain under different conditions such as air velocity at the inlet, initial thickness of particle curtain, diameter of sand particle and mass flow rate of particles etc.