Effect of ring baffle on erosion in circulating fluidized bed boiler

Abstract

Because a variety of fuels can be burned during the combustion process, CFB boilers have a very wide range of applications in coal-fired power plants. The uneven distribution of homogeneity between the air and the particles and the large volume fraction in some locations could result in erosion of the furnace walls. In order to decrease the impacts of erosion, the ring baffle feature is added to the furnace wall. In order to compare data variations in the form of ring baffle depth with variations of 0.15 m, 0.3 m, and 0.45 m as well as the number of ring baffles 1 and 2, the CFD approach is utilized. The factors tested included pressure drop distribution, particle volume fraction distribution, particle axial and radial velocity distribution, and shear stress. With a maximum value of 0.012 for the volume percent, the variation of two ring baffles with a depth of 0.3 m each offered the best results in terms of homogeneity inside the CFB of the boiler. Additionally, a pressure decrease of 7.38 kPa was seen due to the maximum axial and radial speeds that were measured at the ring baffle, which were 27.1 m/s and 2.46 m/s, respectively. Additionally, the furnace wall can avoid probable erosion thanks to the shear stress contours, which mirror the volume percentage of particles.