NDLI: Agglomeration in an Industrial FBC Boiler

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Jia, L. Anthony, E. J.
Copyright Year	2003
Abstract	An industrial FBC boiler operated by a paper products company encountered significant fouling problems that required boiler shutdown and maintenance to remove deposits. CETC investigated the fouling problems. Samples from the boiler were analyzed and the results indicated that fouling was associated with near-quantitative conversion of CaO in the deposits to CaSO4, with particle expansion and possible chemical reaction sintering. There was no evidence, with possibly the exception of deposits on the distributor tuyeres, of any significant contribution from the elements traditionally associated with ash softening, e.g., Na and K. Vanadium was not considered an issue, because earlier work showed that V quantitatively combines with CaO (or MgO if present), to form high melting point vanadates. Extended sulphation tests on both bed ash and limestone were conducted in the laboratory. The results confirmed that sulphation alone was sufficient to cause strength development in the bed solids. There was also a clear difference in the strength development between bed and fly ash. Fly ash agglomerates were much weaker than those of bed ash. The long-term sulphation tests also demonstrated that the presence of “inert” ash components helps to reduce the degree of conversion of CaO to CaSO4 and to reduce the strength of the deposits. Strength development tests showed that the current limestone used in this particular boiler formed exceptionally strong deposits after being exposed to sulphation conditions for extended periods of time at 850°C. Thus it appeared that if this limestone was replaced it might benefit boiler operation. Kaolin is used at the plant to reduce distributor tuyere fouling. Chemical analysis of the deposits suggested that kaolin may help to reduce fouling, but this may well be due to physical rather than chemical behaviour of the kaolin. This work suggests that the kaolin could be replaced by another refractory material, suitably low in Na and K, since the sulphation levels in the deposits were sufficient by themselves to lead to strength development, and so any benefit of the kaolin action as an alkali metal “getter” is probably offset by that fact. Attempts to find some significant physical parameters to differentiate the tendency of bed ashes to agglomerate were not successful in this work, although previous work has suggested that bulk density may be important, with materials having a higher bulk density showing a greater tendency to agglomerate.
Sponsorship	Advanced Energy Systems
Starting Page	209
Ending Page	213
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0791836800
DOI	10.1115/FBC2003-004
e-ISBN	0791836754
Conference Proceedings	17th International Conference on Fluidized Bed Combustion
Language	English
Publisher Date	2003-05-18
Publisher Place	Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Fluidized bed combustion Alkali metals Boilers Chemical reactions Maintenance Density Paper products Fly ash Particulate matter Sintering Ash Solids Refractories (materials) Agglomeration (materials) Melting point Kaolin
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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