Advances in gas-solids airlift loop reactor

doi:10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2013.01.014

Abstract

Abstract: Gas-solids airlift loop reactor (GSALR) is a novel gas-solids fluidized bed reactor by appropriately coupling gas-liquid airlift loop reactor and dense-phase gas-solids fluidization theory.The recent advances in GSALR are reviewed, referring to researches on internally circulating fluidized bed, and analyzing the influence of the operating condition and geometric configuration on gas-solids hydrodynamic behavior.Based on the discussion, future research direction is also given.

Key words: fluidization, gas-solids fluidized bed, airlift loop reactor, hydrodynamics, heat transfer

摘要： 气固环流反应器是将气液环流理论与稠密气固流态化理论进行合理移植、耦合而形成的一种新型气固流化床反应器。对近年来国内外学者在该领域的研究进行了回顾,参考了内循环流化床的一些研究结果,对操作条件、几何结构对气固环流反应器内两相流体力学行为的影响规律进行了总结和分析,并对进一步的研究进行了展望。

关键词: 流态化, 气固流化床, 环流反应器, 流体力学, 热量传递

CLC Number:

TQ052.5

LIU Mengxi, LU Chunxi, SHI Mingxian. Advances in gas-solids airlift loop reactor[J]. CIESC Journal, 2013, 64(1): 116-123.

刘梦溪, 卢春喜, 时铭显. 气固环流反应器的研究进展[J]. 化工学报, 2013, 64(1): 116-123.

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