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Circulating Fluidized Bed Boilers

Design, Operation and Maintenance

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Prabir Basu

    1. Greenfield Research Incorporated and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

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  • Explains technologies and underlying scientific fundamentals

  • Outlines practical applications in industry use

  • Teaches how to optimize plant designs for maximum efficiency

  • Demonstrates how to troubleshoot problems that may arise during operation

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-15

  3. Hydrodynamics

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    Pages 17-47

  4. Heat Transfer

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    Pages 49-87

  5. Combustion

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    Pages 89-119

  6. Emissions

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    Pages 121-153

  7. Design Considerations

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    Pages 155-199

  8. Gas–Solid Separators

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    Pages 201-227

  9. Design of CFB Components

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    Pages 229-253

  10. Management of Solid Residues

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    Pages 255-276

  11. Material Issues

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    Pages 277-303

  12. Operation and Maintenance Issues

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    Pages 305-336

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 337-366
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About this book

·          Explains operation and scientific fundamentals of circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers

·          Outlines practical issues in industrial use

·          Teaches how to optimize design for maximum reliability and efficiency

·          Discusses operating and maintenance issues and how to troubleshoot them

This book provides practicing engineers and students with insight into the design and operation of circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers through a combination of theoretical concepts and practical experience. An emphasis on combustion, hydrodynamics, heat transfer, and material issues illustrates these concepts with numerous examples from actual operating plants. The relevance of design and feed-stock parameters to the operation of a CFB boiler are also examined, along with their impacts on designs of mechanical components, including cyclones, air distributor grids, and solid recycle systems. This versatile resource explains how fluidized bed equipment works and how the basic principles of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics influence design, while providing insight into planning new projects, troubleshooting existing equipment, and appreciating the capabilities and limitations of the process. From hydrodynamics to construction and maintenance, the author covers all of the essential information needed to understand, design, operate, and maintain a complete fluidized bed system. It is a must for clean coal technology as well as for biomass power generation.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Greenfield Research Incorporated and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

    Prabir Basu

About the author

Dr. Basu is an internationally recognized educator and specialist in Energy and Environment, with a 30-year long professional career in energy, the environment and power generation. His main interests lie in Biomass utilization and clean coal technology, particularly biomass torrefaction, gasification, Boiler Design, Fluidized Bed Combustion. Dr. Basu has been associated with the development of fluidized bed boilers in industry, government laboratories and universities since 1972. His research at TUNS and Dalhousie University on circulating fluidized bed has allowed him to consult for boiler and energy companies in Europe, Americas and Asia.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Circulating Fluidized Bed Boilers

  • Book Subtitle: Design, Operation and Maintenance

  • Authors: Prabir Basu

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06173-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-06172-6Published: 16 April 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35245-9Published: 05 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-06173-3Published: 07 April 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 366

  • Number of Illustrations: 111 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Renewable and Green Energy

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