Charbonnages De France

Institut Francais Du Pe'trole

Creusot-loire

Jean-Francois Large

Roger M Puff

Jean-Claude Kita

Jacques P Dreuilhe

Pierre F Guigon

A heat exchanger comprises two fluidization chambers separately supplied with fluidization gas. A heat transfer medium in the form of particulate material is supplied to the first chamber which is in communication with the second chamber. The second chamber has an outlet for discharging the heat transfer medium and contains a plurality of heat exchange tubes immersed in the fluidized bed therein. The particles of the heat transfer medium have average dimensions between 50 and 3,000 micrometers, and the maximum speed of the fluidizing gas in the second chamber is between 1.5 times and 10 times the minimum speed of fluidization of the particles of the heat transfer medium. Adjacent heat exchange tubes are arranged to be spaced by a horizontal distance which is between 1.4 times and 2.1 times the external diameter of these tubes. Additionally, the tubes have a vertical spacing between 1.4 and 2.1 times the external diameter of these tubes. By these means efficient heat exchange between the particulate material and a fluid flowed through the tubes is achieved.

Fluidized bed heat exchange apparatus

A boiler comprising a fluidized bed combustion chamber which communicates with an exchange enclosure containing water tubes heated by the combustion tubes and within which is arranged an exchange and dust removal chamber equipped with water tubes and containing a vertical internal partition dividing it into two half chambers communicating with one another. One of these half chambers communicates with the upstream part of the enclosure through an inlet orifice situated at the top part and constrains the fumes to follow a descending path along the partition, while the other communicates with the downstream part of the enclosure through an outlet orifice situated at the top part and constrains the fumes to follow an ascending path.

Fluidized bed compact boiler

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Compiegne, France

Jean-Francois Large