Abstract
Separation of catalyst dust from gas in a fluidized bed reactor is an important process. A new solid-gas separator with arc settlers was developed, in which a stable wave flow pattern of the dusty gas flow is formed. The model was based on the RANS approach using the Reynolds Stress Model for the turbulence closure and the Discrete Phase Model. Validating the simulation results with the test data showed good convergence, no more than 6% in the pressure drop and less than 15.5% in collection efficiency at different inlet gas velocities. The CFD study revealed that with a dusty gas inlet velocity of no more than 1 m/s and a catalyst particle larger than 20 μm, efficiency close to 100% is achieved with a pressure drop of less than 60 Pa. Maximum efficiency is achieved when the number of rows of the arc settlers with 40 mm diameter is 8.
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