Cold model hydrodynamic studies of a 200kWth dual fluidized bed pilot plant of calcium looping process for CO2 Capture

Abstract The calcium looping (CaL) process is a post combustion CO 2 capture technology which is currently under development, offering power plants a low cost and energy efficient solution for carbon capture. At IFK, University of Stuttgart, a 200 kW th CaL dual fluidized bed (DFB) pilot plant has been built consisting of two circulating fluidized bed (CFB) reactors. This study presents detailed results of tests conducted on a hydrodynamically scaled cold model of the 200 kW th CaL DFB facility. The preliminary aim of the cold model studies was to check the workability of the major novelty of this facility which is the implementation of two cone valves to control the solid looping rate between the two CFBs. Furthermore, initial cold model tests, based on the relative CaL process boundary conditions, determined the suitability of the 200 kW th CaL DFB system and further tests suggested design improvements for the pilot plant. The novel geometric configurations in a CFB such as a wide bottom CFB reactor and a loop seal with increased weir depth were tested and found to be a useful application for the pilot plant operation. All important process parameters of the cold model DFB system, namely total solid inventory (TSI), riser superficial velocity, air staging ratio, and cone valve opening, were varied in order to fully characterize the DFB operation. The study shows that the proposed solid looping mechanism works satisfactorily and the required operational boundary conditions can be met in the pilot plant with suggested design improvements.

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