The optimum design and scale-up of a fast pyrolysis reactor require a fundamental understanding of its hydrodynamics characteristics. Extensive investigations have been carried out, both theoretically and experimentally, to understand the hydrodynamic characteristics of gas-solid two-phase flow in a pyrolysis reactor, such as velocity field, solids concentration, and pressure drop. Numerical simulation can provide a promising alternative for studying the hydrodynamics of gas-solid flows in the fast pyrolysis reactor. In this study, computational particle fluid dynamics (CPFD) was used to investigate the hydrodynamic characteristics of bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) and conical spouted bed (CSB) reactors. These characteristics were analyzed in terms of pressure drop, solid distribution, and solid circulation rate. The BFB reactor was found to have a lower efficiency than the CSB reactor. The pressure drop of the CSB reactor was 25% less than that of the BFB reactor. The solid circulation rate of the CSB reactor was 68% greater than that of the BFB reactor.

• 박훈채(연세대학교 환경공학부) | Hoon Chae Park (Department of Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University)
• 최항석(연세대학교 환경공학부) | Hang Seok Choi (Department of Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University) Corresponding author