Experimental study and modelling of char combustion under fluidized bed conditions

The combustion behavior of chars from two Chinese coals has been investigated in a laboratory scale bubbling fluidized bed system in Siegen University, Germany. Experimental equipment and method are introduced. The ‘shrinking-core’ model and the ‘shrinking-particle’ model were employed to evaluate the kinetic parameters. The results indicated that the char conversion process of these two coals can be well described by the two models.