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Characterisation of Pulverised Fuel Flow in a Square-shaped Pneumatic Conveying Pipe Using Electrostatic Sensor Arrays

Zhang, Shuai and Qian, Xiangchen and Yan, Yong and Hu, Yonghui (2016) Characterisation of Pulverised Fuel Flow in a Square-shaped Pneumatic Conveying Pipe Using Electrostatic Sensor Arrays. In: 2016 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings. IEEE, pp. 601-605. ISBN 978-1-4673-9221-1. E-ISBN 978-1-4673-9220-4. (doi:10.1109/I2MTC.2016.7520432) (KAR id:55767)

Abstract

Square-shaped pneumatic conveying pipes are used in some industrial processes such as fuel injection systems in coal-fired power plants and circulating fluidized beds. However, little research has been undertaken to characterise the gas-solid two-phase flow in square-shaped pneumatic conveying pipes. This paper presents novel non-intrusive electrostatic sensor arrays for measuring pulverised fuel in such pipes. The sensor arrays consist of 12 pairs of strip-shaped electrodes which are uniformly embedded in the four flat pipe walls. Experiments have been conducted on a laboratory scale test rig under a range of conditions. The fuel velocity and flow stability profiles over the whole cross-section of the square-shaped pipe are presented in this paper. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed non-intrusive electrostatic sensor arrays are capable of characterising the velocity and flow stability profiles of pulverised fuel flow in square-shaped pneumatic conveying pipes.

Item Type: Book section
DOI/Identification number: 10.1109/I2MTC.2016.7520432
Uncontrolled keywords: Keywords—pulverised fuel; square-shaped pipeline; electrostatic sensor; flow velocity; flow stability
Subjects: T Technology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: Tina Thompson
Date Deposited: 02 Jun 2016 11:45 UTC
Last Modified: 08 Dec 2022 23:53 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/55767 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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