Baffle effects on performance of catalytic circulating fluidized bed reactor

Baffle effects on the performance of a catalytic circulating fluidized bed reactor were examined experimentally. The circulating fluidized bed reactor or riser was 102 mm in diameter and 6.32 m in height. Reaction was the catalytic decomposition of ozone using FCC particles with a mean diameter of 89 μm, impregnated with ferric oxide as catalysts. Four ring‐type baffles, mounted horizontally around the riser wall, were used in this study. Ozone concentrations were measured in both axial and radial directions under various operating conditions in a riser with and without baffles. Experimental results showed that in a riser with baffles, the ozone concentration in the radial direction was more uniform and the ozone conversion was higher than that in a riser without baffles except at the lowest gas velocity used. A mathematical model developed accounted for the gas‐phase ozone conversion under various operating conditions. The gas‐solid contact efficiency in the riser was discussed in light of the model.