Consider the following statements for fluidized bed boilers: 1. Fluidized bed boilers produce steam from fossil and waste fuels by using a technique called fluidized bed combustion. 2. Cyclone separators are gas cleaning devices that utilize the centrifugal force created by a spinning gas stream to separate particles from a gas. 3. In a pressurized fluidized bed boiler, the combustion process takes place in a pressurized environment resulting in a compact furnace and improved combustion efficiency. Which of the above statements are correct?
Consider the following statements for fluidized bed boilers: 1. Fluidized bed boilers produce steam from fossil and waste fuels by using a technique called fluidized bed combustion. 2. Cyclone separators are gas cleaning devices that utilize the centrifugal force created by a spinning gas stream to separate particles from a gas. 3. In a pressurized fluidized bed boiler, the combustion process takes place in a pressurized environment resulting in a compact furnace and improved combustion efficiency. Which of the above statements are correct? Correct Answer 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
Statement 1:
Fluidized bed combustion (FBC) is a combustion technology used to burn solid fuels.
Statement 2:
Cyclonic separation is a method of removing particulates from an air, gas or liquid stream, without the use of filters, through vortex separation. When removing particulate matter from liquid, a hydrocyclone is used; while from gas, a gas cyclone is used. Rotational effects and gravity are used to separate mixtures of solids and fluids. The method can also be used to separate fine droplets of liquid from a gaseous stream.
Statement 3:
The PFBC system combines a fluidized-bed combustion boiler with a gas turbine. The gas turbine supplies the combustion air at high pressure to the combustor, and the gas after being cleaned in cyclones drive the gas turbine. Steam is simultaneously generated in the tube bundles in the combustor and drives the steam turbine. It is a coal-fired combined cycle.