Heat exchangers with fluidization of bulk material (Design review)

A classification of heat exchangers with fluidization of bulk material for use in enterprises of the chemical, mining, construction, food, metallurgical and processing industries has been developed. A critical review of the most characteristic designs of heat exchangers with a fluidized bed, proposed by scientists, designers and inventors of the leading countries of the world, has been carried out. The designs of heat exchangers are analyzed depending on the method of fluidization, the role of bulk material in the heat exchange process, the nature of the heat exchange process over time, the nature of fluidization (in continuous heat exchangers), the mechanism of heat exchange of bulk material, the number of fluidized beds, the presence of additional heat exchange devices in the heat exchanger, the presence of movable structural elements, as well as the type of bulk material of the fluidized bed. An analysis of the designs of heat exchangers with a fluidized bed indicates their considerable diversity, however, the most simple to manufacture and operate reliable devices with fixed structural elements and one fluidized bed remain in demand by the industry. The most promising direction for improving fluidized bed heat exchangers is the development of specialized (for processing bulk material or fluid coolant) designs of apparatuses. In the future, it is planned to analyze the designs of other types of heat exchangers, as well as ways to improve their efficiency.