EROSION RATE OF A CYLINDER IN A BUBBLINGFLUIDISED BED

This paper reports experiments on the erosion of a horizontal cylinder immersed in a bubbling fluidised bed at ambient pressure and temperature. Experiments were carried out using a commercial resin for the sampling eroded surface. This material couples the advantages of a relatively high erosion rate with a rigid structure. Tests were carried out at different gas velocities and include both the evaluation of the total mass eroded and of the erosion rate as a function of angular position on the cylindrical surface