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% y dc’ df<br />

Ea<br />

Ed’ E~<br />

Eo, E<br />

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Hf<br />

k<br />

Lf<br />

m P<br />

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RO<br />

%<br />

T<br />

TB<br />

T g<br />

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Umf<br />

Ut<br />

Vd’ vu<br />

vs* vsi<br />

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V P<br />

2<br />

Specific BET surface area <strong>of</strong> char (m /kg)<br />

2<br />

Cross sectional area <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bed. (m )<br />

Drag coefficient<br />

3<br />

NO concentr<strong>at</strong>ion (kmole/m )<br />

Bubble diameter (m)<br />

Geometric mean diameters <strong>of</strong> bed particles, char particles, and fresh<br />

<strong>coal</strong> particles, respectively (m)<br />

Activ<strong>at</strong>ion energy (J/kmol)<br />

Mass flow r<strong>at</strong>es <strong>of</strong> downward and upward moving particles, respectively<br />

(kg/s)<br />

Initial entrainment r<strong>at</strong>es <strong>of</strong> stone and char particles from <strong>the</strong> bed<br />

surface, respectively (kg/s)<br />

Total freeboard height (m)<br />

R<strong>at</strong>e coefficient (units variable)<br />

Expanded bed height (m)<br />

Mass <strong>of</strong> a single particle (kg)<br />

3<br />

Visible bubble volume flow r<strong>at</strong>e (m /s)<br />

Gas constant = 8314 J/kmol * K<br />

Bubble radius (m)<br />

Temper<strong>at</strong>ure (K)<br />

Bed temper<strong>at</strong>ure (K)<br />

Gas temper<strong>at</strong>ure (K)<br />

Absolute bubble velocity (m/s)<br />

Superficial gas velocity (m/s)<br />

Minimum fluidiz<strong>at</strong>ion velocity (m/s)<br />

Particle terminal velocity (m/s)<br />

Downward and upward particle velocities, respectively (m/s)<br />

Particle local velocity and particle initial velocity, respectively<br />

(m/s)<br />

Root-mean-square particle initial velocity (m/s)<br />

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