As a typical fluidization technology, Fluid Catalytic
Cracking
(FCC) is faced with the problem of catalyst particle abrasion and
crushing. However, due to the small particle size of catalyst particles
and the complex flow in the reactor, it is difficult to study the
flow, collision, and crushing characteristics of catalyst particles
by experimental methods. In order to reveal the flow, collision, and
crushing characteristics of catalyst particles in FCC reactor, the
crushing models of single particle Abt10 and all particles
were established. By tracking the particle breakage process, the particle
size distribution after particle breakage was obtained, the abrasion
type of particles was determined, and the energy conversion path of
particles was clarified. It was found that a few sub-particles inherit
most of their mechanical energy after single particle crushing, and
it was speculated that most of the dissipated mechanical energy comes
from the transformation of particle rotation energy to internal energy.
In the simulation of all particle crushing processes, the overall
particle crushing probability is 3.90%, and the particle size distribution
curve after crushing shows a bimodal distribution. Considering the
abrasion mechanism, it is mainly dominated by the surface peeling
mechanism.