Definitions for "FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION"
Process for burning coal more efficiently, cleanly, and cheaply. A stream of hot air is used to suspend a mixture of powdered coal and limestone during combustion. About 90 to 98 percent of the sulfur dioxide produced during combustion is removed by reaction with limestone to produce solid calcium sulfate.
Coal is burned in a bed of limestone that is suspended by an upward flow of air and gases and forms a dry calcium sulfate waste.
High pressure air is forced through a mixture of crushed coal and limestone particles, lifting the burning fuel and causing it to move like a boiling fluid. Fresh coal and limestone are added continuously to the top of the combustion bed while ash and slag are drawn off below.