TITLE: Preliminary Design Services Coal Conversion Demonstration Plants.  Research and Development Report No. 114, Annual Report, January--December 1975.

INST.  AUTHOR: Parsons (Ralph M.) Co., Pasadena, Calif.

SPONSOR: Energy Research and Development Administration.

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: United States

SOURCE: Energy Research and Development Administration [ERDA],  Mar 76, 108p.

ABSTRACT:

Key objectives and progress in preliminary conceptual plant design and economic evaluations for advanced technology coal conversion complexes are reported. Major effort centered on development of conceptual designs to produce both clean liquid fuels and SNG using Oil/Gas and Fischer-Tropsch technologies. The Oil/Gas concept uses modified SRC hydroliquefaction combined with production of significant co-product SNG. Liquid production rates are approximately 80,000 and 50,000 barrels per day respectively. A procedure for rapid economic comparison of process alternates was adopted; the procedure and representative quantitative results are presented.  Detailed analysis of process step efficiencies has resulted in predicted increased thermal efficiencies; expected efficiency for each of these two designs is expected to be in the 70-75 percent range representing a significant improvement over the past designs. Technical and preliminary economic assessment of essentially all ERDA-developed liquefaction and gasification capabilities was under study. These results will be used to define high potential coal conversion complex concepts and predict economics. (ERA citation 01:015416)

CONTRACT  NUMBER: E(49-18)-1775