TITLE: Study of Ebullated Bed Fluid Dynamics for H-Coal. Quarterly Progress Report No. 6, March 1-May 31, 1979.

AUTHOR: I. A. Vasalos;   E. M. Bild;   D. N. Rundell;   J. W. Gorman.

INST.  AUTHOR: Amoco Oil Co., Naperville, IL. Research and Development Dept.

SPONSOR: Department of Energy, Washington, DC.

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: United States

SOURCE: Department of Energy [DE],  Jun 79,  98p.

ABSTRACT:

The H-Coal process, developed by Hydrocarbon Research, Incorporated (HRI), involves the direct catalytic hydroliquefaction of coal to low-sulfur boiler fuel or synthetic crude oil. The H-Coal ebullated bed reactor contains at least four discrete components: gas, liquid, catalyst, and unconverted coal and ash. Because of the complexity created by these four components, it is desirable to understand the fluid dynamics of the system. The objective of this program is to establish the dependence of the ebullated bed fluid dynamics on process parameters. This will permit improved control of the ebullated bed reactor. The work to be performed is divided into three parts: review of prior work, cold flow model construction and operation, and mathematical modeling. The review of prior work has been completed. The objective of this quarterly progress report is to outline progress in the second and third parts of the project. (ERA citation 05:012953)

CONTRACT  NUMBER: EF-77-C-01-2588