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Preparation of a Coal Conversion Systems Technical Data Book.
Monthly Progress Reports, November 1974 to June 1975

Institute of Gas Technology

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Monthly Progress Reports 1 through 8 covering each month
November, 1974 through June 1975

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Institute of Gas Technology

 

Preparation of a Coal Conversion Systems Technical Data Book
OCR Contract No. 14-32-0001-1730
 
Report No. 1, November 1974 (99.4kb)

5

I

Project Objective 6

II

Work Accomplished 6

III

Future Work 7
 
Report No. 2, December 1974 (708kb)

I

Project Objective 10

II

Summary 10

III

Work Accomplished 11
 

A

Liquefaction 11
  Scope of Work 11
General Plan 11

1

Coal Dissolution 12

2

Hydrogenation 12

3

Solid-Liquid Separation 12

4

Catalysis 13

B

Gasification 13
  Scope of Work 13
General Plan 13

C

Fluidization 13

 

Scope of Work 13
General Plan 13

1

Fixed-Bed Operations 16

2

Fluidized-Bed Operations 16

3

Dilute-Phase Systems 16

4

Spouting Beds 16

5

Gas-Solids Transport Systems 17

6

Gas-Solids Separation Systems 17

D

Combustion 17
  Scope of Work 17
General Plan 17
Heat Transfer in Fluidized Beds 17
High-Temperature (MHD) Combustion 18

E

Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties 18

F

Miscellaneous 24
 

1

Filing System 24

2

Library Search 24

3

Data Book Index 24

IV

Patent Status 24

V

Future Work 24

Appendix

Data Book Outline 25
 
Report No. 3, January 1975 (1.41MB) 33
Project Status Report for Office of Coal Research

I

Project Objective 34

II

Summary 34
  Liquefaction 34
Gasification 34
Fluidization 35
Combustion 35
Coal Properties 35
Miscellaneous 35
Notice to Readers of Open File 35

III

Work Accomplished 36
 

A

Liquefaction 36
 

1

Literature Search 36

2

Heating of Coal-Solvent Mixtures 36
 

a

Viscosity 36

b

Heat-Transfer Coefficients-Three-Phase Systems 40

c

Heat-Transfer Coefficients - Two-Phase Systems 41

3

References Cited 43

B

Gasification 43

C

Fluidization 46
  Minimum Fluidization Velocity 48
Nomenclature 48
References Cited 51

D

Combustion 52
  References Cited 59

E

Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties 60

F

Miscellaneous 61
 

1

Filing System 61

2

Data Book Index 61

3

MPC Phase 1 Meeting 62

4

Gasification Data Meeting 62

5

Technical Advisory Committee 62

IV

Patent Status 62

V

Future Work 62

Appendix

  64
 
Report No. 4, February 1975 (2.14MB)
Preparation of a Coal Conversion Systems Technical Data Book 73

I

Project Objective 74

II

Summary 74
  Liquefaction 74
Gasification 75
Fluidization 75
Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties 75
Miscellaneous 75
Notice to Readers of Open File 75

A

Liquefaction 76

B

Gasification 76
 

1

Discussion of General Coal Gasification Reactions 88
 

a

Devolatilization 88

b

Rapid Rate Methane Formation 88

c

Char Gasification 88

2

Low-Rate Gasification Kinetics 89

3

Steam-Oxygen-Char Gasification in Fluidized Bed 92
 

a

Fluidized-Bed Model 92

b

Carbon Conversion Versus Solids Residence Time Curves 95

c

Gas Composition Versus Carbon Conversion Curves 95
References Cited 101

C

Fluidization 101
 

1

Evaluation of Minimum Fluidization Correlations 101

2

Evaluation of Minimum Fluidization Velocity Data 116
  Nomenclature 120
References Cited 121
Errata 122

D

Combustion 123

E

Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties 123
 

1

Data Compilation 123

2

Heats of Combustion of Chars 126
  References Cited 128

F

Miscellaneous 128

IV

Patent Status 128

V

Future Work 128

Appendix

  130
 
Report No. 5, March 1975 (1.65MB)
Coal Conversion Systems Technical Data Book 134

I

Project Objective 135

II

Summary 135
 

A

Liquefaction 135
  Gasification 137
Fluidization 137
Combustion 137
Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties 137
Notice to Readers of Open File 138

III

Work Accomplished 138
 

A

Liquefaction 138
 

1

Correlation of Coal Liquefaction Yield Structure 138

2

Nomenclature 143

3

Example 143

4

References Cited 144

B

Gasification 144
 

1

Steam-Oxygen Gasification of Char at 15 atm 144
 

a

Gas Composition Versus Carbon Conversion Curves 146

b

Fluidized-Bed Model: Gas Back mixed and Solids Plug Flow 152

C

Fluidization 155
 

1

Minimum Fluidization 155

2

Bed Expansion of Fluidization 158
 

a

Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds 159

b

Applicability of Proposed Correlations 159

3

Nomenclature 162

4

References Cited 165

E

Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties 167
 

1

Coal Data Compilation 167

2

Specific Heat of Coal, Char, and Ash 168

3

References Cited 174

IV

Patent Status 176

V

Future Work 176
 
Report No. 6, April 1975 (2.55MB)
Preparation of a Coal Conversion Systems Technical Data Book 178

I

Project Objective 179

II

Summary 179
  Fluidization 181
Combustion 181
High Temperature (MHD) 181
Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties 181
Notice to Readers of Open File 181

A

Liquefaction 182

B

Gasification 183

C

Fluidization 195
 

1

Evaluation of Minimum Fluidization Correlations 195
 

a

Broadhurst-Becker Correlations 195

b

Zenz Correlation 195

c

Proposed Correlation 197

2

Bed Expansion on Fluidization 200
 

a

Lewis et al. Correlation 200

b

Shen-Johnstone Correlation 203

c

Leva et al. Correlation 203

3

Nomenclature 247

4

References Cited 249

5

Errata 250

D

Combustion 251
 

1

Low-Temperature Combustion (Fluidized-Bed Combustion) 251

2

High-Temperature Combustion (MHD) 257

3

References Cited 257

E

Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties 257
 

1

Coal Data Compilation 257

2

Penn State Data 260

3

Specific Heat of Coal, Char and Ash 285

4

References Cited 286

IV

Patent Status 287

V

Future Work 287
 
Report No. 7, May 1975 (1.54MB)
Preparation of a Coal Conversion Systems Technical Data Book 289

I

Project Objective 290

II

Summary 290
  Liquefaction 290
Gasification 292
Fluidization 292
Combustion 292
Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties 292
Notice to Readers of Open File 292

A

Liquefaction 293
 

1

Correlation of Coal Liquefaction Yield Structure 293

2

References Cited 299

B

Gasification 300
 

1

Steam-Char Gasification in Fluidized Bed 300

2

Erratum 300

C

Fluidization 305
 

1

Bed Expansion on Fluidization 305

2

Transport Disengagement Height 312

3

Entrainment and Elutriation 314

4

Nomenclature 314

5

References Cited 319

D

Combustion 320

E

Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties 339

 

1

Mineral Matter in U.S. Coals 339

2

References 351

F

Miscellaneous 352

IV

Patent Status 352

V

Future Work 353
 
Report No. 8, June 1975 (3.11MB)
 

Appendix

  354