Particulate Hot Gas Stream Cleanup Technical Issues. Task 1 - Assessment of Ash Characteristics. Final Report: October 1994

Particulate Hot Gas Stream Cleanup Technical Issues. Task 1 - Assessment of Ash Characteristics. Final Report: October 1994 – September 1999
(Including the Quarterly Report: July 1999 – September 1999)

Part 1, Pages 1 to 3-7
1.0	Executive Summary			1-1
2.0	Introduction			2-1
	2.1	Objectives		2-1
3.0	Field Sampling and On-Site Measurements			3-1
	3.1	TIDD		3-2
		3.1.1	September 30, 1993	3-3
Part 2, Pages 3-8 to 3-62
		3.1.2	May 5, 1994	3-7
		3.1.3	October 27, 1994	3-16
		3.1.4	May 11, 1995	3-16
	3.2	DOE/FETC Modular Gas Cleanup Rig		3-31
		3.2.1	October 29, 1996	3-31
	3.3	Power Systems Development Facility		3-33
		3.3.1	April 9, 1997	3-34
		3.3.2	July 29, 1997	3-39
		3.3.3	November 5, 1997	3-40
		3.3.4	January 20, 1998	3-44
		3.3.5	May 18, 1998	3-51
		3.3.6	January 26, 1999	3-56
Part 3, Pages 4-1 to 4-94
4.0	Analyses of Particulate Samples			4-1
	4.1	Laboratory Methods Used To Characterize Samples		4-1
	4.2	TIDD		4-7
	4.3	Karhula Pressurized Circulating Fluid Bed Facility		4-40
	4.4	DOE/FETC Modular Gas Cleanup Rig		4-50
	4.5	Power Systems Development Facility		4-60
	4.6	Pinon Pine Power Project		4-74
Part 4, Pages 4-95 to B-16
	4.7	Transport Reactor Development Unit		4-95
	4.8	Herman Research PTY LTD.		4-114
	4.9	Additional Analyses		4-123
		4.9.1	Characterization of Additional Gasifier Char Samples	4-123
		4.9.2	Laboratory Baking of Ash Nodules	4-146
		4.9.3	Additive Conditioning Tests	4-147
		4.9.4	Ash Compaction Tests	4-149
5.0	Modeling Particulate Behavior			5-1
	5.1	Empirical Permeability Model		5-1
	5.2	Effect of Non-Uniform Dust Cake Porosity on Gas Flow		5-2
	5.3	Translating Laboratory Permeability Data to HGCU Conditions		5-6
	5.4	Permeability as a Function of Gas Pressure		5-7
	5.5	Reproducibility of Measurements		5-9
		5.5.1	Specific Gas-Flow Resistance	5-9
		5.5.2	Uncompacted Bulk Porosity	5-9
	5.6	Effect of Screen Mesh Size on Uncompacted Bulk Porosity		5-10
	5.7	Estimating Filter Vessel Inertial Collection from Size Distribution Data		5-11
	5.8	Consolidation and Bridging of PFBC Ash Deposits in HGCU Filters		5-15
	5.9	Performance Estimates For DOE/FETC MGCR Particulate Residue		5-30
6.0	Interactive Data Bank			6-1
7.0	Conclusions			7-1
	7.1	Opportunities for Future Work		7-3
8.0	References			8-1
Appendices
A	Technique for Preserving Filter Cakes			A-1
B	Sample Information Forms			B-1