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COAL GASIFICATION/GAS CLEANUP TEST FACILITY: VOLUME I. DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
Citation:
Ferrell, J., R. Felder, R. Rousseau, J. McCue, AND R. Kelly. COAL GASIFICATION/GAS CLEANUP TEST FACILITY: VOLUME I. DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/7-80/046A.
Description:
The report describes an integrated fluidized-bed coal gasification reactor and acid gas removal system. The gasifier operates at 100 psig at up to 2000 F, and has a coal feed capacity of 50 lb/hr. The gas cleaning system contains a cyclone, a venturi scrubber, and an absorber/flash-tank/stripper system for acid gas removal. The overall objective of the research carried out using the facility is to characterize completely the gaseous and condensed phase emissions as a function of plant operating conditions. The report contains a detailed description of the plant and associated facilities, a summary of operating procedures, and results of a run for the steam-oxygen gasification of a Western Kentucky No. 11 coal char. By following the outlined operating procedures, the plant can be brought to steady state in less than 4 hours. At steady state, satisfactory material balance closures were achieved on total mass and major elements.