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Main Title Evaluation of Low Gravity Dense Media Cyclone Performance in Cleaning Fine Coal.
Author Zalar, J. L. ;
CORP Author Bituminous Coal Research, Inc., Monroeville, PA.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Year Published 1983
Report Number EPA-68-02-3124; EPA-600/7-83-057;
Stock Number PB84-122936
Additional Subjects Coal preparation ; Cyclone separators ; Air pollution control ; Pilot plants ; Particle size ; Performance evaluation ; Design criteria ; Air pollution abatement ; Stationary sources
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NTIS  PB84-122936 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The report gives results of 36 pilot plant tests, conducted to evaluate the performance of dense-medium cyclones in cleaning fine coal (9x100 mesh) at low specific gravity (1.3). Test variables included two orifice sizes, three medium-to-coal ratios, and six flow rates. The clean coal and refuse from these tests were separated into three size fractions and float/sink tested at eight specific gravities. Performance criteria used in these evaluations included: four dependent criteria (recovery efficiency, misplaced material, yield error, and ash error), three independent criteria (probable error, error area, and imperfection), and three sulfur-based criteria (percent sulfur in coal, percent sulfur reduction, and percent reduction in pounds per million Btu).