Experimental Program For The Development Of Peat Gasification

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Download or read book Experimental Program for the Development of Peat Gasification. Monthly Status Report, February 1-February 28, 1981 written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Task 1 (Single-Stage Fluidized-Bed Gasification Tests), one test was conducted with Minnesota peat in the process development unit (PDU), using steam and oxygen. The test was performed at a pressure of 268 psia, a fluidization velocity of 1.0 ft/s, and an average bed temperature of 1680°F. The objective was to determine the effects of high feed moisture content (22-weight-percent moisture) and low gasification pressure on the gasification characteristics of peat. Most of the previous tests had been conducted at a nominal pressure of 500 psia. The test was successful; about 1 hour of steady-state operation was achieved before sintering began and the test was ended. The results of a test conducted previously with Minnesota peat containing about 8-weight-percent moisture were analyzed and are presented this month. The test was conducted at an average bed temperature of 1700°F, a pressure of 522 psia, and a steam-to-carbon feed ratio of 1.1 mol/mol; it achieved a carbon conversion of about 84%. In Task 2 (Wet-Carbonization PDU-Scale Tests), orders were placed for long-lead-time equipment for the PDU. The design and specifications for the slurry heater/cooler system and the shell-and-tube heat exchangers have been finalized. The installation of the instrumentation and the control panel for the PDU is continuing. In Task 3 (Kinetic Data on Alaska and Florida Peats), efforts were made to obtain representative samples of peats from Alaska and Florida. A sample of Florida reed-sedge peat has been obtained and is being analyzed. Samples of Alaskan peat have been taken by the company conducting the US Department of Energy (DOE) peat resource assessment work; however, they have not yet been received. In Task 4 (Effect of Dewatering Methodology on Peat Gasification), efforts to obtain peat dewatered by various methods were continued.