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Impact of Hydrodynamics on Coal Liquefaction. Final Technical Report - 1983

D. Kang
D. H. S. Ying
E. N. Givens

International Coal Refining Co.

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Table of Contents

Abstract

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Executive Summary 1
Background 2
  Reactor Model Development 2
Effect of Laboratory Reactor Design 3
Use of CSTRs 5
Use of Tubular Reactors 6
Development of Tubular Design Basis 8
  Computer Simulation of the Effects of Hydrodynamics on Liquefaction 8
Tubular Reactor Design Criteria and Configuration 15
  Design Criteria 15
Reactor Configuration 19
Cold-Flow Study of the Reactor Simulator 19
  Preliminary Considerations 19
Experimental Procedures 25
Results and Discussion 31
Residence Time Distribution and Dispersion Analyses 34
Liquefaction Study of Plug-Flow Tubular Reactor 46
  Process Runs 46
Materials 53
  Coal 53
Solvent 53
Results and Discussion 53
Predictability of the Sequential Reaction Model for Yield Distribution 62
Utility of Plug-Flow Reactor 70
Conclusions 73
Literature Cited 75