Preparation of a Coal Conversion Systems Technical Data Book. Monthly Progress Reports, November 1974 to June 1975

Preparation of a Coal Conversion Systems Technical Data Book.
Monthly Progress Reports, November 1974 to June 1975

Monthly Progress Reports 1 through 8 covering each month November, 1974 through June 1975						4

Institute of Gas Technology
	Preparation of a Coal Conversion Systems Technical Data Book OCR Contract No. 14-32-0001-1730

	Report No. 1, November 1974 (99.4kb)					5
	I	Project Objective				6
	II	Work Accomplished				6
	III	Future Work				7

	Report No. 2, December 1974 (708kb)
	I	Project Objective				10
	II	Summary				10
	III	Work Accomplished				11
		A	Liquefaction			11
			Scope of Work			11
			General Plan			11
			1	Coal Dissolution		12
			2	Hydrogenation		12
			3	Solid-Liquid Separation		12
			4	Catalysis		13
		B	Gasification			13
			Scope of Work			13
			General Plan			13
		C	Fluidization			13
			Scope of Work			13
			General Plan			13
			1	Fixed-Bed Operations		16
			2	Fluidized-Bed Operations		16
			3	Dilute-Phase Systems		16
			4	Spouting Beds		16
			5	Gas-Solids Transport Systems		17
			6	Gas-Solids Separation Systems		17
		D	Combustion			17
			Scope of Work			17
			General Plan			17
			Heat Transfer in Fluidized Beds			17
			High-Temperature (MHD) Combustion			18
		E	Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties			18
		F	Miscellaneous			24
			1	Filing System		24
			2	Library Search		24
			3	Data Book Index		24
	IV	Patent Status				24
	V	Future Work				24
	Appendix		Data Book Outline			25

	Report No. 3, January 1975 (1.41MB)					33
	Project Status Report for Office of Coal Research
	I	Project Objective				34
	II	Summary				34
		Liquefaction				34
		Gasification				34
		Fluidization				35
		Combustion				35
		Coal Properties				35
		Miscellaneous				35
		Notice to Readers of Open File				35
	III	Work Accomplished				36
		A	Liquefaction			36
			1	Literature Search		36
			2	Heating of Coal-Solvent Mixtures		36
				a	Viscosity	36
				b	Heat-Transfer Coefficients-Three-Phase Systems	40
				c	Heat-Transfer Coefficients - Two-Phase Systems	41
			3	References Cited		43
		B	Gasification			43
C		Fluidization			46
		Minimum Fluidization Velocity			48
		Nomenclature			48
		References Cited			51
D		Combustion			52
		References Cited			59
E		Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties			60
F		Miscellaneous			61
		1	Filing System		61
		2	Data Book Index		61
		3	MPC Phase 1 Meeting		62
		4	Gasification Data Meeting		62
		5	Technical Advisory Committee		62
IV	Patent Status				62
V	Future Work				62
Appendix					64

Report No. 4, February 1975 (2.14MB)
Preparation of a Coal Conversion Systems Technical Data Book					73
I	Project Objective				74
II	Summary				74
	Liquefaction				74
	Gasification				75
	Fluidization				75
	Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties				75
	Miscellaneous				75
	Notice to Readers of Open File				75
	A	Liquefaction			76
	B	Gasification			76
		1	Discussion of General Coal Gasification Reactions		88
			a	Devolatilization	88
			b	Rapid Rate Methane Formation	88
			c	Char Gasification	88
		2	Low-Rate Gasification Kinetics		89
		3	Steam-Oxygen-Char Gasification in Fluidized Bed		92
			a	Fluidized-Bed Model	92
			b	Carbon Conversion Versus Solids Residence Time Curves	95
			c	Gas Composition Versus Carbon Conversion Curves	95
		References Cited			101
	C	Fluidization			101
		1	Evaluation of Minimum Fluidization Correlations		101
		2	Evaluation of Minimum Fluidization Velocity Data		116
			Nomenclature		120
			References Cited		121
			Errata		122
	D	Combustion			123
	E	Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties			123
		1	Data Compilation		123
		2	Heats of Combustion of Chars		126
			References Cited		128
	F	Miscellaneous			128
IV	Patent Status				128
V	Future Work				128
Appendix					130

Report No. 5, March 1975 (1.65MB)
Coal Conversion Systems Technical Data Book					134
I	Project Objective				135
II	Summary				135
	A	Liquefaction			135
		Gasification			137
		Fluidization			137
		Combustion			137
		Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties			137
		Notice to Readers of Open File			138
III	Work Accomplished				138
	A	Liquefaction			138
		1	Correlation of Coal Liquefaction Yield Structure		138
		2	Nomenclature		143
		3	Example		143
		4	References Cited		144
	B	Gasification			144
		1	Steam-Oxygen Gasification of Char at 15 atm		144
			a	Gas Composition Versus Carbon Conversion Curves	146
			b	Fluidized-Bed Model: Gas Back mixed and Solids Plug Flow	152
	C	Fluidization			155
		1	Minimum Fluidization		155
		2	Bed Expansion of Fluidization		158
			a	Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds	159
			b	Applicability of Proposed Correlations	159
		3	Nomenclature		162
		4	References Cited		165
	E	Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties			167
		1	Coal Data Compilation		167
		2	Specific Heat of Coal, Char, and Ash		168
		3	References Cited		174
IV	Patent Status				176
V	Future Work				176

Report No. 6, April 1975 (2.55MB)
Preparation of a Coal Conversion Systems Technical Data Book					178
I	Project Objective				179
II	Summary				179
	Fluidization				181
	Combustion				181
	High Temperature (MHD)				181
	Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties				181
	Notice to Readers of Open File				181
	A	Liquefaction			182
	B	Gasification			183
	C	Fluidization			195
		1	Evaluation of Minimum Fluidization Correlations		195
			a	Broadhurst-Becker Correlations	195
			b	Zenz Correlation	195
			c	Proposed Correlation	197
		2	Bed Expansion on Fluidization		200
			a	Lewis et al. Correlation	200
			b	Shen-Johnstone Correlation	203
			c	Leva et al. Correlation	203
		3	Nomenclature		247
		4	References Cited		249
		5	Errata		250
	D	Combustion			251
		1	Low-Temperature Combustion (Fluidized-Bed Combustion)		251
		2	High-Temperature Combustion (MHD)		257
		3	References Cited		257
	E	Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties			257
		1	Coal Data Compilation		257
		2	Penn State Data		260
		3	Specific Heat of Coal, Char and Ash		285
		4	References Cited		286
IV	Patent Status				287
V	Future Work				287

Report No. 7, May 1975 (1.54MB)
Preparation of a Coal Conversion Systems Technical Data Book					289
I	Project Objective				290
II	Summary				290
	Liquefaction				290
	Gasification				292
	Fluidization				292
	Combustion				292
	Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties				292
	Notice to Readers of Open File				292
	A	Liquefaction			293
		1	Correlation of Coal Liquefaction Yield Structure		293
		2	References Cited		299
	B	Gasification			300
		1	Steam-Char Gasification in Fluidized Bed		300
		2	Erratum		300
	C	Fluidization			305
		1	Bed Expansion on Fluidization		305
		2	Transport Disengagement Height		312
		3	Entrainment and Elutriation		314
		4	Nomenclature		314
		5	References Cited		319
	D	Combustion			320
	E	Coal, Char, and Oil Shale Properties			339
		1	Mineral Matter in U.S. Coals		339
		2	References		351
	F	Miscellaneous			352
IV	Patent Status				352
V	Future Work				353

Report No. 8, June 1975 (3.11MB)

Appendix					354