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Title: Process for heating coal-oil slurries

Abstract

Controlling gas to slurry volume ratio to achieve a gas holdup of about 0.4 when heating a flowing coal-oil slurry and a hydrogen containing gas stream allows operation with virtually any coal to solvent ratio and permits operation with efficient heat transfer and satisfactory pressure drops. The critical minimum gas flow rate for any given coal-oil slurry will depend on numerous factors such as coal concentration, coal particle size distribution, composition of the solvent (including recycle slurries), and type of coal. Further system efficiency can be achieved by operating with multiple heating zones to provide a high heat flux when the apparent viscosity of the gas saturated slurry is highest. Operation with gas flow rates below the critical minimum results in system instability indicated by temperature excursions in the fluid and at the tube wall, by a rapid increase and then decrease in overall pressure drop with decreasing gas flow rate, and by increased temperature differences between the temperature of the bulk fluid and the tube wall. At the temperatures and pressures used in coal liquefaction preheaters the coal-oil slurry and hydrogen containing gas stream behaves essentially as a Newtonian fluid at shear rates in excess of 150 sec[sup [minus]1].more » The gas to slurry volume ratio should also be controlled to assure that the flow regime does not shift from homogeneous flow to non-homogeneous flow. Stable operations have been observed with a maximum gas holdup as high as 0.72. 29 figs.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Pittsburgh and Midway Coal; SRC International Inc.
OSTI Identifier:
7013632
Patent Number(s):
4424108
Application Number:
PPN: US 6-337301
Assignee:
Pittsburg Midway Coal Mining Co., Englewood, CO (United States)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC01-76ET10104; AC05-78OR03055
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 8 Jan 1982
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; COAL; HYDROGENATION; FUEL SLURRIES; HEATING; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COAL LIQUEFACTION; COAL LIQUIDS; CONCENTRATION RATIO; PROCESS CONTROL; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CONTROL; DISPERSIONS; ENERGY SOURCES; FLUIDS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; LIQUEFACTION; LIQUIDS; MATERIALS; MIXTURES; SLURRIES; SUSPENSIONS; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; 010405* - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Hydrogenation & Liquefaction

Citation Formats

Braunlin, W A, Gorski, A, Jaehnig, L J, Moskal, C J, Naylor, J D, Parimi, K, and Ward, J V. Process for heating coal-oil slurries. United States: N. p., 1984. Web.
Braunlin, W A, Gorski, A, Jaehnig, L J, Moskal, C J, Naylor, J D, Parimi, K, & Ward, J V. Process for heating coal-oil slurries. United States.
Braunlin, W A, Gorski, A, Jaehnig, L J, Moskal, C J, Naylor, J D, Parimi, K, and Ward, J V. Tue . "Process for heating coal-oil slurries". United States.
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abstractNote = {Controlling gas to slurry volume ratio to achieve a gas holdup of about 0.4 when heating a flowing coal-oil slurry and a hydrogen containing gas stream allows operation with virtually any coal to solvent ratio and permits operation with efficient heat transfer and satisfactory pressure drops. The critical minimum gas flow rate for any given coal-oil slurry will depend on numerous factors such as coal concentration, coal particle size distribution, composition of the solvent (including recycle slurries), and type of coal. Further system efficiency can be achieved by operating with multiple heating zones to provide a high heat flux when the apparent viscosity of the gas saturated slurry is highest. Operation with gas flow rates below the critical minimum results in system instability indicated by temperature excursions in the fluid and at the tube wall, by a rapid increase and then decrease in overall pressure drop with decreasing gas flow rate, and by increased temperature differences between the temperature of the bulk fluid and the tube wall. At the temperatures and pressures used in coal liquefaction preheaters the coal-oil slurry and hydrogen containing gas stream behaves essentially as a Newtonian fluid at shear rates in excess of 150 sec[sup [minus]1]. The gas to slurry volume ratio should also be controlled to assure that the flow regime does not shift from homogeneous flow to non-homogeneous flow. Stable operations have been observed with a maximum gas holdup as high as 0.72. 29 figs.},
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year = {Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 EST 1984},
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