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Title: AFBC bed material performance with low-rank coals

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OSTI ID:6079945

The purpose of this paper is to describe the reasons for carefully screening any candidate bed material for use in low-rank coal atmospheric fluidized-bed combustion, before the final selection is made. The sections of this paper describe: (1) the experimental equipment used to obtain the data, as well as the experimental and analytical procedures used in evaluation; (2) the results of tests utilizing various bed materials with particular emphasis on the problem of bed material agglomeration; and (3) the conclusions and recommendations for bed material selection and control for use with low-rank coal. Bed materials of aluminum oxide, quartz, limestone, dolomite, granite, gabbro, and mixtures of some of these materials have been used in the testing. Of these materials, gabbro appears most suitable for use with high available sodium lignites. 17 figures, 8 tables. (DMC)

Research Organization:
North Dakota Univ., Grand Forks (USA). Energy Research Center
DOE Contract Number:
FC01-83FE60181
OSTI ID:
6079945
Report Number(s):
DOE/FE/60181-5; CONF-830542-4; ON: DE83012281
Resource Relation:
Conference: 12. lignite conference, Grand Forks, ND, USA, 18 May 1983; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English