Microwaves dry fine coal

Journal Article · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Coal Age; (United States)

OSTI ID:7004080

Chironis, N P

Tests by the Bureau of Mines' Twin Research Center at Minneapolis, Minn., has shown that drying fine coal in the minus 1/4-in. range with microwave energy is not only feasible but also very efficient. The microwave technique, uses a custom-designed conveyorized microwave oven to dry three coal types: bituminous, subbituminous and lignite. Remarkable drying efficiencies of 97% for Colowyo coal of minus 1/4-in. plus 28 mesh, as well as for Illinois No. 6 coal of minus 28 mesh plus 100 mesh were obtained by the bureau using the pilot-scale continuous drying microwave system.

• OSTI ID: 7004080
• Journal Information: Coal Age; (United States), Vol. 91:12
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
COAL FINES
DRYING
MICROWAVE DRYERS
PERFORMANCE
USES
BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS
BITUMINOUS COAL
COAL
EFFICIENCY
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
LIGNITE
MICROWAVE OVENS
MICROWAVE RADIATION
SUBBITUMINOUS COAL
US BUREAU OF MINES
VOLUME
APPLIANCES
BLACK COAL
BROWN COAL
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
DRYERS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MATERIALS
MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OVENS
RADIATIONS
US DOI
US ORGANIZATIONS
010300* - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Preparation- (1987-)