Cool Water Coal Gasification Program. Fourth annual progress report

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:7006949

This report provides an update on the Cool Water Coal Gasification Program and supplements EPRI Report AP-2487 published in July 1982, Report AP-3232 published in October 1983 and Report AP-3876 published in January 1985. Details of the first year of commercial operation are described in this report on the 100 MW integrated gasification - combined cycle (IGCC) demonstration plant. This includes a description of plant performance, plant dynamic control modes, environmental monitoring and reliability/availability statistics. A description of process changes made during 1984 and 1985 is accompanied by photographs of new equipment installations. A summary of the operation and test plans for the five-year demonstration period is provided. An update of the costs for the plant by functional section is included. The sources of funding for the project are defined including a summary of the Participant's equity position. The first-year plant operating and miscellaneous costs are also summarized. This document is the fourth in a series of annual reports on the progress of the Cool Water Project, from design through testing and operations. 21 figs., 54 tabs.

• Research Organization: Cool Water Coal Gasification Program, Daggett, CA (USA); Bechtel Power Corp., Houston, TX (USA); Radian Corp., Austin, TX (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7006949
• Report Number(s): EPRI-AP-4832; ON: TI87920050
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
COAL GASIFICATION PLANTS
DESIGN
OPERATION
COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANTS
COAL GASIFICATION
TEXACO GASIFICATION PROCESS
DEMONSTRATION PLANTS
AIR QUALITY
CAPITALIZED COST
CONSTRUCTION
ENVIRONMENT
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLOWSHEETS
MONITORING
OPERATING COST
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
COST
DATA
DIAGRAMS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
GASIFICATION
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
POWER PLANTS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
010404* - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Gasification
200102 - Fossil-Fueled Power Plants- Power Cycles