Development of a coal cleaning control system

Technical Report · Fri Mar 09 00:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5093402· OSTI ID:5093402

Conkle, H N; Barnes, R H; Orban, J E; Webb, P R

The US Department of Energy selected the Battelle-Electric Power Research Institute-Science Applications International Corporation team to evaluate and develop on-line slurry ash, percent solids, and sulfur analysis instrumentation and process control technology. The project's objectives were (1) to develop an accurate, versatile, easy to use, on-line coal slurry analyzer and (2) to develop control strategies for analysis, control, and optimization of advanced and conventional coal-cleaning plant. The project's scope included (1) the installation of a slurry test loop, ash, percent solids, and sulfur instruments; (2) evaluation of instrument accuracy with various coals, under various slurry conditions; and (3) assessment of the cost and benefits to be derived from on-line analysis and control 12 refs., 40 figs., 16 tabs.

• Research Organization: Battelle Columbus Div., OH (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-87PC79879
• OSTI ID: 5093402
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/79879-T1; ON: DE92001668
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COAL
CLEANING
AGGLOMERATION
ASH CONTENT
CHLORINE
COAL PREPARATION
COST
CYCLONE SEPARATORS
FLOTATION
FUEL SLURRIES
IRON
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
OPTIMIZATION
PARTICLE SIZE
PROCESS CONTROL
PROGRESS REPORT
SOLIDS
SULFUR CONTENT
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CONCENTRATORS
CONTROL
DISPERSIONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HALOGENS
INERTIAL SEPARATORS
MATERIALS
METALS
MIXTURES
NONMETALS
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
SEPARATION EQUIPMENT
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SIZE
SLURRIES
SUSPENSIONS
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Lignite
& Peat- Preparation- (1987-)
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Lignite
& Peat- Properties & Composition