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Title: Low/medium Btu coal gasification assessment of central plant for the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Final report

Abstract

The objective of this study is to assess the technical and economic feasibility of producing, distributing, selling, and using fuel gas for industrial applications in Philadelphia. The primary driving force for the assessment is the fact that oil users are encountering rapidly escalating fuel costs, and are uncertain about the future availability of low sulfur fuel oil. The situation is also complicated by legislation aimed at reducing oil consumption and by difficulties in assuring a long term supply of natural gas. Early in the gasifier selection study it was decided that the level of risk associated with the gasification process sould be minimal. It was therefore determined that the process should be selected from those commercially proven. The following processes were considered: Lurgi, KT, Winkler, and Wellman-Galusha. From past experience and a knowledge of the characteristics of each gasifier, a list of advantages and disadvantages of each process was formulated. It was concluded that a medium Btu KT gas can be manufactured and distributed at a lower average price than the conservatively projected average price of No. 6 oil, provided that the plant is operated as a base load producer of gas. The methodology used is described, assumptions are detailedmore » and recommendations are made. (LTN)« less

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Philadelphia Gas Works, PA (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6387972
Report Number(s):
DOE/RA/20222-T1
DOE Contract Number:  
FG01-79RA20222
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; COAL GASIFICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; COAL GASIFICATION PLANTS; ECONOMICS; ENGINEERING; SITE SELECTION; FUEL GAS; MARKETING RESEARCH; FUEL OILS; AVAILABILITY; PRICES; INTERMEDIATE BTU GAS; COST; KOPPERS-TOTZEK PROCESS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; LURGI PROCESS; WELLMAN-GALUSHA PROCESS; WINKLER PROCESS; LOW BTU GAS; NUMERICAL DATA; PENNSYLVANIA; RECOMMENDATIONS; CENTRAL REGION; DATA; FLUIDS; FUELS; GAS FUELS; GASES; GASIFICATION; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INFORMATION; LIQUID FUELS; NORTH AMERICA; OILS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; USA; 010404* - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Gasification; 015000 - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Economic, Industrial, & Business Aspects

Citation Formats

. Low/medium Btu coal gasification assessment of central plant for the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Final report. United States: N. p., 1981. Web. doi:10.2172/6387972.
. Low/medium Btu coal gasification assessment of central plant for the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Final report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6387972
. 1981. "Low/medium Btu coal gasification assessment of central plant for the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Final report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6387972. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6387972.
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abstractNote = {The objective of this study is to assess the technical and economic feasibility of producing, distributing, selling, and using fuel gas for industrial applications in Philadelphia. The primary driving force for the assessment is the fact that oil users are encountering rapidly escalating fuel costs, and are uncertain about the future availability of low sulfur fuel oil. The situation is also complicated by legislation aimed at reducing oil consumption and by difficulties in assuring a long term supply of natural gas. Early in the gasifier selection study it was decided that the level of risk associated with the gasification process sould be minimal. It was therefore determined that the process should be selected from those commercially proven. The following processes were considered: Lurgi, KT, Winkler, and Wellman-Galusha. From past experience and a knowledge of the characteristics of each gasifier, a list of advantages and disadvantages of each process was formulated. It was concluded that a medium Btu KT gas can be manufactured and distributed at a lower average price than the conservatively projected average price of No. 6 oil, provided that the plant is operated as a base load producer of gas. The methodology used is described, assumptions are detailed and recommendations are made. (LTN)},
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year = {Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
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