Development of a retrofit coal combustor for industrial applications, (Phase 2)

Technical Report · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6703169· OSTI ID:6703169

The objective of Phase I of the program for the development of a retrofit pulse coal combustor for industrial applications was to design, fabricate, test and evaluate advanced chamber designs at the laboratory-scale utilizing several fuels (Task 1). The activities were structured to provide design criteria for scaling up to the pilot-scale level for the demonstration of a pulse combustor fired with coal-water mixtures for industrial boiler and process heater retrofit applications. The design data and information acquired during Task 1 of the initial phase was to develop scale-up design criteria for scaling the laboratory-scale design to pilot-scale including interface requirements for the field demonstration. The scale-up pilot unit design was to be sufficiently developed to allow fabrication of the unit for testing in the existing test facility upon DOE exercising its option for the follow-on activities of this program. These follow-on activities (Phase II) included the fabrication, test, and engineering evaluation of the pilot-scale combustor as well as technical and laboratory test support activities for reducing the technical risks and costs of development at the pilot-scale. Based on the information, test, data and technical support activities, a retrofit combustor system was to be designed for field demonstration. An additional effort was added to the contract by modification A005. This modification added a Phase IA in place of the original Task 2 of Phase I activity. This interim phase consisted of three technical tasks described in previous quarterly reports. Phase II was initiated in April 1989.

• Research Organization: Manufacturing and Technology Conversion International, Inc., Columbia, MD (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-87PC79654
• OSTI ID: 6703169
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/79654-T8; MTCI-79654-108; ON: DE93011507
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PERFORMANCE TESTING
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PROGRESS REPORT
RETROFITTING
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
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Lignite
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