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Coal Ash Behavior in Reducing Environments (CABRE) III: Year 6 - Activity 1.10 - Development of a National Center for Hydrogen

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1084735· OSTI ID:1084735
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  1. Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (United States); University Of North Dakota
  2. Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (United States)

The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) has been conducting research on gasification for six decades. One of the objectives of this gasification research has been to maximize carbon conversion and the water–gas shift process for optimal hydrogen production and syngas quality. This research focus and experience were a perfect fit for the National Center for Hydrogen Technology ® (NCHT®) Program at the EERC for improving all aspects of coal gasification, which ultimately aids in the production and purification of hydrogen. A consortia project was developed under the NCHT Program to develop an improved predictive model for ash formation and deposition under the project entitled “Coal Ash Behavior in Reducing Environments (CABRE) III: Development of the CABRE III Model.” The computer-based program is now applicable to the modeling of coal and ash behavior in both entrained-flow and fluidized-bed gasification systems to aid in overall gasification efficiency. This model represents a significant improvement over the CABRE II model and runs on a Microsoft Windows PC platform.

Research Organization:
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (United States); National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FE0003466
OSTI ID:
1084735
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English