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Pressure, centrifugal, and electrically assisted dewatering of coal

Conference ·
OSTI ID:110036
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  1. CSIRO, North Ryde, New South Wales (Australia). Div. of Coal and Energy Technology
CSIRO and its collaborators have developed a major R and D project on dewatering of coal. This involves sub-projects on (1) the fundamentals of coal-water associations; (2) reducing the variability of product moisture levels from small coal centrifuges; (3) process mechanisms and optimization for fine coal dewatering; (4) pilot scale testing, engineering development and innovation. Results from each of these sub-projects are presented, and the pilot facility incorporating a vacuum filter, belt press, membrane press, hyperbaric filters and centrifuges, is discussed. The vacuum filter and membrane press can be configured for electric-field assisted dewatering, which provides substantial enhancements in the rate and degree of dewatering for fine coal, coal tailings, and other suspensions.
OSTI ID:
110036
Report Number(s):
CONF-950002--; ISBN 0-87335-130-4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English