Coal slurry pipeline construction outlook

Journal Article · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Pet. Chem. Ind. Conf., Rec. Conf. Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5236513

Derammelaere, R H

The concept of moving solids in slurry form by pipeline is not new. The first U.S. coal slurry patent was granted in 1891 to Wallace C. Andrews, who exhibited a working model of a slurry pipeline at the Columbia World's Fair in Chicago in 1890. He also constructed a pilot plant on the corner of 58th Street and Madison Avenue in New York City (Figure 1). Since then, the concept has been used widely in mineral processing plants, where hydraulic conveying of ground ore concentrate and tailings is inherent in the process. In this application, however, distances were relatively short, ranging from a few meters to several kilometers. Long distance transportation of solids in slurry pipelines has a shorter history: commercial systems have existed for only a quarter century. The pioneering system was Consolidation's 175 km pipeline in Ohio, U.S., transporting 1.2 million metric tons per year of finely ground coal to fuel the Eastlake Power Plant. Several other slurry pipelines have been constructed since and are currently operational.

• Research Organization: ETSI Pipeline Project, San Francisco, CA
• OSTI ID: 5236513
• Journal Information: Pet. Chem. Ind. Conf., Rec. Conf. Pap.; (United States), Journal Name: Pet. Chem. Ind. Conf., Rec. Conf. Pap.; (United States); ISSN PCIRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FOSSIL FUELS
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