Coal-oil mixture combustion program: injection into a blast furnace

Technical Report · Fri Apr 30 04:00:00 EDT 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5314957· OSTI ID:5314957

Jansto, S. G.; Mertdogan, A.; Marlin, L. A.; Beaucaire, V. D.

A chemically stabilized coal-oil mixture (COM) was made and used as an auxiliary fuel in a blast furnace for 44 days. Approximately 485,000 gallons of COM were produced at an on-site COM plant. Composition was 47.9% coal, 47.6% No. 6 oil, 4.0% water, and 0.5% emulsifier. Average injection rates were 3.8 to 13.0 gpm during different periods of the trial. Coal handling equipment, mixing and processing equipment, pumps, piping, fuel lances, and instrumentation are discussed. The blast furnace performance during the trial is compared to a Base Period of injecting No. 6 oil. Blast furnace performance was satisfactory, with one pound of COM replacing one pound of coke or 0.8 pound of No. 6 oil. The production of COM and its usage in a blast furnace is economical and feasible.

• Research Organization: InterLake, Inc., Oak Brook, IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-77ET10387
• OSTI ID: 5314957
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/10387-T1; ON: DE82013581
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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