Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory oil-shale project. Quarterly report, January-March 1982

Technical Report · Fri Jun 04 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5371613

Carley, J F ^[1]

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1. ed.

Two fluidized-bed combustion runs were made on retorted (spent) shale; solids and product gases were measured. The LLNL one-dimensional MIS retorting model has predicted generally accurately the operating conditions and results for the experimental MIS runs. Experiments show that shale oil is retained in rubble beds probably because of its non-Newtonian, plastic-like behavior under final drainage conditions. A survey was conducted of the oil yield variables in a small fluid-bed reactor. Biological markers (isoprenoids, steranes) are being studied for use in retort diagnostics Triple quadrupole mass spectroscopy is being used to determine trace sulfur species in oil shale retort gases. Incipient fluidization velocity and terminal velocity of oil shale particles measured. 14 figures.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5371613
• Report Number(s): UCID-16986-82-1; ON: DE82017373
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040402* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Surface Methods
040500 -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Properties & Composition
ADHESION
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
DATA
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUIDIZATION
FLUIDIZED BED
FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
INFORMATION
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
MATERIALS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MINERAL OILS
NUMERICAL DATA
OIL SHALES
OIL YIELDS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PYROLYSIS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RETORTING
SHALE OIL
SPECTROSCOPY
SPENT SHALES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
VELOCITY
WASTES
YIELDS