Mathematical Analysis of the Effect of Retorting Pressure on Oil Yield and Rate of Oil Generation from Oil Shale

Journal Article · Mon Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Ind. Eng. Chem. Process Des. Dev.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/i200029a010· OSTI ID:5402294

Yang, H S; Sohn, H Y

The principal objective in the mathematical analysis presented was to describe mathematically the oil yield, the amounts of oil degradation into coke and gas, and the rate of oil generation in the retorting of oil shale at various pressures. The results of the analysis are in good agreement with the experimental results obtaine under various retorting conditions. In this analysis, the rate equations for the decomposition of organic matter the recovery of liquid oil as oil mist or oil vapor, and the stoichiometry factors were determined from the experimental data on powdered oil shale with nitrogen as a sweep gas.

• Research Organization: Departments of Fuels Engineering and of Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
• OSTI ID: 5402294
• Journal Information: Ind. Eng. Chem. Process Des. Dev.; (United States), Journal Name: Ind. Eng. Chem. Process Des. Dev.; (United States) Vol. 24:2; ISSN IEPDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040402* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Surface Methods
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COKE
DECOMPOSITION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUATIONS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASES
MATERIALS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
OIL SHALES
OIL YIELDS
PRESSURE EFFECTS
RETORTING
STOICHIOMETRY
VAPORS
YIELDS