Demonstration of uniform retorting of oil shale beds with void contrasts

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5431408

Bickel, T C

Work during the past year addressed uniform retorting in a rubble bed with void contrasts. Specific objective were to:understand the effects of particle size distribution, particle shape and void on gas flow through oil shale rubble; overcome the non-uniform distribution of void on the laboratory scale by appropriately varying the particle size in order to maintain a uniform retorting front; and, develop a small-scale explosive blasting technique to provide low-void oil shale rubble (<25 volume percent) for future laboratory void contrast experiments. The experimental objective of demonstrating that a uniform retorting front could be achieved in an anisotropic rubble bed has been accomplished. The local yield of retort L-46 was comparable to the yield obtained if the rubble bed was one-dimensional. 9 refs., 9 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5431408
• Report Number(s): SAND-86-1901C; CONF-860847-3; ON: DE86014722
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040401* -- Oil Shales &amp; Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True &amp; Modified
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMICAL REACTORS
DATA
DECOMPOSITION
DESIGN
DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOSSIL FUELS
FRAGMENTATION
FUELS
IN-SITU PROCESSING
IN-SITU RETORTING
INFORMATION
MATERIALS
NUMERICAL DATA
OIL SHALES
OIL YIELDS
PARTICLE SIZE
PRESSURE DROP
PROCESSING
RETORTING
RETORTS
SIZE
VOIDS
YIELDS