BI-GAS Illinois coal gasification program. Final technical report, September 1982-September 1983

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5525638

The primary purpose of this report is to cover in detail activities at the BI-GAS Coal Gasification Pilot Plant from September 1982 through September 1983. Due to lack of funds for further testing, the facility underwent deactivation, or mothballing, procedures from September through November of 1982. In January of 1983, the decision was made to reactivate the plant and operate with Illinois No. 6 Seam coal. Four gasifier test runs were conducted from May through September. The main achievements of this test series were to demonstrate operation with a char inventory while feeding a caking coal as well as to collect heat and material balance data. The results, conclusions and recommendations from these tests are discussed at length in the report. In addition, background information on the BI-GAS process, pilot plant facilities and operations history has been included. The individual test reports as well as a summary of the deactivation procedures, plus a subcontractor report and a study on conversion of the BI-GAS gasifier to single-stage operation, are supplied as appendices. 12 figures, 8 tables.

• Research Organization: Stearns-Roger, Inc., Denver, CO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC21-80ET14705
• OSTI ID: 5525638
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/14705-1506; ON: DE84003100
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010404* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Gasification
BI-GAS PROCESS
COAL GASIFICATION
DATA
DECOMMISSIONING
ENERGY BALANCE
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
GASIFICATION
INFORMATION
MATERIAL BALANCE
MODIFICATIONS
NUMERICAL DATA
OPERATION
PILOT PLANTS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES