Transport problems of oil shale

Conference · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5630172

Chang, Y I; Yen, T F

Commercial recovery of oil from oil shale is based on thermal decomposition of its solid organic materials, mainly kerogen. The term retorting, as applied to oil shale, signifies the process of applying heat to decompose the oil shale into kerogen products and by-products which then yield the shale oil or gas. The major phenomena that need to be understood are the mechanisms through which shale oil is released, the pressure drop across the shale bed, as well as the heat transmission and the mass transport problems. Frequently retorting process is often treated empirically, without benefit of a thorough understanding of the phenomena involved. A summary of recent advances in the modeling of retorting processes is needed to give a status review.

• Research Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
• OSTI ID: 5630172
• Report Number(s): CONF-820814-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States) Journal Volume: 2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY TRANSFER
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HEAT TRANSFER
IN-SITU PROCESSING
IN-SITU RETORTING
KEROGEN
KINETICS
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
MINERAL OILS
MINERAL RESOURCES
OIL SHALE DEPOSITS
OIL SHALES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC MATTER
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PRESSURE DROP
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS
REACTION KINETICS
RESOURCES
RETORTING
SHALE OIL
SIMULATION
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES