Podmoskovnaya underground coal-gasification station. [1946 to 1963]

Technical Report · Fri May 15 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6152202

Olness, D U

This report continues our survey of the Soviet effort in underground coal gasification and summarizes research conducted at the Podmoskovnaya Station until its close in 1963. Techniques for in situ coal gasification without using underground labor to create the necessary channels were employed. Countercurrent combustion linking, electrolinking, hydraulic fracturing, and inclined-horizontal drilling were among the linking methods applied to the relatively flat seams of lignite found near Tula. By the late 1940s, improvements at the Podmoskovnaya Station enabled the Soviets to operate the facility primarily as a small industrial station. This report discusses the geological, hydrological, chemical, technological, and economic factors affecting construction, process optimization, operation, and maintenance of in situ generators. Available data for individual generators operated at the Podmoskovnaya Station are also presented. 59 figures, 59 tables.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6152202
• Report Number(s): UCRL-53144; ON: DE81030632
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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