An engineering/economic analysis of coal preparation plant operation and cost. Final report

Technical Report · Sat Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:6414414

Holt, Jr, E C

This report presents a discussion of the major physical coal preparation processes currently available and the equipment used by each to effect a separation of the coal from the undesirable constituents such as ash and pyritic sulfur. Further, eight specific examples of a wide range of actual preparation plants are examined from the standpoint of capital and operating and maintenance costs to develop a total cost of coal cleaning for each plant. The preparation plants examined were all operating as of mid-1977 and span a spectrum of cleaning processes from a relatively simple jig plant to rather sophisticated circuits utilizing heavy media, froth flotation, and thermal drying.

• Research Organization: Hoffman-Muntner Corp., Silver Spring, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6414414
• Report Number(s): PB-285251
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
013000* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
CAPITAL
COAL PREPARATION PLANTS
COST
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
MAINTENANCE
OPERATING COST