Coal Liquefaction Pilot Plant CRESAP, West Virginia. Monthly technical progress report, May 1977

Technical Report · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7081390· OSTI ID:7081390

During this period, Section 200--Extraction was operated for a brief time circulating startup solvent hot. The run was terminated prematurely by failure of the extractor seals. In Section 300--Solids Separation, refractory in the third fired heater was cured. Other efforts were minimal pending completion of the construction effort. Section 700--Product Fractionation, was also operated in closed-loop, using number 2 fuel oil and gasoline as startup fluid. Startup solvent has been introduced into Section 800--Low Temperature Carbonization. Cold operation of gas recirculation and the quench loops has taken place. On May 16, all operations efforts were halted and a total plant shutdown taken to allow Construction to complete critical items in the front-end in preparation for integrated front-end startup planned for June 1. This activity will begin with closed-loop operations on startup solvent and move toward fully integrated operation on solvent and coal. Preoperational analyses have been prepared for Sections 100 and 500. Followup on test requirements is continuing.

• Research Organization: Fluor Engineers and Constructors, Inc., Irvine, Calif. (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EX-76-C-01-1517
• OSTI ID: 7081390
• Report Number(s): FE-1517-51
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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