Molten salt coal gasification process development unit. Quarterly technical progress report No. 1, April--June 1976

Technical Report · Mon Sep 13 04:00:00 EDT 1976

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7333523· OSTI ID:7333523

Work was initiated on the design of a Molten Salt Coal Gasification (MSCG) Process Development Unit (PDU) to convert one ton of coal/hr to a low-Btu fuel gas at about 1800/sup 0/F and up to 20 atm pressure. In the MSCG process, the coal is gasified by reaction with air in a pool of molten sodium carbonate. The PDU design includes systems for feeding the coal and sodium carbonate into the gasifier, supplying the air, cooling and burning the product gas, and processing molten salt withdrawn from the gasifier to remove ash and sulfur compounds and regenerate sodium carbonate. The principal effort consisted of preliminary design work on the PDU. Twenty-six preliminary design documents were identified and their preparation approximately 75 percent completed. Test work conducted in support of the design included property measurements on refractories used in the gasifier vessel. In addition, a long-term continuous coal gasification test was initiated in the Atomics International Molten Salt Test Facility. Coal gasification at atmospheric pressure with continuous melt withdrawal was initiated on June 23 and was still in progress at the end of the reporting period.

• Research Organization: Atomics International Div., Canoga Park, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7333523
• Report Number(s): FE-2342-6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ASHES
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CARBONATES
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DESIGN
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
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SULFUR
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