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Title: Injection of densely loaded flows into entrained-flow gasifiers. Second quarterly report, January 1-March 31, 1986

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7257331

The overall objective of this project is to develop improved understanding of the injection and mixing of densely loaded gas/solid mixtures into gas streams. The ultimate application of the results will be the development of improved injection and mixing configurations for entrained-flow gasifiers. In entrained-flow gasification, the injection and dispersion of heavily loaded mixtures of coal and gases is an important factor for overall reactor performance and the uniformity of coal processing. Poor dispersion in a reactor has several adverse consequences. These include depressed particle heating rates, which affect critical devolatilization phenomena. Limited mixing also leads to increased reactor residence time requirements and nonuniformity of coal treatment. Information is needed to provide guidance for establishing reactor inlet configurations which will accelerate mixing and to facilitate modeling of such reactors. Data are available for systems which are more dilute than those used for entrained gasifiers, but special considerations lead to the desirability of using a minimum amount of injection flow in a gasifier. Progress reports are presented for the following tasks: (1) test plan; (2) literature search; (3) theoretical investigation; and (4) experimental investigation. 11 refs., 1 fig.

Research Organization:
Science Applications International Corp., Chatsworth, CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC21-85MC22064
OSTI ID:
7257331
Report Number(s):
SAIC/QPR-690-2; ON: DE86010767
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English