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Title: Process to improve boiler operation by supplemental firing with thermally beneficiated low rank coal

Abstract

The invention described is a process for improving the performance of a commercial coal or lignite fired boiler system by supplementing its normal coal supply with a controlled quantity of thermally beneficiated low rank coal, (TBLRC). This supplemental TBLRC can be delivered either to the solid fuel mill (pulverizer) or directly to the coal burner feed pipe. Specific benefits are supplied based on knowledge of equipment types that may be employed on a commercial scale to complete the process. The thermally beneficiated low rank coal can be delivered along with regular coal or intermittently with regular coal as the needs require.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Huntley, MT
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Western Syncoal Company (Billings, MT)
OSTI Identifier:
874141
Patent Number(s):
US 6325001
Assignee:
Western Syncoal, LLC (Billings, MT)
DOE Contract Number:  
FC22-90PC89664
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
process; improve; boiler; operation; supplemental; firing; thermally; beneficiated; rank; coal; described; improving; performance; commercial; lignite; fired; supplementing; normal; supply; controlled; quantity; tblrc; delivered; solid; fuel; mill; pulverizer; directly; burner; feed; pipe; specific; benefits; supplied; based; knowledge; equipment; types; employed; scale; complete; regular; intermittently; require; solid fuel; rank coal; /110/44/

Citation Formats

Sheldon, Ray W. Process to improve boiler operation by supplemental firing with thermally beneficiated low rank coal. United States: N. p., 2001. Web.
Sheldon, Ray W. Process to improve boiler operation by supplemental firing with thermally beneficiated low rank coal. United States.
Sheldon, Ray W. 2001. "Process to improve boiler operation by supplemental firing with thermally beneficiated low rank coal". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874141.
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author = {Sheldon, Ray W},
abstractNote = {The invention described is a process for improving the performance of a commercial coal or lignite fired boiler system by supplementing its normal coal supply with a controlled quantity of thermally beneficiated low rank coal, (TBLRC). This supplemental TBLRC can be delivered either to the solid fuel mill (pulverizer) or directly to the coal burner feed pipe. Specific benefits are supplied based on knowledge of equipment types that may be employed on a commercial scale to complete the process. The thermally beneficiated low rank coal can be delivered along with regular coal or intermittently with regular coal as the needs require.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001}
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