An experimental study of coal gasification

Experiments were carried out on a 2 m diameter gas generator for a ceramics factory to study the effects of air-supply pressure, steam-saturation temperature and generator-gas exit temperature on fuel heating value. A total of 64 gasification experiments was performed using a standard coal mixture....

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Published in:Energy (Oxford) 1998-12, Vol.23 (12), p.1073-1076
Main Authors: Dervisoglu, Murat, Hortaçsu, Öner
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Energy
Exact sciences and technology
Fuel processing. Carbochemistry and petrochemistry
Fuels
Solid fuel processing (coal, coke, brown coal, peat, wood, etc.)
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Summary:Experiments were carried out on a 2 m diameter gas generator for a ceramics factory to study the effects of air-supply pressure, steam-saturation temperature and generator-gas exit temperature on fuel heating value. A total of 64 gasification experiments was performed using a standard coal mixture. Gaseous fuels with heating values ranging from 1100 to 1400 cal/liter were obtained. The heating value of the gas could be raised by up to 27% by maintaining the three process variables close to their optimum values, i.e. air-supply pressure=43 cm of H 2O, steam-saturation temperature=55°C, and generator gas-exit temperature=160°C.
ISSN:0360-5442
DOI:10.1016/S0360-5442(98)00056-5