Optimization of coal gasification process based on a dynamic model management strategy

2022 ◽  
pp. 104185
Author(s):  
Zhihua Zhang ◽  
Jinfeng Bai ◽  
Shaojun Li ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Chao Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Model ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Coal Gasification ◽  
Model Management ◽  
Gasification Process

scholarly journals Changes in properties of tar obtained during underground coal gasification process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian Wiatowski ◽  
Roksana Muzyka ◽  
Krzysztof Kapusta ◽  
Maciej Chrubasik
Keyword(s):  
Coal Gasification ◽  
Coal Tar ◽  
Liquid Product ◽  
Coke Oven ◽  
Underground Coal Gasification ◽  
Gasification Process ◽  
Dominant Component ◽  
Process Gas ◽  
High Volatility ◽  
Product Separator

AbstractIn this study, the composition of tars collected during a six-day underground coal gasification (UCG) test at the experimental mine ‘Barbara’ in Poland in 2013 was examined. During the test, tar samples were taken every day from the liquid product separator and analysed by the methods used for testing properties of typical coke oven (coal) tar. The obtained results were compared with each other and with the data for coal tar. As gasification progressed, a decreasing trend in the water content and an increasing trend in the ash content were observed. The tars tested were characterized by large changes in the residue after coking and content of parts insoluble in toluene and by smaller fluctuations in the content of parts insoluble in quinoline. All tested samples were characterized by very high distillation losses, while for samples starting from the third day of gasification, a clear decrease in losses was visible. A chromatographic analysis showed that there were no major differences in composition between the tested tars and that none of the tar had a dominant component such as naphthalene in coal tar. The content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in UCG tars is several times lower than that in coal tar. No light monoaromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes—BTEX) were found in the analysed tars, which results from the fact that these compounds, due to their high volatility, did not separate from the process gas in the liquid product separator.

Prediction of Key Parameters of Coal Gasification Process Based on Time Delay Mining Fuzzy Time Cognitive Maps

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Congbin Jiang ◽  
Dan Wang ◽  
Cuiping Gong ◽  
Gang Zhang ◽  
Wen Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Delay ◽  
Coal Gasification ◽  
Cognitive Maps ◽  
Gasification Process

Numerical simulation on the coal gasification process in dry feed entrained gasifier

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijun Wang ◽  
Xiaocheng Du ◽  
Jiajun Sun ◽  
Shuping Duan ◽  
Xin Xie
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Gasification ◽  
Gasification Process

scholarly journals Ruhrchemie/Ruhrkohle’s Technical Version of the Texaco Coal Gasifier as Part of a Combined Cycle Plant

1982 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Cornils ◽  
J. Hibbel ◽  
P. Ruprecht ◽  
R. Dürrfeld ◽  
J. Langhoff
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Coal Gasification ◽  
Operating Time ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Gas Generation ◽  
Load Following ◽  
Gasification Process ◽  
Steady State Operation ◽  
Combined Cycle Plant

The Ruhrchemie/Ruhrkohle variant of the Texaco Coal Gasification Process (TCGP) has been on stream since 1978. As the first demonstration plant of the “second generation” it has confirmed the advantages of the simultaneous gasification of coal: at higher temperatures; under elevated pressures; using finely divided coal; feeding the coal as a slurry in water. The operating time so far totals 9000 hrs. More than 50,000 tons of coal have been converted to syn gas with a typical composition of 55 percent CO, 33 percent H2, 11 percent CO2 and 0.01 percent of methane. The advantages of the process — low environmental impact, additional high pressure steam production, gas generation at high pressure levels, steady state operation, relatively low investment costs, rapid and reliable turn-down and load-following characteristics — make such entrained-bed coal gasification processes highly suitable for power generation, especially as the first step of combined cycle power plants.

scholarly journals Investigation of the Coal Gasification Process Under Various Operating Conditions Inside a Two-Stage Entrained Flow Gasifier

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Armin Silaen ◽  
Ting Wang
Keyword(s):  
Coal Gasification ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Coal Slurry ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Heating Value ◽  
Fuel Distribution ◽  
Entrained Flow ◽  
One Stage ◽  
Gasification Process ◽  
Entrained Flow Gasifier

Numerical simulations of the coal gasification process inside a generic 2-stage entrained-flow gasifier fed with Indonesian coal at approximately 2000 metric ton/day are carried out. The 3D Navier–Stokes equations and eight species transport equations are solved with three heterogeneous global reactions, three homogeneous reactions, and two-step thermal cracking equation of volatiles. The chemical percolation devolatilization (CPD) model is used for the devolatilization process. This study is conducted to investigate the effects of different operation parameters on the gasification process including coal mixture (dry versus slurry), oxidant (oxygen-blown versus air-blown), and different coal distribution between two stages. In the two-stage coal-slurry feed operation, the dominant reactions are intense char combustion in the first stage and enhanced gasification reactions in the second stage. The gas temperature in the first stage for the dry-fed case is about 800 K higher than the slurry-fed case. This calls for attention of additional refractory maintenance in the dry-fed case. One-stage operation yields higher H2, CO and CH4 combined than if a two-stage operation is used, but with a lower syngas heating value. The higher heating value (HHV) of syngas for the one-stage operation is 7.68 MJ/kg, compared with 8.24 MJ/kg for two-stage operation with 75%–25% fuel distribution and 9.03 MJ/kg for two-stage operation with 50%–50% fuel distribution. Carbon conversion efficiency of the air-blown case is 77.3%, which is much lower than that of the oxygen-blown case (99.4%). The syngas heating value for the air-blown case is 4.40 MJ/kg, which is almost half of the heating value of the oxygen-blown case (8.24 MJ/kg).

scholarly journals Characteristics of Water Contaminants from Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) Process—Effect of Coal Properties and Gasification Pressure

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (20) ◽  
pp. 6533
Author(s):  
Magdalena Pankiewicz-Sperka ◽  
Krzysztof Kapusta ◽  
Wioleta Basa ◽  
Katarzyna Stolecka
Keyword(s):  
Bituminous Coal ◽  
Coal Gasification ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Underground Coal Gasification ◽  
Volatile Phenols ◽  
Water Contaminants ◽  
Physicochemical Composition ◽  
Gasification Process ◽  
Anthracite Coal ◽  
Coal Properties

One of the most important issues during UCG process is wastewater production and treatment. Condensed gasification wastewater is contaminated by many hazardous compounds. The composition of the generated UCG-derived wastewater may vary depending on the type of gasified coal and conditions of the gasification process. The main purpose of this study was a qualitative and quantitative characterization of the UCG wastewater produced during four different UCG experiments. Experiments were conducted using semi-anthracite and bituminous coal samples at two distinct pressures, i.e., 20 and 40 bar. The conducted studies revealed significant relationships between the physicochemical composition of the wastewater and the coal properties as well as the gasification pressure. The strongest impact is noticeable in the case of organic pollutants, especially phenols, BTEX and PAH’s. The most abundant group of pollutants were phenols. Conducted studies showed significantly higher concentration levels for bituminous coal: 29.25–49.5 mg/L whereas for semi-anthracite effluents these concentrations were in much lower range 2.1–29.7 mg/L. The opposite situation occurs for BTEX, higher concentrations were in wastewater from semi-anthracite gasification: 5483.1–1496.7 µg/L, while in samples from bituminous coal gasification average BTEX concentrations were: 2514.3–1354.4 µg/L. A similar relationship occurs for the PAH’s concentrations. The higher values were in case of wastewater from semi-anthracite coal experiments and were in range 362–1658 µg/L while from bituminous coal gasification PAH’s values are in lower ranges 407–1090 µg/L. The studies conducted have shown that concentrations of phenols, BTEX and PAH’s decrease with increasing pressure. Pearson’s correlation analysis was performed to enhance the interpretation of the obtained experimental data and showed a very strong relationship between three parameters: phenols, volatile phenols and CODcr.

scholarly journals Separating Hydrogen From Coal Gasification Gases With Alumina Membranes

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Z. Egan ◽  
D. E. Fain ◽  
G. E. Roettger ◽  
D. E. White
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Coal Gasification ◽  
Process Development ◽  
Porous Alumina ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Knudsen Flow ◽  
Gasification Process ◽  
Alumina Membranes ◽  
Separation Factors ◽  
Membrane Permeabilities

Synthesis gas produced in coal gasification processes contains hydrogen, along with carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, water, nitrogen, and other gases, depending on the particular gasification process. Development of membrane technology to separate the hydrogen from the raw gas at the high operating temperatures and pressures near exit gas conditions would improve the efficiency of the process. Tubular porous alumina membranes with mean pore radii ranging from about 9 to 22 A have been fabricated and characterized. Based on the results of hydrostatic tests, the burst strength of the membranes ranged from 800 to 1600 psig, with a mean value of about 1300 psig. These membranes were evaluated for separating hydrogen and other gases. Tests of membrane permeabilities were made with helium, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. Measurements were made at room temperature in the pressure range of 15 to 589 psi. In general, the relative gas permeabilities correlated qualitatively with a Knudsen flow mechanism; however, other gas transport mechanisms such as surface adsorption may also be involved. Efforts are under way to fabricate membranes having still smaller pores. At smaller pore sizes, higher separation factors are expected from molecular sieving effects.

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