Open AccessThe high moisture western coal processing system at the UTSI-DOE Coal Fired Flow Facility. Topical report
Author(s) -
M.E. Sanders
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/258137
Subject(s) - coal , environmental science , waste management , moisture , hard coal , mining engineering , engineering , geography , meteorology
The original eastern coal processing system at the Department of Energy`s Coal Fired Flow Facility (CFFF), located at the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma, Tennessee, was modified to pulverize and dry Montana Rosebud, a western coal. Significant modifications to the CFFF coal processing system were required and the equipment selection criteria are reviewed. Coal processing system performance parameters are discussed. A summary of tests conducted and significant events are included