Open AccessPhase II of the demonstration of the Koppelman Series C Process. Topical report, March 1, 1995--March 31, 1996
Author(s) -
N.W. Merriam
Publication year - 1998
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/576172
Subject(s) - commercialization , pruning , shakedown , hectare , environmental science , process (computing) , work (physics) , operations management , engineering , agricultural science , computer science , business , agriculture , geography , mechanical engineering , archaeology , structural engineering , marketing , finite element method , agronomy , operating system , biology
A pilot plant using the Koppelman Series C Process was designed, constructed, and operated near Gillette, Wyoming, as part of Phase I of this project. Construction was completed in late fall of 1993, and the shakedown was completed in early 1994. The initial series of tests performed to prove the process and to characterize the effluents was conducted during the first half of 1994. The results of those tests are described the final report for Phase I (Merriam 1994). This report describes the activities conducted during Phase U of the project the objective of which was to move the process, which was proven during Phase I, a step closer to commercialization. Specifically, the work was planned to lower the cost of the process by developing a high-capacity processor, increasing the already high efficiency of the process by using a feed coal preheater, increasing the bulk density of the product by using mixed particle size extrudate, and preparing a preliminary scoping design for the water treatment plant for a 500,000 ton per year commercial plant