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Relation of oil yield to the structure of the thermal wave in the combustion processing of oil shale
Author(s) -
Hiskakis Miltiadis,
Hanratty T. J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690310805
Subject(s) - retort , oil shale , shale oil extraction , combustion , yield (engineering) , oil shale gas , petroleum engineering , thermal , shell in situ conversion process , interpretation (philosophy) , shale oil , mechanics , mineralogy , geology , chemistry , materials science , thermodynamics , waste management , engineering , physics , metallurgy , computer science , organic chemistry , programming language
The combustion retorting of oil shale is analyzed. By using coordinate systems moving at the same velocity as reaction zones, a model is obtained for the fully developed thermal wave which would exist after the wave has progressed a sufficient distance into the bed. Of particular interest is the interpretation of oil yield in terms of the structure of the wave and of operating variables.