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Co‐gasification performance of coal and petroleum coke blends in a pilot‐scale pressurized entrained‐flow gasifier
Author(s) -
Shen ChengHsien,
Chen WeiHsin,
Hsu HengWen,
Sheu JiehYn,
Hsieh TzuHsien
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.1821
Subject(s) - petroleum coke , wood gas generator , coal , bituminous coal , coke , waste management , coal gasification , environmental science , syngas , materials science , chemistry , engineering , organic chemistry , hydrogen
SUMMARY Co‐gasification performance of coal and petroleum coke (petcoke) blends in a pilot‐scale pressurized entrained‐flow gasifier was studied experimentally. Two different coals, including a subbituminous coal (Coal A) and a bituminous coal (Coal B), individually blended with a petcoke in the gasifier were considered. The experimental results suggested that, when the petcoke was mixed with Coal A over 70%, the slagging problem, which could shorten the operational period due to high ash content in the coal, was improved. It was found that increasing O 2 /C tended to decrease the syngas concentration and better operational conditions of O 2 /C were between 0.6 and 0.65 Nm 3 kg −1 . For the blends of Coal B and the petcoke, the slagging problem was encountered no more, as a result of low ash content in both Coal B and the petcoke. The better co‐gasification performance could be achieved if the blending ratio of the two fuels was 50%, perhaps resulting from the synergistic effect of the blends. With the aforementioned blending ratio, the optimal condition of O 2 /C was located at around 0.65 Nm 3 kg −1 . The co‐gasification was also simulated using Aspen Plus. It revealed that the simulation could provide a useful insight into the practical operation of co‐gasification. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.