Industrial Gasification Types and Peripherals.ppt

Coal Gasification as Alternative Fuel for Glass Industry Owens Corning Corporate Headquarters 1, Owens Corning Parkway, Toledo, OH July 27, 2005 10:00 – 4:00 Meeting Objective: Develop plans to obtain glass industry support for an investigation to determine the viability of using coal gasification synfuel as an economical alternative to natural gas for melting glass. Gasification Chemistry History of GasificationTown Gas First practical use of town gas in modern times was for street lighting The first public street lighting with gas took place in Pall Mall, London on January 28, 1807 History of Gasification Used during World War II to convert coal into transportation fuels (Fischer – Tropsch) Used extensively in the last 50+ years to convert coal and heavy oil into hydrogen – for the production of ammonia/urea fertilizer Chemical industry (1960’s) Refinery industry (1980’s) Global power industry (Today) Major Gasification Milestone Gasifier Configurations Gasifier Types Gasifier Characteristic Comparison Gasifiers Oxygen Blown Entrained Flow Texaco E-GAS Shell Prenflo Noell Fluidized Bed HT Winkler Foster Wheeler Moving Bed British Gas Lurgi Sasol Lurgi Transport Reactor Kellogg Air Blown Fluidized Bed HT Winkler IGT “Ugas” KRW Foster Wheeler Spouting Bed British Coal Foster Wheeler Entrained Flow Mitsubishi Transport Reactor Kellogg Hybrid Foster Wheeler British Coal ENERCON FERCO/Silva Gasification-Based Energy Production System Concepts Gasification-Based Industrial Concept Moving Bed Gasifier – Lurgi, BGC Counter current flow of reactants, products: gases and solids Separate zones for coal processing Products: top gases, hc’s, tars; bottom dry ash or slag Issues: uniform flow of solids and gases Design: bottom temperature determines H2O/O2 Effects of dry or slagging bottom High cold gas efficiency, low O2 Mixed Bed Gasifier – Winkler, KRW, IGT Fluidized bed, mixed flow of reactants, products Mixed zones of heating, d