Gasification of a typical low-rank coal in 65MWth KEDA® circulating fluidized-bed gasifier

Ruyi Shao, Yuanyuan Shao, Jesse Zhu, Min Peng

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Abstract

The KEDA® circulating fluidized-bed (KEDA®CFB) gasifier is a high-temperature air-blown circulating fluidized bed developed by KEDA (ANHUI) Clean Energy Co., Ltd to produce clean industrial gas. This project describes the design and the initial operating results of using low-rank coal to produce industrial fuel gas in a 65MWth KEDA®CFB industrial-scale plant with a feeding rate of 13 ton/hr. The gasification process was carried out at an ambient pressure and temperatures at 980 ± 10 °C. A long-term stable operation was achieved for more than 20 days. Cold gas efficiency could reach 73% with a gas high heating value of 5.89MJ/Nm3 at a steam-to-coal ratio of 0.38 and an equivalence ratio of 0.3. During the stable operation, it was also observed that the operational bed temperature has to be kept under the residual ash fusion temperatures (AFTs) to avoid aggregation and defluidization.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101176
JournalJournal of the Energy Institute
Volume107
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023

Keywords

  • Gasification performance
  • Industrial scale
  • KEDA®CFB
  • Low ash fusion temperatures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Fuel Technology
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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