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on C o m b u s t i o n C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of S o l v e n t - R e f i n e d C o a l R. W. BORIO, G. J. GOETZ, T. C. LAO, Α. Κ. MEHTA, and N. Y. NSAKALA Combustion Engineering, Inc., Kreisinger Development Laboratory, Windsor, CT 06095 W. C. ROVESTI Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA 94303 SRC-I processing has been performed using three variations in the manner in which mineral matter and unconverted coal are separated from the hot coal liquid. These processes are the Pressure Filtration Deashing (PFD), Anti-Solvent Deashing (ASD), and Critical Solvent Deashing (CSD). Since these processing conditions may influence the combustion of SRC-I solids produced, an experimental program was carried out at both the bench and pilot plant scale to determine the influence of processing (i.e., solids separation method) and com­ bustion conditions on carbon burnout of these three SRC's. Included in this study was an examination of NO emissions (particularly for the CSD and PFD SRC'S) with the objective of attaining low ΝO emissions without adversely affecting combustion efficiency. Reactivity andNO emissions results from the SRC testing were compared with those obtained from two coals that were previously tested and used as reference coals. One of these coals was a high reactivity Wyoming sub­ -bituminous coal and the other was a low reactivity Kentucky high volatile bituminous coal. X

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The Solvent Refined Coal-I (SRC-I) process (1) provides a way in which coal, by way of direct hydrogenative liquefaction, can be transformed into an environmentally clean fuel for the electric u t i l i t i e s . Earlier tests (_2, _3> A» 1 ) pulverized SRC-I solid fuel (SRC), while considered successful, indicated the need for concern in two areas: carbon in the fly ash and nitrogen oxides (Ν0 ) emissions. Although good combustion efficiencies (generally greater than 98%) were attained there was a substantial amount of carbon in the particulates (generally greater than 60%). This w i l l pose a collection problem i f an electrostatic precipitator (ESP) is envisioned for particulate collection because of the very low resistivity imparted by carbon. In addition, the high nitrogen contents (1.8-1.9%) of SRC indicate that there is a potential for high Ν0 emissions. 0097-6156/83/0217-0201 $06.00/0 © 1983 American Chemical Society w i t h

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SRC has been produced using three d i f f e r e n t schemes for sep­ a r a t i n g the m i n e r a l matter and unconverted c o a l from the hot c o a l liquid. These schemes are designated as Pressure F i l t r a t i o n De­ ashing (PFD, 2) A n t i - S o l v e n t Deashing (ASD, 6) and C r i t i c a l Solvent Deashing (CSD, ^7). As these processing conditions may i n f l u e n c e the combustion of SRC s o l i d s produced, Combustion E n g i n e e r i n g , under a contract with EPRI, conducted an experimental program to determine the i n f l u e n c e of processing ( i . e . , s o l i d s s e p a r a t i o n method) and combustion operating conditions on carbon burnout of PFD, ASD, and CSD SRC. Included i n t h i s study was an examination of Ν 0 emissions ( p a r t i c u l a r l y f o r the CSD and PFD SRC) with the o b j e c t i v e of a t t a i n i n g low N 0 emissions without adversely a f f e c t i n g combustion e f f i c i e n c y . R e a c t i v i t y and Ν 0 emissions r e s u l t s from the SRC t e s t i n g were compared with those obtained from two p r e ­ v i o u s l y tested reference c o a l s , a low r e a c t i v i t y Kentucky high v o l a t i l e bituminous c o a l (KHB) and a high r e a c t i v i t y Wyoming subbituminous c o a l (WSB). The primary o b j e c t i v e of t h i s study was to determine the i n ­ fluence of SRC-I processing ( i . e . , s o l i d s separation) and combus­ t i o n operating conditions on carbon burnout under combustion conditions s i m u l a t i n g those achievable i n b o i l e r s o r i g i n a l l y de­ signed f o r c o a l f i r i n g . The secondary o b j e c t i v e was to examine combustion operating conditions that r e s u l t e d i n low Ν 0 emissions while simultaneously achieving high carbon burnout. The primary research t o o l s used i n t h i s program were C - E s Drop Tube Furnace System (DTFS), a bench s c a l e entrained laminar flow furnace and the C o n t r o l l e d Mixing H i s t o r y Furnace (CMHF), a p i l o t s c a l e entrained plug flow furnace. Both the DTFS and CMHF by v i r t u e of t h e i r a b i l i t y to r e s o l v e combustion time i n t o distance along t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e furnace lengths were used to examine carbon burnout phenomena associated with the SRC and reference c o a l s . In a d d i t i o n , the CMHF by v i r t u e of i t s staged combustion c a p a b i l i t i e s was used e x t e n s i v e l y to evaluate Ν 0 emissions and to e s t a b l i s h conditions conducive to low Ν 0 . χ

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RESEARCH FACILITIES AND PROCEDURES A number of standard and s p e c i a l bench s c a l e t e s t s along w i t h the Drop Tube Furnace System (DTFS) and p i l o t s c a l e C o n t r o l l e d Mixing H i s t o r y Furnace (CMHF) were employed i n t h i s program. Standard t e s t s consisted of proximate, u l t i m a t e , higher heating v a l u e , ash composition, ash f u s i b i l i t y temperatures, Hardgrove g r i n d a b i l i t y , and screen analyses. S p e c i a l bench s c a l e c h a r a c t e r ­ i z a t i o n t e s t s consisted of micro-proximate a n a l y s i s and m i c r o ultimate a n a l y s i s (C, Η, N ) ; micro-proximate and m i c r o - u l t i m a t e analyses were performed on p a r t i c u l a t e samples c o l l e c t e d from varying stages of combustion i n the DTFS and CMHF. In a d d i t i o n , s e l e c t e d samples of SRC and chars from p a r t i a l combustion or p y r o l y s i s of the SRC were submitted f o r Thermo-Gravimetric analyses. Thermo-Gravimetric Analyses were performed on ASTM v o l a t i l e matter char residues ground to -200 mesh. Thes^ residues £ 4 - 5 mg) were heated i n n i t r o g e n and then burned i s o t h e r m a l l y (700 C) i n a i r .

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The Drop Tube Furnace System (DTFS) c o n s i s t s e s s e n t i a l l y of an e l e c t r i c a l l y heated 2 inch I . D . χ 18 inch long furnace where f u e l (1 gm/min) and preheated secondary gas ( a i r or i n e r t s ) are introduced. The h i s t o r y of combustion i s monitored by s o l i d s / g a s sampling at various points along the length of the furnace. The p i l o t s c a l e C o n t r o l l e d Mixing H i s t o r y Furnace (0.5 χ 10 Btu/hr) i s based on the p r i n c i p l e of plug flow which r e s o l v e s time i n t o distance along the length of the furnace. By sampling at different ports along the length of the furnace, i t i s p o s s i b l e to examine the burnout and Ν 0 formation h i s t o r y of a f u e l . The CMHF also has f l e x i b i l i t y f o r c o n t r o l l i n g the primary and secondary a i r / f u e l r a t i o s and f o r delaying and/or staging secondary a i r i n t r o d u c t i o n (at any of seven l e v e l s along the length of the furnace). 6

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EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM The t e s t program was set up i n three phases: bench s c a l e , DTFS, and CMHF. Bench s c a l e and DTFS t e s t s were performed on a l l three f u e l s , while the CMHF t e s t s were performed only on the CSD and PFD SRC f u e l s . The low melting temperatures of the SRC r e s u l t e d i n pluggage of both DTFS and CMHF f u e l i n j e c t i o n systems. Special water cooled f u e l i n j e c t o r s were f a b r i c a t e d to a l l e v i a t e t h i s problem. Testing i n the DTFS involved examining the e f f e c t s of furnace w a l l temperature, p a r t i c l e s i z e , and combustion medium on burnout. More extensive t e s t i n g was conducted on the CSD SRC sample i n both the DTFS and CMHF as recommended by EPRI. In the CMHF the e f f e c t of two stage combustion was examined. S p e c i f i c a l l y , f i r s t stage s t o i c h i o m e t r y , f i r s t stage residence time, and o v e r a l l excess a i r upon burnout and NO formation of the CSD SRC sample were examined. Based on the CSD SRC r e s u l t s , a l i m i t e d t e s t matrix was e s t a b l i s h e d for the PFD SRC sample to examine the e f f e c t s of f i r s t stage s t o i c h ­ iometry and o v e r a l l excess a i r on burnout and Ν 0 . A plug flow char combustion model was used to p r e d i c t the com­ b u s t i o n e f f i c i e n c i e s of SRC under simulated commercial b o i l e r operating c o n d i t i o n s . Inputs were based on the v o l a t i l e y i e l d s and char c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s measured i n the CMHF. χ

RESULTS Fuel Analyses A n a l y t i c a l r e s u l t s (Table 1) show that SRC have very high v o l a t i l e matter and n i t r o g e n contents (52-60% and 1.8-1.9%, respec­ t i v e l y , on a d r y - a s h - f r e e b a s i s ) and very low moisture and ash contents (0.1-0.3%, a s - r e c e i v e d b a s i s i n each c a s e ) . The Higher Heating Values for the SRC (15,920-16,115 B t u / l b , d r y - a s h - f r e e b a s i s ) are much higher than those of reference c o a l s (13,290 and 14,110 B t u / l b f o r the WSB and KHB c o a l s , r e s p e c t i v e l y ) .

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Table II depicts the major compositional d i f f e r e n c e s between the CSD, PFD, and ASD SRC are i n the s o l u b l e f r a c t i o n s . The CSD SRC has s i g n i f i c a n t l y l e s s benzene i n s o l u b l e s ( i . e . , p r e - a s p h a l tenes) than do the other two SRC. This compositional d i f f e r e n c e may be r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the CSD SRC greater v o l a t i l i t y as discussed later i n this report. Both the CSD and ASD SRC have melting temperatures c a . 100 F lower than the PFD SRC, which could s i g n i f i c a n t l y a f f e c t the design of f u e l handling and i n j e c t i o n systems. TABLE II

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Physical Characteristics Pasting occurred on the r a c e , bowl, and b a l l s of the Hardgrove machine during the g r i n d a b i l i t y index determination on a l l three SRC.In each case an a d d i t i o n of as l i t t l e as 1% moisture (by weight) eliminated the pasting problem. The e f f e c t of moisture a d d i t i o n i s c l e a r l y shown i n F i g u r e 1. The HGI of the SRC are i n the 136-156 range, i n d i c a t i n g that these m a t e r i a l s are more e a s i l y ground than coals ( c o a l s HGI are t y p i c a l l y l e s s than 100). 1

Thermo-Gravimetric Char R e a c t i v i t i e s Thermo-gravimetric a n a l y s i s r e s u l t s are presented i n F i g u r e 2. They i n d i c a t e that: (1) the PFD SRC char i s r e l a t i v e l y more r e a c t i v e than the CSD and ASD chars; (2) PFD char r e a c t i v i t y i s between those of WSB and KHB c o a l chars; (3) CSD and ASD char r e a c t i v i t i e s are both comparable to that of the KHB c o a l char, but

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Figure 1. Photographs of SRC-1 a f t e r g r i n d i n g i n the Hardgrove machine.

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Figure 2. Thermogravimetric burn-off curves i n a i r at 700°C f o r SRC and reference coal v o l a t i l e matter chars.

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s u b s t a n t i a l l y higher than that of the a n t h r a c i t e char; and (4) the l i g n i t e char i s the most r e a c t i v e of a l l the chars under t h i s study. The TGA char r e a c t i v i t y data i n d i c a t e that the CSD SRC has a r e l a t i v e l y low r e a c t i v i t y ( s i m i l a r to KHB c o a l ) . However, the extremely high v o l a t i l e y i e l d s of the CSD SRC ( i l l u s t r a t e d i n DTFS and CMHF r e s u l t s below) leaves very l i t t l e char f o r subsequent burnout and r e s u l t s i n a high o v e r a l l combustion e f f i c i e n c y . P y r o l y s i s , Combustion and Ν 0 C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s

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Two reference coals and the CSD SRC were pyrolyzed i n an argon atmosphere i n the DTFS at 2 8 0 0 ° F furnace w a l l temperature (Figure 3) In a residence time of about 330 m i l l i s e c o n d s , Wyoming subbituminous (WSB) c o a l evolved about 50% of i t s mass as v o l a t i l e matter the Kentucky high v o l a t i l e bituminous (KHB) c o a l evolved about 53% v o l a t i l e matter and the CSD SRC evolved about 99% v o l a t i l e matter. These are much higher than the ASTM v o l a t i l e matter values of 40.2, 37.3, and 59.8% for the WSB, KHB, and CSD f u e l s , r e s p e c t i v e l y . The d i f f e r e n c e between these values i s f a r more pronounced f o r the SRC than for the c o a l s . Figures 4, 5, and 6 show the s o l i d conversion e f f i c i e n c i e s of the three SRC and the reference coals i n a i r i n the DTFS at three temperatures (furnace w a l l temperatures of 2500, 2700, and 2800 F ) . The CSD and PFD SRC and WSB reference c o a l achieved a high s o l i d conversion e f f i c i e n c y (>75%) i n l e s s than 50 m i l l i s e c o n d s , while the ASD SRC and the KHB reference c o a l r e s u l t e d i n lower i n i t i a l conversion e f f i c i e n c i e s , l e s s than 60%. The i n i t i a l high degree of conversion of the CSD and PFD SRC r e s u l t s i n r e l a t i v e l y low amounts of r e s i d u a l char to be burned i n the l a t t e r stages of combustion. The CSD SRC showed the highest i n i t i a l and o v e r a l l s o l i d conver­ s i o n e f f i c i e n c y of a l l the fuels s t u d i e d . The r e s u l t s f u r t h e r show that the s o l i d conversion e f f i c i e n c i e s increase more d r a m a t i c a l l y with temperature than with residence time i n c r e a s e s . For the CSD SRC s o l i d conversion e f f i c i e n c i e s increased from 91 to 95% at a furnace temperature of 2500 F , as the residence time increased from 0.05 second to 0.3 second. The corresponding e f f i c i e n c i e s at 2800 F were 97% and 99% r e s p e c t i v e l y i n d i c a t i n g the pronounced e f f e c t of higher temperatures. A r e l a t i v e comparison of the f i v e fuels (three SRC and two reference coals) i n d i c a t e s that the CSD SRC has a high s o l i d con­ v e r s i o n e f f i c i e n c y s i m i l a r to the Wyoming subbituminous c o a l (WSB). This WSB c o a l has been found to y i e l d high combustion e f f i c i e n c i e s in u t i l i t y boilers. The PFD SRC i s seen to be l e s s r e a c t i v e com­ pared to the CSD SRC and the WSB c o a l i n the e a r l y stages of com­ b u s t i o n , however, o v e r a l l s o l i d conversion e f f i c i e n c y d i f f e r e n c e s are reduced with i n c r e a s i n g residence time, e s p e c i a l l y at the higher temperatures s t u d i e d . The ASD SRC, however, i s seen to give lower s o l i d conversion e f f i c i e n c i e s than the marginal KHB reference c o a l at a l l three temperatures s t u d i e d . At a furnace

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