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Linking Laboratory Scale Gasification Measurements with Coal Performance in a Pilot Scale Gasifier
David Harris & D. RobertsCSIRO Energy TechnologyCCT 2009, Dresden18 May, 2009
J. Lamp & F. FrischSiemens Gasification & Fuel Technology, Freiberg
CCT 2009, Dresden
Outline
•
Pilot and laboratory testing of a reference suite of four well-
characterised coals•
Coal gasification performance issues•
Laboratory characterisation of coal gasification behaviour•
Volatile yield, char structure, char reactivity•
Slag viscosity and flow behaviour•
Application of fundamentals through ‘simple’
conversion models•
Pilot scale gasification test program•
Validating and applying the fundamentals•
Identifying the key coal selection and operating criteria•
Impact of coal properties on plant operation and performance•
Guidance for future coal gasification and syngas
R&D program
CCT 2009, Dresden
Gasification Research Program
•
High pressure, high temperature coal conversion measurements
•
Effects of reaction conditions and coal type•
Development of coal test procedures •
Fundamental investigations of coal gasification reactions
•
Reaction mechanisms and kinetics, model development.
•
Slag formation and flow for entrained-flow gasification
•
Syngas cleaning & processing•
Gas separation (H2
/CO2
)•
Technology performance models
Improve the understanding of coal performance in gasification technologies, supporting:
•
Use of Australian coals in new technologies•
Implementation of low emissions coal technologies in Australia.
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flux
O2
CO/CO2
slag
CO2 and H2
O
CO + H2
Interrogating the Gasification Process
Gas Analysis
Pilot testing –
generating real gasification conditionsto test overall coal performance
PEFR: Investigating gasificationbehaviour under controlled andmeasurable conditions
High pressure wire-mesh reactor: Pyrolysis behaviour under high pressuresand high heating ratesChar gasification kinetics: high pressureTGA and fixed-bed reactorsSlag viscosity measurements
•
Laboratory-scale investigations to understand the important processes that combine to gasify
coal under practical conditions.
•
Larger-scale testing to ‘recombine’
process steps under process conditions
•
Predictive capability of gasification behaviour
•
Assess coals for specific gasification technologies
•
Develop operating strategies•
Troubleshooting gasification processes
•
Support technology development
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Stoichiometry (%)
Carb
on C
onve
rsio
n (%
) CRC274CRC298CRC299CRC281CRC252CRC263CRC358
1400°C, 2.5% O2
Evaluation of Coal Gasification Behaviour
•
Optimum range of stoichiometries
for ‘gasification efficiency’. Trade-off to achieve maximum conversion.
•
Higher volatile coals (generally) achieve greater conversion than lower volatile coals•
Exception is CRC299 –
indicates that char reactivity is also significant (agrees with
TGA testing of coal suite)
•
Higher temperature differentiates
coals on the basis of different char reactivities•
Effect of coal type also reflects extent of conversion•
Conversion drives syngas
composition (via gas phase equilibria)
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0 50 100 150 200 250Stoichiometry (%)
CRC274CRC298CRC281CRC299CRC252CRC263CRC358
1400°C, 2.5% O2
Gas
ifica
tion
‘effi
cien
cy’(
%)
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CO2
/char reaction rate at ‘high’
temperature
CRC252
Residence time (s)
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
Cha
r con
vers
ion
(%)
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40
60
80
100
CRC272
Residence time (s)
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
CRC281
Residence time (s)
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
1273 K1373 K1473 K1573 K1673 K
•
PEFR operated with controlled gas atmospheres (fix PCO2
, Ptotal
, T)•
Char produced in-situ •
Conversion measured along length of reactor (t ≤
3s)•
Char samples taken for thorough analysis•
Morphology, structure, surface area, pore size distribution…•
‘Intrinsic’
reactivity•
Density and particle size
Semi anthraciteBituminous Sub bit, high vol
20 bar total pressure, 5 bar CO2
partial pressure
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Char/CO2
reaction rates: understanding chemical and physical factors
•
First of a kind data for high pressure char/CO2
and char/steam reactions (PEFR)•
Thiele modulus and effectiveness factor based on observed particle morphology
•
‘effective’
diffusion length•
Low T ‘intrinsic’
and high T ‘practical’
rate data can be reconciled when a detailed understanding of char structure is available
•
Still difficult to resolve burnoff
effects•
Challenge to extend to multiple reactants1/Temperature (1/K)
0.0004 0.0005 0.0006 0.0007 0.0008 0.0009 0.0010
ln(s
peci
fic ra
te (g
g-1
s-1
))
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-8
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-4
-2
0
2
particle sizewall thickness
PEFR dataFBR data
Char 1 Char 2 Char 3
E M Hodge, D G Roberts, D J Harris and J F Stubington*. Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Fuel Chem. Prep. 54(1) 2009
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Gasification modelling
•
Model needed for interrogation and application of measurements•
Integration of fundamentals with system and technology models•
relationships with international programs, pilot and demo plant operators•
Australia has no pilot or commercial scale gasification plant•
Collaboration is essential to apply knowledge and to ‘validate’
outcomes•
First pilot scale test program conducted August 2007 (Siemens, Germany)
0.00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.9
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Distance from reactor top (m)
Rea
ctio
n ra
te (k
g/kg
/s)
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Car
bon
conv
ersi
on (%
)
C+O2 C+CO2 C+H2O Carbon conversion
Gas T
Particle flow
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Pilot Scale Gasification Testing of Australian Coals
•
Sponsored by •
ACARP, Xstrata Coal, WA Coal Futures Group, Verve Energy, Delta Electricity, CCSD, CSIRO
•
Siemens gasification test facility, Freiberg, Germany
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Siemens Gasification Test Facility
•
5MWth gasification facility•
Dry or slurry feed•
Cooling screen walls•
Includes syngas quench, gas analysis and sampling points
•
Slag, solids and process water sampling
•
Gas treatment, S removal systems•
Expert operations team!
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Test Program
•
Four Australian Coals•
Selected to cover a wide range of coal properties•
Rank, petrography, volatile yield, char structure•
Semi-anthracite, high vol bituminous, high vol sub-bit, high moisture ‘lignitic’•
Well characterised through laboratory gasification research program•
Attempted to keep ash fusion/flow temperatures low
•
Five Gasification Tests•
One ‘pre-test’•
One test program on each coal•
Each test consisted of 2-3 ‘balance phases’, where the coal and O2
feeds were steady and measurements and samples could be taken
•
Two sets of conditions:•
‘optimal’
gasification conditions for each specific coal, and•
comparison of coals under common ‘reference’
conditions
CCT 2009, Dresden
Coal Sample Analyses
CRC701 CRC702 CRC703 CRC703 (fluxed)
CRC704
Moisture (% ar) 6.4* 1.3 0.9 0.9 2.3**
Ash (% ar) 5.6 8.7 9.6 10.9 11.7
VM (% ar) 36.2 34.4 7.2 8.7 44.1
FC (% ar) 51.8 55.6 82.3 79.5 41.9
C (% daf) 76.1 86.3 92.8 93.5 79.0
H (% daf) 4.5 5.2 3.7 4.0 5.8
N (% daf) 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.0
S (% daf) 1.1 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.3
O (% daf) 16.8 5.3 0.9 0.0 14.1
AFT flow (reducing) °C 1290 1310 1540 1430 1440
Specific Energy (HHV), MJ/kg as rec
25.7 30.6 32.1 31.1 28.2
* CRC701 dried prior to tests (initially 25%), **CRC704 dried from 13.4%
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Estimated slag viscosity for test coals
•
Viscosity calculated prior to tests from models based on experimental database for a wide range of Australian coals
•
CRC704 ash composition indicated slag flow T and viscosity in upper end of desired range
•
CRC703 required fluxing –
supplied sample indicated excessively high viscosity•
Viscosity of gasifier and lab slags examined after pilot test program
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Temperature, oC
Visc
osity
Pa
s
CRC702CRC703fluxedCRC703CRC704
25Pas
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Typical Data: Reactor Parameters (single run)Diagramm NKV102 - reactor parameter
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Y left = dP reactor/quench [mbar]: RAA11CP004 Y left = Flow rawgas calculated [Nm³/h]: calculated Y left = F O2 main burner [Nm3/h]: REH12CF003 Y right = GPC: heat to cooling screen [GJ/h]: GPC00CQ003
Select
coalstart
coalstop
Balance Phase 1: 10:15-13:00
Evaluation Period: 12:30-13:00
Balance Phase 2: 13:45-15:30 Balance Phase 3: 16:00-17:15
Evaluation Period: 14:15-14:45 Evaluation Period: 16:00-16:30
O:C = 1.38 O:C = 1.37O:C = 1.32
Syngas flow
Heat loss
•
Decreasing O:C ratio decreases temperature (indicated by decreased heat loss)•
Affects conversion, gas quality, slag formation and flow
O2
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Typical Data: Gas Composition (major species)
•
Decreasing O:C ratio increases CO and H2
production (decreases CO2
production)
Diagramm NKV102 - rawgas analysis online
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Y le ft = Q H2 [Vol%]: RKC30CQ 001
Y le ft = Q CO 2 [Vol%]: RKC30CQ 002 Y left = Q CO [Vol%]: RKC30CQ005
Y right = Q CH4 [Vol%]: RKC30CQ003
Select
coalstart
coalstop
Balance Phase 1: 10:15-13:00
Evaluation Period: 12:30-13:00
Balance Phase 2: 13:45-15:30 Balance Phase 3: 16:00-17:15
Evaluation Period: 14:15-14:45 Evaluation Period: 16:00-16:30
O:C = 1.38 O:C = 1.37 O:C = 1.32
CO
CO2
H2
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Technical Scale Data: PEFR Gas Analyses
•
Consistent with pilot scale data, decreasing O:C ratio decreases
CO2
and increases CO and H2
.
CO
H2
CO2
O2
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Initial Results –
Runs Summary
Test and Balance Phase Coal Temp. Ave (°C) X (%) O:C
(mol:mol)CGE (%)
NKV100 BP1 CRC701 1616 98.5 1.27 67.5
NKV100 BP2 CRC701 1532 96.2 1.20 72.7
NKV101 BP1 CRC701 1621 97.3 1.24 75.4
NKV101 BP2 CRC701 1462 97.0 1.10 77.8
NKV102 BP1 CRC702 1576 96.5 1.37 66.7
NKV102 BP2 CRC702 1620 100.6 1.38 73.4
NKV102 BP3 CRC702 1240 99.8 1.32 73.0
NKV103 BP1 CRC703 1453 93.8 1.26 67.8
NKV103 BP2 CRC703 1502 96.8 1.33 71.5
NKV103 BP3 CRC703 1368 94.8 1.20 74.3
NKV104 BP1 CRC704 1718 93.3 1.47 56.0
NKV104 BP2 CRC704 1725 97.0 1.42 63.3
NKV104 BP3 CRC704 1679 96.0 1.37 66.6
*
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.PEFR and Pilot data
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ifica
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ls (%
)
CRC704CRC701CRC702CRC703CRC701CRC702CRC703CRC704
.
•
Effects of stoichiometry on gasification performance demonstrated using PEFR experiments
•
‘Peak’
at just under 1:1 stoich
then decrease with increasing O:C (for HV coals). •
Results of pilot scale tests consistent•
Decrease in GE as O:C increases above 1:1•
Smaller differences between coals because gasifier is ‘optimised’
for maximum conversion (PEFR data includes effects of reactivity differences)
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Relative gasification propensity
•
Attempt to decouple operating conditions and coal gasification behaviour•
Pilot tests require higher O:C stoichiometry•
‘normalise’
for additional CO2
•
Relative ranking consistent between PEFR and Pilot tests•
PEFR results indicative of need for more or less aggressive gasification conditions•
Slag requirements may over-ride gasification reaction requirements (eg CRC704)
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ls 'I
ndex
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CRC704
CRC702
CRC701CRC703
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.
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'Gas
ifica
tion
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ienc
y' (%
)
CRC704CRC701CRC702CRC703
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(a)
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Slag analysis –
composition, leaching, viscosity…
CRC701
CRC703
CRC702
CRC704
* Semi-anthracite, fluxed
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Measured Slag Viscosity
CRC702
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Temperature, oC
Visc
osity
, Pa
s
predicted
laboratory slag
trial slag
CRC703 fluxed
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Temperature, oC
Visc
osity
, Pa
s
predicted
laboratory slag
trial slag
CRC704
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ty, P
a s
predictedlaboratory slag 1laboratory slag 2trial slag
CRC701
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Temperature, oC
Visc
osity
, Pa
s
laboratory slagtrial slag
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http://www.propubs.com/pictures/gsslagpou
r2.gif
Summary•
First comparative pilot scale performance data for Australian coals•
Laboratory scale measurements provide ‘transportable’
performance data for different coal types
•
Volatile yield, reaction kinetics, char structure, conversion…•
Slag viscosity and flow behaviour •
Data and knowledge applicable through reactor and flow models•
Entrained flow reactor (PEFR) demonstrates differences in coal behaviour
•
indicates strategies and operating parameters to achieve satisfactory conversion in practical systems.
•
Pilot tests demonstrate clear relevance of lab/PEFR measurements•
Design and operating strategies for ‘difficult’
coals identified and tested at lab and pilot scale
•
Clear linkage of results and data between lab and pilot scale essential for application and validation of research program (eg
coal testing, syngas
quality etc) •
Detailed evaluation of coal, char, slag, water samples from pilot tests is providing unique and valuable insights for reference coal suite
Thank You Contact: David HarrisPhone: +61 7 3327 4617Email: [email protected]
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Gasification based low emissions energy
Source: US DoE Oak Ridge Laboratories
Gasification R&D focus
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High Pressure Entrained Flow Reactor (PEFR)
•
Entrained-flow reactor•
20 bar pressure, 1500°C wall temperature•
Coal feed rate of 1-5 kg/hr •
Gas mixtures of O2
, CO2
, H2
O and N2•
Adjustable sampling probe -
char and gas samples collected at different residence times (0.5-3s)
Gas Analysis
Feeder
Preheating and mixing
Three-section reaction zone
Water quench
Sampling probe and gas analysis
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Carbon Conversion (%)
Equi
libriu
m G
as C
ompo
sitio
n (m
ol%
)Gasification conversion drives gas phase composition
CRC274 – 1300°C, 5%O2VM (daf) = 32.6%
CO
H2
CO2
steam
O2
Points = measuredLines = eqbm
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Reconciliation of ‘low’
and ‘high’
T rate data
(a) CRC252
0.0005 0.0006 0.0007 0.0008 0.0009
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0
2(b) CRC272
0.0005 0.0006 0.0007 0.0008 0.0009
ln (g
asifi
catio
n ra
te, g
g-1
s-1
)
(c) CRC281
1/Temperature (K-1)
0.0005 0.0006 0.0007 0.0008 0.0009 0.0010
~900°C ~900°C~900°C
~1400°C ~1400°C~1400°C
•
Consistent trends observed in rate, activation energy•
Low and high T data measured independently•
Apparent discontinuity remains between high and low T data sets•
High rank coal most affected •
Greater variation in char types, pore structure, surface area
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CRC252
1/temperature (1/K)
0.0004 0.0005 0.0006 0.0007 0.0008 0.0009
ln (g
asifi
catio
n ra
te (g
g-1
s-1
))
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-2
0
2
1373 K1473 K 1573 K 1673 K
low temp specific rate1273 K
Group I Group II Group III
low temp specific rate
combined morphology
CRC272
1/temperature (1/K)
0.0004 0.0005 0.0006 0.0007 0.0008 0.0009
High pressure char gasification rates
CRC252
1/temperature (1/K)
0.0005 0.0006 0.0007 0.0008 0.0009
ln (g
asifi
catio
n ra
te (g
m-2 s
-1))
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-14
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-2
0
low temp intrinsic rateintrinsic rate
Group IGroup II Group III combined
CRC272
1/temperature (1/K)
0.0005 0.0006 0.0007 0.0008 0.0009
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Slag Viscosity Testing
•
Slag Viscosity•
25 Pa s is the accepted maximum viscosity at the slag tap for successful operation
•
Flux addition required if viscosity is too high•
Temperature of Critical Viscosity•
Slag becomes heterogeneous•
Trouble-free tapping of slag not possible
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50
Maxim um for Slag Tappability
Tcv
Visc
osity
Pa.
sTem perature 0C
100/0 Ash/CaCO3
100/10 Ash/CaCO3
100/20 Ash/CaCO3
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Why Pilot Testing?
•
Goals of the Laboratory and Technical Scale work to date have been specific:
•
Fundamental understanding of gasification process•
Flexible and transportable data applicable to a range of gasification technologies
•
Identification of ‘indices’
for coal assessment and gasifier optimisation & design
•
This leaves some unanswered questions:•
Are the scientific issues identified and understood to date significant at pilot scale (and full scale) coal gasification?
•
Can the models under development be used to target specific gasification technologies?
•
Do the tools and techniques developed accurately reflect variations in coal performance under ‘real’
gasification conditions?