Gasification at Navy Bases.
Abstract
The work described in this report was performed under Contract N68305-77-C-0021 with the Civil Engineering Laboratory (CEL) at the Naval Construction Battalion Center at Port Hueneme, CA. The title of the contract was 'Coal Gasification Feasibility Study.' Coal gasification is recognized as a way to produce a clean burning boiler fuel from coal within acceptable environmental limits. The study was to assist the Navy in determining how coal might best be utilized, by comparing gasification with central direct coal-fired boiler systems at each of five bases. Bechtel showed in a previous study for CEL that gasification plants could be economically attractive at Navy bases. Gas from a plant producing 250 x 1,000,000 Btu/hr with a load factor of 90 percent was shown to have a lower life cycle cost than continued use of fuel oil. This second study examined plants as they would actually be operated. A conceptual design study comparing coal gasification with central direct coal-fired boilers at five bases was performed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA060475
Entities
People
- A. I. Mccone
- J. D. Ruby
- M. K. Buder
- T. D. Miller
- W. V. Mackewicz