Uncooled Producer Gas for Ketene Manufacture

Abstract

A pilot facility was designed and installed to simulate the transport and use of hot, crude producer gas as a fuel for a ketene manufacturing furnace. Evaluation of this pilot facility has indicated that the transport of hot, crude producer gas experienced significant heat loss (250 C) even with high efficiency insulation. Entrained tar and fly ash rendered valves and process equipment inoperable and created both a process control problem and operational hazard. Savings realized from the improved BTU value of the crude gas versus the scrubbed producer gas become small when compared with the potential maintenance costs if the crude gas is used. In addition, equipment suitable for handling and transporting hot, crude producer gas is not readily available.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA140662

Entities

People

  • Jerry D. Hammonds

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pollution
  • Calorific Value
  • Combustion
  • Control Systems
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Management
  • Engineering
  • Flue Gases
  • Fly Ash
  • Fuels
  • Heat Loss
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Physical Properties
  • Producer Gases

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Industrial Economics
  • Petroleum Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems