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Sample conditioning and standard preparation for synfuel gas analysis. [Espec...
A goal of the work carried out subsequent to the field test was thus to develop a method of collecting and conditioning a gas sample which obviated these concerns. The method... -
Niper Lab WARDEN Volume 2 Descriptive Panels and Diagrams for Niper Lab WARDE...
This report is the second volume of a two-volume series on the NIPER Lab WARDEN computer program, a modular laboratory or pilot plant automation software designed for data... -
Results of the fourth Hanna field test
The second phase of a coal gasification experiment near Hanna, Wyoming, was completed in September 1979. The experiment attempted to link and gasify coal between process wells. -
Catalytic conversion of coal energy to hydrogen
An experimental and conceptual engineering analysis study has been performed to assess the potential of generating hydrogen by means of alkali catalyzed coal char-steam... -
Industrial application of fluidized-bed combustion. Phases I and II. Quarterl...
Analysis and evaluation of Sub-Scale Unit operational and test data has not shown any cause to expect unsuccessful operation of the Demonstration Plant. Major changes to the... -
Coalbed methane recovery and utilization in the United States
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has a commitment to assist the private sector in the development of the commercial use of coalbed methane through the Coalbed... -
Newberry Volcano EarthVision Model Inputs Catalogue
This Excel spreadsheet lists and describes the files composing both the geophysical and geological EarthVision models of Newberry Volcano. It is to be used as a comprehensive... -
Health and environmental effects of synthetic fuel technologies: research pri...
This report is an assessment of the health and environmental effects research priorities related to coal gasification and liquefaction and oil shale development. It reflects the... -
S.O.D. FLUIDIZED SHALE RETORT DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF OPERATION
This report is a description of the large-scale pilot plant which was used to evaluate the fluidized shale retorting process developed by the Standard Oil Development Co. -
ANALYSIS OF OIL SHALES FROM ISRAEL
Several samples of oil shale from the Um-Barek deposit on the west shore of the Dead Sea and from Galilee, Israel near the town of Safed, were submitted for analysis by Dr.... -
Gilsonite as a source of synthetic fuels
Gilsonite (uintaite) is found chiefly in the Uinta Basin of the United States, in a belt about 65 miles long extending from Rio Blanco County, Colorado, through Uintah County,... -
HEAT TRANSFER FROM A GAS STREAM TO A BED OF BROKEN OIL SHALE
Design of efficient oil-shale retorting plants and evaluation of the thermal efficiency of proposed retorts require information on the rate of heat transfer to a bed of shale. A... -
Figure 9
Two sets of tractions applied to the same rock sample. The sample on the left deforms with the effective dry rock compliances. The sample on the right deforms with the... -
Laboratory analysis of gas hydrate cores for evaluation of reservoir conditio...
Methodology and procedures for the study of hydrate cores are detailed. Topics discussed are the (1) equipment and procedures for the formation and evaluation of hydrate cores... -
Contracts for field projects and supporting research on enhanced oil recovery
Research programs in enhanced recovery are briefly described. A publications list from the Bartlesville Project Office and an index of the companies and institutions performing... -
Oil shale environmental research and coordination. Progress report, 1981-1982
The purpose of this research program is two-fold: to conduct research on the environmental impacts of an oil shale industry and to develop strategies to mitigate these effects:... -
Engineer, design, construct, test and evaluate a pressurized fluidized bed pi...
The fluidized bed heat transfer characteristics of vertical finned and unfinned tube heat exchangers were examined in a 12-inch FluoSolids Reactor. Four different heat exchanger... -
Structural Evolution of Carbon During Oxidation
The examination of the structural evolution of carbon during oxidation has proven to be of scientific interest. Early modeling work of fluidized bed combustion showed that most... -
Preliminary evaluation of a process using plasma reactions to desulfurize hea...
Western Research Institute (WRI) has conducted exploratory experiments on the use of microwave-induced plasmas to desulfurize heavy oils. Batch mode experiments were conducted... -
Atmospheric fluidized bed combustion: an attractive energy producing alternat...
Oil and gas are currently the predominant fuels for process steam generation, on site electrical generation, and direct and indirect heating requirements in the industrial,...