Laboratory Partial seam

Parameters Large block tests Rocky mountain I

experiments CRIP
Year 1981 1981–1982 1983 1987–1988
Location (USA) Livermore, CA Centralia, WA Centralia, WA Hanna, WY
Coal parameters
Depth (m) N/A 15–22 61 110
Thickness (m) N/A 6 6 7.6
Type Sub-bit. Sub-bit. Sub-bit. Sub-bit.
Process parameters
Production pressure
100 105 425 815
(kPA)
Oxidant (mol:mol) 2:1 steam/O2 3:1 steam/O2 3:1 steam/O2 2:1 steam/O2

Oxygen utilisation
644 887 794 1636
(kJ/mol)

Coal converted (m3) 0.014 16 1400 8077

Conversion rate
0.07 6.7 46.7 86.9
(m3/day)

Dry gas composition

(mol%)
H2 36.7 42.2 34.2 38.5
CO 23.8 24.9 17.5 11.8
CO2 33.5 27.5 34.4 37.6
CH4 2.7 3.5 5.5 9.4

Dry gas calorific value

179 202 177 203
(LHV, kJ/mol)

Dry gas calorific value

8 9 7.9 9.1
(LHV, MJ/Nm3)

Creighton and Hill and

References Hill et al. [10] Cena et al. [3]
Thorsness [5] Thorsness [8,9]
Boysen et al. [1]
y - Coefficient of Hydrogen
z - Coefficient of Oxygen
m - Coefficient of oxidiant term, Unit -
moles/moles of feedstock
w - Coefficient of moisture term, Unit -
moles/moles of feedstock
P - Pressure of the reactor, Unit - atm
T - Initial temp of reactants, Unit - K Variable
H_Fuel - Heating value of the feedstock, Unit -
J/mol y
z

w
P
T

H_Fuel
Description Unit Value Reference

Coefficient of Hydrogen
Coefficient of Oxygen
moles/moles of
Coefficient of oxidiant term feedstock
moles/moles of
Coefficient of moisture term feedstock
Pressure of the reactor atm
Initial temp of reactants K

Heating value of the feedstock J/mol