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    RWE Power in Germany is, by a clear margin, the leader in steam fluidised bed drying of brown coal. Integrated drying gasification HRL has developed and demonstrated integrated drying gasification combined cycle technology. Mechanical thermal expression compresses coarse crushed coal (heated in the range 150 to 200 degC by condensing steam) at mechanical pressures typically of about 60 bar.

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    RWE Power in Germany is, by a clear margin, the leader in steam fluidised bed drying of brown coal. Integrated drying gasification HRL has developed and demonstrated integrated drying gasification combined cycle technology. Mechanical thermal expression compresses coarse crushed coal (heated in the range 150 to 200 degC by condensing steam) at mechanical pressures typically of about 60 bar.

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    RWE Power in Germany is, by a clear margin, the leader in steam fluidised bed drying of brown coal. Integrated drying gasification HRL has developed and demonstrated integrated drying gasification combined cycle technology. Mechanical thermal expression compresses coarse crushed coal (heated in the range 150 to 200 degC by condensing steam) at mechanical pressures typically of about 60 bar.

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    BrownCoalDryingTechnologies

    APPJointMeetingofCleanerFossilEnergyand PowerGenerationandTransmissionTaskForces 01April2008

    Leads to higher capital cost

    Lower efficiency means higher CO2 emissions (more fuel needed per kWhe)

    Thebenefitsofdryingbrowncoal
    Lowercapitalcostofplants Higherefficiency(lowerfueluseandCO2emissions) inoperation

    From RWE Power


    http://www.rwe.com/generator.aspx/rwe-power-icw/property=Data/id=608764/dl-wta-technology.pdf

    Thewaystodrybrowncoal
    SteamFluidisedBedDrying IntegratedDryingGasification DensifiedBrownCoal MechanicalThermalExpression HydrothermalDewatering Others

    Steamfluidisedbeddrying
    Thetechnologyinvolvesevaporativedryingofthe coalinasuperheatedsteamfluidisedbed.
    ConceptwasinventedbyPotteratMonashUniversity in1985 DevelopedtoaprecommercialscalebyLurgiin Germany.

    RWEPowerinGermanyis,byaclearmargin,the leaderinsteamfluidisedbeddryingofbrowncoal.
    Threegenerationsofdevelopmentandscaleupover thepast20years EnteringfullcommercialuseinGermanyandapre commercialdemonstrationplannedinVictoria

    Integrateddryinggasification
    HRLPtyLtdhasdevelopedand demonstratedintegrateddrying gasificationcombinedcycletechnology.
    Successfullytakento10MWpilotscale demonstrationlevelinLatrobeValley Nowundertakinglargescaledemonstration projectcomprisingtheconstructionand commissioningofa400MWcombinedcycle cleancoalpowergenerationplantsupplied by2x200MWgasifiersusingHRLsIDGCC Technology. JointventuringwithHarbinGroupofChina forthis$750Mprojectthatissupportedwith $100MAustralianGovernmentand$50M VictorianGovernmentfunding

    Densifiedbrowncoal
    Attritioningofasminedcoaltoproducemoist, plastic,finegrained,coalclay thatsubsequentlyis airdriedtoalowmoisturecontentcoal ablackcoal equivalent product.
    OriginallydevelopedandpatentedbyMelbourne Universityinthemid1980s Potentialforrecoveryofwatercontent

    Commercialisationofdifferingprocess/production techniquesbeingundertakenbyVictoriancompanies.
    EnvironmentalCleanTechnologies LaTrobeLigniteDevelopments JottEngineering

    LaTrobe Lignite Developments 2007

    Mechanicalthermalexpression
    Involvescompressingcoarsecrushedcoal(heatedin therange150to200Cbycondensingsteam)at mechanicalpressurestypicallyofabout60barto squeezethewaterfromthebrowncoal.
    1tonneperhourpilotplantbuiltandtestedin Melbourne 15tonneperhourdemonstrationplantproject underwayinLatrobeValley Producesadriedbrowncoalproduct

    Hydrothermaldewatering
    Wetcoalisheatedunderpressureto250300Cand thecoalstructurebreaksdownandshrinks,releasing thewaterasaliquid.
    Exergen hasdevelopedanefficient,continuousreactor forhydrothermaldewatering(HTD)ofbrowncoal Thisreactorandprocesshasbeensuccessfully demonstratedina4tonneperhour(tph)continuous pilotdewateringplantinTasmania Exergen publiclyannouncedin2006thatithas partneredwithengineeringcontractorThiessand aluminiumproducerAlcoaofAustraliasAnglesea PowerStationtofurtherscaleupitsHTDreactorand http://www.thiess.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/10718/Exergen_Press_Release_2006_04_28.pdf process

    Otherdryingapproaches
    Highspeedgrinding/dryingprocesses
    Windhexe technology

    Continuousprocessforpressuredewatering
    AquEx

    Browncoalisattractive(whendry)
    Thereislotsoflowranked(brown)coalinAustralia, Germany,China,USAandothercountries.
    Oftenalowcostprimaryenergyresource Itshighreactivityisgoodforgasificationandreductant applications

    Itisused,orcouldbeused,in:
    Powergeneration
    Largestapplication,worldwide

    Coaltoliquids Gastoliquids Mineralsprocessing Exportqualitybrowncoal

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