article{osti_, title = {Underground coal gasification: An overview of groundwater contamination hazards and mitigation strategies}, author = {Camp, David W. and White, Joshua A.}, abstractNote = {Underground coal gasification is the in situ conversion of coal into an energyrich product gas. It takes place deep underground, using chemical reactions to consume the coal and grow a cavity.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Underground coal gasification (UCG) is an insitu gasification technology where the controlled retreating injection point (CRIP) method is usually adopted to optimize the cavity evolution and gas production stability. ... A new model for evaluation of cavity shape and volume during Underground Coal Gasification process. Energy, Volume 148, 2018 ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377By igniting in the coal seam and injecting gas agent, underground coal gasification (UCG) causes coal to undergo thermochemical reactions in situ and, thus, to be gasified into syngas for power generation, hydrogen production, and storage. Compared with traditional mining technology, UCG has the potential sustainable advantages in energy, environment, and the economy. The paper reviewed the ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Underground coal gasification (UCG) is the process of converting hydrocarbon materials into synthesis gas insitu. Underground coal gasification is sometimes referred to as insitu coal gasification (ISCG). The process has been developed over more than a century, though only a few projects currently operate on a continuous basis.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The Controlled Retracting Injection Point (CRIP) process for underground coal gasification (UCG) was successfully demonstrated during the Rocky Mountain I (RM I) field test conducted in the winter of 198788 near Hanna, Wyoming. The basic features for the CRIP process are its ability to maintain oxidant injection low in the coal seam by ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377the gasification process needs to be monitored and controlled to ensure that the underground gasification has a stable combustible gas composition and calorific value, as well as a higher gas yield and gasification rate [1]. UCG is a very complex physical and chemical process, and many factors affect the composition and quality of syngas.
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WhatsApp: +86 182036953771Introduction. Underground coal gasification (UCG) is the process in which air, steam and oxygen are injected into the insitu coal seams. Then the coal is ignited and converted into syngas (such as H 2, CO, CH 4, and CO 2) [[1], [2], [3]].During the UCG process, the temperature in the gasification face and cavity can normally reach °C [[1], [2]].
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) process is a complex and multiphysics phenomenon, thus making it difficult to develop a mathematical model that encapsulates all dynamical aspects. In this regard, datadriven modeling techniques offer a reliable alternative for prediction, control, and optimization of dynamical systems, but their ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Traditional coaltoliquid processes use gasification with excess steam to obtain hydrogenrich syngas for downstream manufacturing of methanol or FischerTropsch liquids. Such processes are shown to produce very large amounts of CO2 directly by the WaterGasShift (WGS) reaction or, indirectly, by combustion in raising steam. It is shown how any coal gasifier can operate under autothermal ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The process of underground coal gasification (UCG) is considered to be one of the forms of clean coal technologies for obtaining gaseous fuel and synthesis gas from hard coal (Burton et al. 2006; Bhutto et al. 2013; Cough 2009).In the situation of increasingly smaller coal resources available for economically justified mining and the unfavorable impact of coal combustion on the environment ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377This paper represents the results of experimental studies of physical modeling of the underground coal gasification process in terms of implementation of design and technological solutions aimed at intensification of a gasification process of thin coal seams. A series of experimental studies were performed in terms of a stand unit with the provided criteria of similarity to field conditions as ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Underground coal gasification (UCG) converts coal in place (underground) into a gaseous product, commonly known as ... • UCG is not a steadystate process, and both the flow rate and the heating value of the syngas will vary over time. Environmental Management UCG may impact groundwater. Also, the
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Coal gasification is a promising option for the future use of coal. Similarly to gasification in industrial reactors, underground coal gasification (UCG) produces syngas, which can be used for power generation or for the production of liquid hydrocarbon fuels and other valuable chemical products. As compared with conventional mining and surface gasification, UCG promises lower capital ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Underground coal gasification (UCG) is a gasification process used to produce gas from coal in situ by injecting air or oxygen into nonmined coal seams and extracting the product gas via surface wells. The resulting synthetic gas ("syngas") can be used to produce electricity, as well as chemicals, liquid fuels, hydrogen and synthetic natural gas.
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Underground coal gasification (Bhutto et al. 2013; Cena and Thorness 1981; Perkins 2018) consists of the reaction of the oxidizing reagent (mainly oxygen) and water with the raw coal located underground, which results in the production of process gas and byproducts such as postprocess water and tar main idea of the process is to obtain as much process gas as possible with ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) takes advantage of the same chemical reactions of coal to produce product gases, as those occurring in conventional gasifier reactors. The main difference is that in UCG the underground coal seam itself becomes the reactor, so that the gasification of the coal takes place underground instead of in a manufactured gasification vessel at the Obviously ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Underground coal gasification (UCG) is just an industrialised gasification process that takes place in coal seams that haven't been mined. It entails injecting a gaseous oxidising agent, often oxygen or air, and transporting the resultant product gas to the surface via production gas wells drilled from the surface.
WhatsApp: +86 182036953771. Technical connotation of underground coal gasification Concept Underground coal gasification (UCG) refers to the process of producing CH4, H2 and other combustible gases through controlled combustion of coal in situ in the strata with appro priate engineering technology[1ï€6].
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Underground coal gasification (UCG) is the process of converting hydrocarbon materials into synthesis gas insitu. ... Based on these selections, the mathematical models of the UCG process can be divided into classes: process models, coal block models, coal wall models, packed bed models, channel models, computational fluid dynamic models ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Underground coal gasification (UCG) is an alternative way to convert underground coal reserves into a synthesis gas (syngas), such as methane, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide, in situ, where it is infeasible or uneconomical for traditional mining methods [1,2,3,4].UCG has the potential to be a more environmentally friendly and costeffective way to extract energy from coal, as it can reduce the ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377The technical feasibility of underground coal gasification (UCG) has been established through many field trials and laboratoryscale experiments over the past decades. However, the UCG is site specific and the commercialization of UCG is being hindered due to the lack of complete information for a specific site of operation. Since conducting UCG trials and data extraction are costly and ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Underground coal gasification (UCG), as an in situ chemical conversion and mining technology, can not only be used for the exploitation and utilization of deep and unminable coal seams but can also recover coal resources from abandoned mines. ... A process model for underground coal gasification PartIII: Parametric studies and UCG process ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377During deep underground coal gasification, the semicoke produced by the pyrolysis of dense coal cores is an important material for its gasification and combustion. In this paper, pressurized pyrolysis experiments were carried out on dense coal cores at 700 °C and pressures of 1, 2, and 3 MPa using a shaft furnace. The resulting semicoke and raw coal were analyzed using the characterization ...
WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Underground coal gasification (UCG) converts coal insitu into a gaseous product, commonly known as synthesis gas or syngas through the same chemical reactions that occur in surface gasifiers. ... CO2, and H2O (steam), with many of the coal impurities converted to gaseous species such as H2S and NH3. The gasification process is typically ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18203695377Underground coal gasification (UCG) is a complex process as it depends on many factors such as geological and geohydrological analysis of strata, physical and chemical properties of coal, operational process parameters, seismic events, analysis of produced gases in realtime.
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