In the pelletizing process for coal fines are rolled into balls of 5-50mm diam. The addition of 5 to 10 percent binder produces a product which after thermal drying, has sufficient stability to handling problems.
This report deseribes the factor influencing the production of pellets by disc and drum type pelletizer.
The results obtained are summerized as follows;
(1) Most important factors (a) the amount of water (b) inclination of the disc or drum and (c) height of the rim.
(2) If when we wish to make a high strength pellets, following conditons are required (a) size distribution is minns 100 mesh coal particles over than 30 percent (b) the emulsified coal tar pitch with lignin which serves as a binder to provide the strength necessary for waterproof and (c) inclination of disc is large.
The hot gases used to dry the pellets are oil furnace or stack gases from a boiler plant. They are drawn from the hot gases by 150m
3/min main fan which blows them into the oven and the exhaust gases carrying moisture from the pellets by 6 suction fans are discharged into atmosphere. The temperature of the gases as they pass up through the pellets is in the range of 120 to 170°C.
Pelletization of preparation plant slurry has made possible the economic recovery of marketable coal.
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