Dry coal beneficiation by the semi-industrial Air Dense Medium Fluidized Bed with binary mixtures of magnetite and fine coal particles

Zhijie Fu, Jesse Zhu, Shahzad Barghi, Yuemin Zhao, Zhenfu Luo, Chenlong Duan

Research output: Journal PublicationArticlepeer-review

42 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Air Dense Medium Fluidized Bed (ADMFB) is deemed to be one of the most efficient methods for dry coal beneficiation. In the present work, a semi-industrial ADMFB system in continuous operation was utilized to study the effects of operating gas velocity, feed coal size, and mixture composition of medium particles on the coal beneficiation in industrial practice. Binary mixtures of magnetite and fine coal particles were used as the medium material, and four different feed coal samples with the size ranges of −50 + 25, −25 + 13, −13 − 6, and −6 + 2 mm were tested individually. The experimental results showed that the influence of excess gas velocity on the dry coal separation is relatively small in the lower flow rates. The separation density and probable error increase with the decreasing of feed coal size, regardless of the type of feed coal. The separation density can be continually reduced by further increasing the fraction of fine coal in the medium material, with the compromise of the increased probable error. Moreover, the ash content and calorific value of −50 + 6 mm coarse coal can be effectively upgraded, but the beneficiation of −6 + 2 mm fine coal was less efficient.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)509-518
Number of pages10
JournalFuel
Volume243
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Air Dense Medium Fluidized Bed
  • Binary mixtures
  • Dry coal beneficiation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Fuel Technology
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Organic Chemistry

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Dry coal beneficiation by the semi-industrial Air Dense Medium Fluidized Bed with binary mixtures of magnetite and fine coal particles'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this