Design and Shakedown of an Inclined Liquid Fluid-Bed Reactor System

摘要

This report describes the design and shakedown testing of an inclined liquid fluid-bed reactor system. The system is being developed for processing tar sand with a recycle oil pyrolysis and extraction process to produce a high yield of specialty products. Also reported are the results of cold-flow model tests, which were used to assist in the design of the reactor system. Shakedown tests showed the potential of the process to recover the majority of the bitumen from Asphalt Ridge tar sand and also provided data for the future modifications to improve the reactor performance. Recommendations based on shakedown test results are made for improvements in the tar sand feed, product collection, and disparger components of the reactor system to permit better reactor control and operation. 2 refs., 4 figs. (ERA citation 13:021016)