Materials-Process-Product Analysis of Coal Process Technology. Volume III. User's Guide to the MPPM. Final Report for Project Phase III

摘要

The Materials-Process-Product Model (MPPM) for coal conversion technologies, developed under a previous contract for the Department of Energy, has been modified to improve its versatility and flexibility for use in systems and policy analysis and the data base has been expanded and updated. The model consists of: a data base for coal-related materials and coal conversion processes; and an algorithmic structure that facilitates systematic evaluation of coal conversion process systems in response to exogenously specified variables such as tax policy, environmental limitations, and changes in process technologies and costs. The model is implemented as an interactive program. The user can easily include new process data, revise existing data, and introduce exogenous data related to policy options. Sensitivity analyses are readily performed on parameters such as coal sulfur content, effluent limitations, and process performance parameters. The model is currently installed and operational on the DOE, Energy Information Agency Computer in Rockville, Maryland, on IBM-370 series machine. It is also available on the CDC CYBERNET system. Volume I of this report contains a summary of work accomplished on the current contract. Volume II, the appendices, contains updated information on the model structure and algorithms. Volume III is an updated User's Manual. (ERA citation 06:029867)