Coal Fines Drying and Blending
Midwest US
Project Services: EPC | Home Office Engineering, Design, & Procurement | Seconded Project Manager
Project Summary
This alternative use for coal is a proprietary process for blending “micro-fine” coal which has been reclaimed from coal mine discard. The coal fines are bulk delivered to site in 40 foot shipping containers and consist of 50% moisture. The containers are dumped into a hopper and conveyed into a flash dryer where the coal is dried to less than 5% moisture. Following drying, it is blended into No. 6 Fuel Oil, or other heavy oils, thereby increasing volume and BTU value of the fuel oil. The blended fuel oil is stored in tanks and then pumped to ships/barges for delivery to the end user.
Project Highlight Features Include:
- Coal Fines tipper and conveyor systems
- Flash dryers
- MCC building
- Control room building
- Brownfield tie-ins for utilities
- Modularized high-speed blending system
- Procurement of all major equipment, fabricated steel
- 100% elimination of chance of fuel oil product to co-mingle with other terminal products