Rheological behavior of coal bio-oil slurries

Ping Feng, Lifang Hao, Chaofei Huo, Ze Wang, Weigang Lin and Wenli Song

Energy, 2014, vol. 66, issue C, 744-749

Abstract: Coal bio-oil slurries (CBSs) were prepared by blending coal with bio-oil from the fast pyrolysis, and their apparent viscosities were measured by a rotary viscometer. The influences of coal rank, solid concentration, particle size distribution and temperature on the apparent viscosity and rheological properties of slurries were investigated. Additionally, the grey relational analysis was employed to determine the order of importance of factors affecting the apparent viscosity for different rank coals. Results show that, the CBS exhibits non-Newtonian fluid behavior and can be described by Herschel–Bulkley equation. The main factors for different rank coals affecting apparent viscosity of CBS are inherent moisture and carboxyl groups. The maximum solid concentration of CBS can reach 45–47 wt. % for Shenmu bituminous coal. Appropriate solid particle size distribution and preparation temperature can provide satisfied slurries with low viscosity.

Keywords: Biomass; Coal bio-oil slurry; Apparent viscosity; Grey relational analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.01.097

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