Abstract:
A stabilized coal slurry comprising pulverized and purified coal, water and a dispersing agent, said dispersing agent by selective absorption having produced different charging of particles of coal and particles of other substances to obtain purified coal and maintain the stability of the slurry.
Abstract:
A process for pumping a carbonaceous slurry which contains at least about 60 volume percent of solids is disclosed. The slurry used in this process has a carbonaceous consist with a particle size distribution in substantial accordance with a specified CPFT formula. The slurry is pumped in a substantially laminar regime, at a Reynolds number of less than about 2100.
Abstract:
A deashed coal-water slurry and process for preparing the same containing 65-85 percent of solids and 0.01-2.4 weight percent of dispersing agent. The slurry is comprised of a coal compact whose coal particles have a particle size distribution in substantial accordance with a specified formula. The coal-water slurry has a relatively low viscosity of less than 4,000 centipoise at a 75 percent solids content and, when it is pumped at either a constant or an increasing shear rate, its viscosity decreases. Also disclosed are a pumping process and an electrophoretic deashing cell and process.
Abstract:
A process for preparing a carbonaceous slurry with a Brookfield viscosity of less than 5,000 centipoise when it is measured at a solids content of 70 volume percent, ambient temperature, ambient pressure, and 100 revolutions per minute, is disclosed. In the first step of this process, a specified carbonaceous compact is provided which has a certain particle size distribution, a specific surface area of from about 0.8 to about 4.0 square meters per cubic centimeter, an interstitial porosity of less than about 20 volume, and which contains at least about 5 weight percent of colloidally sized carbonaceous particles and at least 85 weight percent of particles smaller than 300 microns. In the second stage of this process, from about 60 to about 80 parts, by volume, of said carbonaceous compact is mixed with from about 20 to about 40 parts, by volume, of carrier liquid, wherein (1)at least two liquids are mixed with said carbonaceous compact, (2)at least about 90 weight percent of the total amount of liquid mixed with said carbonaceous compact is water, and (c)no more than about 10 weight percent of the total amount of liquid mixed with said carbonacoue compact is non-aqueous liquid.A carbonacecous slurry which contains from about 60-80 volume percent of carbonaceous solid material, which has a Brookfield viscosity at 70 volume percent solids of less than 5,000 centipoise, which contains said carbonaceous compact, which contains from about 20-40 volume percent of liquid wherein (1)at least two liquids are present in the slurry, (2)at least about 90 weight percent of the liquid in the slurry is water, and (3)no more than about 10 weight percent of the liquid in the slurry is non-aqueous liquid, also is disclosed.
Abstract:
A process for preparing a carbonaceous slurry which utilizes a reduced amount of dispersing agent is provided. In this process, a grinding mixture which is comprised of from about 60 to about 82 volume percent of carbonaceous solid material and from about 18 to about 40 volume percent of carrier liquid is provided. The optimum concentration of dispersing agent for this grinding mixture is then determined by a specified method. Thereafter, the grinding mixture is ground until a slurry with specified properties and a specified particle size distribution is obtained; during the grinding, a total of from about 10 to about 90 weight percent of the optimum concentration of dispersing agent is added to the grinding mixture by adding at least two separate portions of dispersant at at least two separate times.
Abstract:
A high strength ceramic product especially adapted for electrical porcelain insulators and including alumina, clay, and flux (nepheline syenite or potassium feldspar). The alumina content is from 45 to 60% by weight of the ceramic body. The product is formed by conventional wet processing. By controlling the size of alumina and flux, a high modulus of rupture (in excess of 30,000 psi) is imparted to the fired ceramic product.
Abstract:
An apparatus for deagglomerating powder in a mixture of liquid and powder, which contains a mixing tank, a rotatable shaft, at least two agitator disks connected to such shaft, and a vortex suppressor disposed above the topmost of such disks at a distance which is from about 30 to about 60 percent of the inside diameter of the mixing tank. The mixing tank has a height which is from about 9 inches to about 20 feet, and an inside diameter of from about 3 inches to about 3 feet; and the ratio of such height to such inside diameter is at least about 3/1. The distance between the agitator disks is from about 50 to about 200 percent of the diameter of the first agitator disk; each of such disks contains from about 4 to about 12 teeth attached around its periphery; the frontal area of each of said teeth is from about 0.02 to about 1.5 square inches; and each of such teeth is so attached that it forms an angle between the front face of the tooth and the radius of said disk of from about 5 to about 45 degrees. The agitator disks preferably contain two halves, each of which is attached to a hub connected to the shaft.
Abstract:
A mixer for delaminating, deagglomerating, mixing, and extruding a mixture of powder and liquid, which contains a mixing chamber, a variable speed rotating shaft disposed within the chamber, a multiplicity of stators extending from the interior wall of the chamber towards the shaft, and a multiplicity of differently configured auger blades connected to the shaft. The device contains a first, second, and third set of auger blades, each of which is connected to the shaft. The first set of augur blades has a pitch which is at least twice as great as the pitch of each of the second and third set of augur blades, and it also has a smaller face area.
Abstract:
A predominantly .beta.'-sialon-bonded silicon carbide refractory article is produced by reaction-nitriding a green body containing a plurality of silicon carbide powders, none having an average particle size greater than about 200 micrometers, a metal oxide oxygen source, fine grained silicon, and a source of aluminum. The invention also includes a raw batch and a process for producing the refractory article.
Abstract:
An apparatus for deagglomerating powder in a mixture of liquid and powder which contains a mixing tank, an agitator disposed within the mixing tank, and a baffle. The agitator disk is circular, has an diameter of from about 6 to about 40 inches, and contains a multiplicity of compound teeth radially and removably attached to its perimeter. Each of the compound teeth is comprised of a substrate to which is attached a front plate, a top plate, and a bottom plate; each of these plates preferably consists of a ceramic material, such as tungsten carbide.