Analysis Coal Storage and

Distribution Flow
By
Ryan Suhandita
 Lets start with question

What ??
When ??
Where ??
Who ??
Why ??
How ??
 Coal Distribution

Coal is received from either barges or trucks

Material can be reclaimed from the stockpile
using an automatic reclaimer or a gravity-reclaim
Material conveyed to a crusher house and then
transferred to fuel silos or bunkers
Clasification Flow Problem
No Flow
Erratic Flow
Flushing or Flooding
Limited Discharge Rate
Segretion
NO FLOW ERRATIC FLOW
FLUSHING SEGRETION
Measuring Flow Properties
Cohesive strength of a coal material
Wall friction between a coal material
and wall surface of equipment
Compressibility or changes in a
materials coal density
Chute angle
Permeability
 Type of Flow Patterns

Funnel Flow
Mass Flow
Expanded Flow
 Maintenance Equipment of Coal Storage

The pneumatic whip bin Acoustic cleaning

cleaning system
 Conclusion
In a typical coal-fired power plant, the most common flow problem when
handling coals are, no flow condition, erratic flow, flooding, limited discharge
rate and segretion, flow problems occur this determined by conducting flow
properties. The following flow properties such as; cohesive strength, wall friction
between a coal material and wall surface, compressibility or changes in a
materials coal density, chute angle, and permeability. All of these flow properties
will be influenced by moisture content, storage time at rest, temperature and
fines content, among other factors. Therefore, to design a system that ensures
reliable flow. The flow problems that can occur in silos and bunkers are related
to how a coal material flows within them. There are two primary flow patterns
that can develop during material discharge: funnel flow and mass flow. A third
type of flow pattern, called expanded flow, can develop when a mass flow
hopper (or hoppers) is placed beneath a funnel flow hopper. In addition to coal
characteristics (contents of clay, moisture and fines), valley angles of the various
hopper designs also impact flowability. Material build-up can reduce capacity
and productivity, sometimes, resulting in material loss and down-time. The
pneumatic whip bin cleaning system and Acoustic cleaning are one of many safe
alternative for cleaning blocked or compacted silos and to improved capacity
and productivity bins to prevent down-time.
TERIMA KASIH