TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS FOR COAL PART 1, SUMMARY

The Danish energy policy is to substitute oil fuels by coal, at least in larger industrial enterprises. The purpose of this investigation is to plan the future coal consumption, to calculate models for coordinated transportation systems and to establish coal quality requirements and handling equipment siting. The supply model comprehends: supplies, unloading, handling, storage and domestic transportation of coal. Furnance equipment and corresponding coal comminution, flexibility and demand, and the now-existing infrastructure of coal distribution are analyzed. There is proposed a handling system of four coal qualities, covering any possible demand. For every coal-type there is given technical, economic and environmental data in a catalogue. A random average-size county has been chosen as an example and 9 various system proposals of coal handling and distribution for industrial purposes and district heating systems. Train, truck and ship transport costs have been compared for the assumed four coal-types and storage costs and safety (self-ignition prevention) evaluated. The simulated model proves usefulness of a control distribution network for coal supplies. (ERA citation 09:032612)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Portions are illegible in Microfiche Products.
• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Technical University of Denmark

  Anker Engelundsvej, Building 115
  2800 Lyngby, TN  Denmark  37831
• Publication Date: 1983-5

Language

• Danish

Media Info

• Pagination: 32 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal; Costs; Demand; Freight handling; Freight traffic; Handling and storage; Industrial materials; Mathematical models; Petroleum; Physical distribution; Storage facilities
• Old TRIS Terms: Industrial use; Substitutes
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393669
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NP-4750996
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM