Preparation and Application of Porous Stainless Steel Cone/Tube in Coal Gasification Engineering

In the Shell Coal Gasification Process (SCGP), porous stainless steel cone is used as a gas-distributor to make pulverized coal entering fluidization which can insure the continuous transportation of coal powder and improve the combustion efficiency. In the service conditions the porous cone must have not only high and uniform permeability, but also a proper strength. This study focuses on the preparation of porous stainless steel cone and tube with high performances such as permeability and strength etc. for applications. The porous cone/tube with 32%-35% in porosity, 20 micron in maximum pore size was prepared by CIP. After welding and sealing, the breaking pressures of cone/tube are larger than 2.5 MPa which meet the requirements for fluidization transportation of coal powder in SCGP.