Ship Loading Coarse Coal

Faddick R. R. 1982. Ship Loading Coarse Coal Slurries. In The 8th International Conference on Hydraulic Transport of Solids in Pipes, Johannesburg, South Africa. Cranfield, UK BHRA Group. 

The endpoint of a coal slurry pipeline may be a thermal power plant or a ship loading facility (Figure 11-5) for export. Faddick (1982) reviewed some concepts for loading coarse coal onto ships ... 

Monosized pieces in bulk, on the other hand, particularly if they are not spherical, do not reach high density or mass. For example, run-of-mine, coarsely crushed coal that is loaded into trucks, railroad cars, or ship holds results in relatively high bulk mass, as smaller particles fill the voids between larger ones. If that same coal is briquetted, the identical transport device holds much less and, therefore, in comparison, renders shipping less economical. Crushing briquettes and sizing the broken pieces to be within the same limits as run-of-mine coal results in identical bulk mass and meets standard loading requirements. 

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