Coal- and ash-handling systems reliability conference and workshop proceedings

A national conference and workshop on problems of coal- and ash-handling systems reliability was sponsored by EPRI on October 27-29, 1980. Following an introduction with an overview on storage and flow of solids, formal papers were presented at a series of sessions organized under the following topics: yard coal handling, inplant coal handling, frozen coal, fugitive dust, fly ash handling, bottom ash handling, and ash disposal. Some major conclusions reached from the meeting included (1) the need for better methods to measure coal properties and stockpiles; (2) the need to design coal- and ash-handling systems on a custom basis; and (3) the need to deal with coal-freezing problems from a total systems approach. The report also includes notes based on workshops that addressed the same topics. Twenty-three papers have been entered individually into EDB and ERA.