HRL Technology Group Pty Ltd ABN 89 609 887 327 [email protected] hrl.com.au
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FuelTechn
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FuelTechnologyhrl:provideshigh-endconsultingandtechnologyservicestoclientsinthecoalandenergysectorswithexpertisethatincludesallaspectsoffuelutilisationandprocessing.hrl:rangeoffueltechnologyservicesinclude:• resourceevaluationandcharacterisation• desktopstudies,computermodellingandlaboratory
investigations• pilot-plantandfull-scaletrials• environmentalmonitoringandcompliance• measurementandoptimisationofprocessplant• greenhouseconsulting• materialsengineeringandplantintegrityservices• projectmanagementandimplementation.
Fueltypesincludecoal,biomass,oil-shaleandwastesthroughtoliquidandgaseousfuelstreams.hrl:specialistcapabilityinlowrankcoalsisinternationallyrecognised.Fuelprocessingtechnologiesmayincludedrying,sizereductionoragglomeration,fuelupgrading,combustion,gasificationandundergroundcoalgasification(UCG),carbonisation,retortingandconversionofcoal-toliquids.Planttypesincludeboilersandpowerstations,rotarykilns,movingandfluidised-beds,calciners,reductionfurnacesandsmelters.
Challenges
Understandingafuelanditsimpactsontechnologyselectionandprocessoperationcanbecriticaltoaproject’ssuccess.Specific challengesmayinclude: • understandingthefuelresourcequalityandvariability• selectionofanappropriateutilisationtechnology• optimisationormodificationofexistingprocesses• developmentofnewutilisationoptions• addressingenvironmentalissuesandgreenhousegas
impacts• economicevaluation,riskanalysisandproject
implementation.
Solutions
hrl:workscloselywithitsclientstounderstandtheirbusinessobjectivesandthechallengestheyface,andthendevelopscustomisedsolutionstomeetthoseneeds.Someareasofcapabilityareasfollows:
Liquidsfromcoalretorting
Resourceevaluationandfuelcharacterisation Performingcomprehensiveanalysisandcharacterisationfromasinglesamplethroughtoafull-borecoreanalysisprogram,hrl:canassistclientsbydrawingoncapabilitiesthatinclude:• chemical,physicalandthermalanalysisofcoals,biomass,
wastesandotherfuelstreams• inorganic,tracemetalandleachabilityanalysis• particlesizedistribution,densityandporosity
characterisation• rheologicalbehaviourofliquidfuelsandslurries• combustionandgasificationreactivity,and
devolatilisationbehaviour• spontaneouscombustion(selfheating)testingand
stockpilingadvice.
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Processevaluation,designandimplementation Drawingonafundamentalandpracticalunderstandingoffuelandmaterialsbehaviourinprocessingplant,hrl:canassistclientsindesigningandevaluatingvariousfuelutilisationtechnologies.Specificservicesinclude:• in-housetestingoffuelbehaviourincludingdryingand
milling,combustionorgasification,fuelupgrading,biomassco-firing,andconversiontoliquidfuels
• constructingandoperatingbenchandpilot-scaleequipmenttoinvestigatefuelutilisationproblemsortodevelopnewsolutions
• optimisingandde-bottleneckingtoimprovefuelutilisationorincreaseplantefficiency
• dustexplosibility,spontaneouscombustionandself-heating
• investigatingandcontrollingdepositformationandcorrosionprocesses
• plantconditionassessment,materialsselection,rootcauseoffailure
• evaluatingoptionsformitigatingemissionsofpollutantsandgreenhousegasesincludingcarboncapture
• developingprocessdesignsandcompletingtechnicalandeconomicevaluations
• implementingtechnicalsolutionsincludingdesignandconstruct.
Environmentalandgreenhouseconsultingserviceshrl:assistsclientstoachieveaneffectivebalancebetweeneconomicandenvironmentaloutcomeswithservicesthatinclude:
• environmentalanalysis,auditandmanagementservices• developingoptionstoreduceenvironmentalimpacts• providingassistancewiththedocumentationand
negotiationofenvironmental submissionswithregulatoryauthorities.
hrl:greenhouseconsultantsalsoprovidearangeofcompliancereportingservices,andworkwithitsprocessengineerstodevelopoptionstoabategreenhousegasemissions. Benefitshrl:clientswiththebenefitsthatflowfromworkingwithanorganisationthathasmorethan40yearsofexperienceinfuelutilisationandoptimisation.Clientbenefitsincludeaccessto:• astep-by-stepinvestigationprocessthatincludesclient
engagementandcontinuousconsultation• commerciallyfocusedsolutionswithpractical
applications• morethan120scientists,engineersandtechnicians• modernfuelstestingandanalyticallaboratorythatis
enhancedbyspecialistbench-andpilot-scalefacilities
• anorganisationwiththecapabilitytotakeaprojectfromconceptandinitialinvestigationthroughtosolutionimplementation.
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