Patent ID: 9169439
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: B65D,C10B,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for evaluating the coking properties of coal produced in a coking oven comprising: positioning a quantity of test coal into an interior chamber of a test container having a plurality of apertures that penetrate at least one wall of the test container; the apertures being positioned in open communication with the interior chamber and shaped to allow the passage of fluids into, and from within, the interior chamber through the at least one wall; positioning the test container in a horizontal heat recovery coking oven and charging the horizontal heat recovery coking oven with a supply of coking coal; heating the test coal, test container and supply of coking coal to reduce at least a portion of the quantity of test coal to coke; and removing the test container and supply of coking coal from the horizontal heat recovery coking oven; recovering the test container for re-use; and recovering the quantity of test coal from the test container for evaluation of the coking properties of the test coal.