Abstract
Western coals, now being shipped by unit trains to eastern and southern markets, contain from 13% to 32% moisture. Drying of these coals at the mine would reduce the cost of coal to the utilities from 10% to 16% IF the railroads do not materially increase rates on higher BTU coal.
The spontaneous combustion of dry coal can be inhibited, and the savings per unit train should range from $1,375,000 to $4,129,000 per year according to the various minimum tonnage rates. The shipment of dried coal will reduce the tonnages being shipped by 15%, or increase the railroad carrying capacity by approximately 20%, without additional expense to the railroads.
Recommended Citation
Wartes, Lloyd Lore, "Carrying Water to Newcastle" (1978). UMR-MEC Conference on Energy / UMR-DNR Conference on Energy. 418, pp. 532-538.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/umr-mec/418
Meeting Name
5th Annual UMR-DNR Conference on Energy (1978: Oct. 10-12, Rolla, MO)
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Session
Energy and the Environment II
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1978 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
12 Oct 1978
