Handling Wet and Frozen Coal

Wet and frozen coal can create difficult problems for coal handlers, including clogging equipment and impeding or blocking coal flow. However, many of the problems resulting from wet or frozen coal can be greatly reduced, and sometimes entirely avoided, by following certain precautions, by properly using specialized equipment, and, in some cases, by planning ahead. This training program covers the types of problems caused by wet and frozen coal, as well as methods and equipment that are commonly used to avoid, minimize, or respond to these problems.

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Learning Objectives

  • Identify coal handling problems caused by wet coal.
  • Explain how wet coal sticks to itself and to coal handling equipment.
  • Outline procedures to prepare for wet coal problems.
  • List methods and equipment for detecting wet coal problems.
  • Describe how to respond to wet coal problems.
  • Discuss ways of dealing with water accumulation.
  • Identify coal handling problems caused by frozen coal.
  • Explain how coal freezes and how frozen coal sticks to coal handling equipment.
  • Outline procedures to avoid or minimize frozen coal problems.
  • Describe mechanical methods of treating frozen coal.
  • Identify the major parts of frozen coal crackers and traveling hammer mill crushers.
  • Explain how frozen coal is broken up by frozen coal crackers and traveling hammer mill crushers.
  • Describe how thawing sheds and torches are operated to heat frozen coal in railcars.
  • State the reasons antifreeze is applied to conveyor belts.
  • Outline a basic system for applying antifreeze to conveyor belts.
  • Explain why coal is treated with antifreeze.
  • Discuss how mechanical methods, thermal methods, and chemical methods can be used together to treat frozen coal in a coal handling system.
  • Specs

    Course Level Intermediate
    Languages English
    Compatibility Audio, Video, MobileReady

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