Cocombustion of Coal–Water Fuel with Fuel Oil
Publication: Journal of Energy Engineering
Volume 150, Issue 3
Abstract
The results of experimental studies of the cocombustion of coal–water fuel with fuel oil are presented. According to the results of experimental studies, the efficiency of joint ignition of stationary single droplets of coal–water fuel and fuel oil was substantiated. A decrease in the ignition delay times of fuel droplets was found in comparison with the ignition of only coal–water fuel droplets under identical conditions. A significant decrease in the ignition delay times of coal–water fuel droplets is typical for droplets with sizes of 2 and 3 mm in the entire studied temperature range of the oxidizer (from 873 to 1,273 K) and distances (from 2 to 4 mm) between drops of coal–water fuel and fuel oil. It has been experimentally established that the reduction of ignition delay times is 58 and 70%. For droplets of coal–water fuel with a characteristic size of 1 mm, the changes in ignition delay times are ambiguous. The joint combustion of coal–water fuel and fuel oil affects the ignition of droplets of coal–water fuel, and the characteristic size of which is more than 1 mm. With this method of burning coal–water fuel and fuel oil, the latter acts as a catalyst when igniting coal–water fuel, thereby ensuring a stable combustion of such fuel. The combustion of two-component coal–water fuel together with fuel oil can avoid the problems typical of such fuels: reduce the requirements for spraying devices, solve the problem of low reactivity, increase the completeness of combustion of this fuel, and fully use it in the production of thermal and electrical energy.
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Acknowledgments
Experiments were carried out with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation [Project No. 075-00268-20-02 (FSME-2020-0040)] and with financial support according to additional Contract No. 075-03-2024-082/2 on subsidy from the federal budget for financial support of governmental task realization for governmental services (Project No. FZES-2024-0001).
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Volume 150 • Issue 3 • June 2024
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Received: Oct 18, 2023
Accepted: Jan 17, 2024
Published online: Apr 8, 2024
Published in print: Jun 1, 2024
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