Co-combustion Coal and Waste Alternative Fuel: Thermogravimetric Analysis

Studies on the Co-combustion Behaviour of Coal/biomass Blends Using Thermogravimetric Analysis

In relation to future energy demand and fossil fuel crisis particularly in India, biomass is gaining its importance for possible utilization as co-fuel. This study focuses the use of „low temperature biomass char‟ instead of raw biomass in the blends to extract some specific advantages like lowering of grinding energy, intensification of heat energy, proper adjustment of „VM and fuel ratio‟ etc...

Investigation into the Co-combustion Behaviour and Heat Release Rate of Coal/biomass Blends Using Thermogravimetric Analysis

Combustion behaviour of coal and biomass are different due to difference in their physical and chemical properties. Thermogravimetric analysis is a useful technique to determine combustion characteristics of coal/biomass blends. This study elaborates the lab scale findings of co-combustion experiments in Thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) [in which Differential Scanning Calorimetric (DSC) and The...

Determination of Coal Rank by Thermogravimetric Analysis

INTRODUCTION The thermogravimetric analysis patterns of coals and their residues reveal subtle differences between coals and changes which occur during the processing. It is the purpose of this paper to call attention to some of the various processes occurring during the TG analysis, and to show how these patterns can be interpreted in terms of changes or differences in coal structure. It is al...

Air and Fuel Staged Co-combustion of Coal with Biomass in Power Station Boilers

The overall objective of this investigation is to develop a technology to employ biomass as substitute fuel for coal to help reduce NOx.. It was achieved by governing NOx formation kinetics through in-furnace air and fuel staged co-combustion technology. An extensive series of experimentation was carried out in a 20 kW down fired combustor to evaluate the effect of co-firing of Shea meal, Cotto...

Thermogravimetric and kinetic analysis of the decomposition of Solid Recovered Fuel from municipal solid waste