The combustion characteristics and particulate emission during combustion of Thai lignite with 30% of secondary air to total air (SA:TA) in a fixed bed combustor have been investigated in real-time. The results hav...The combustion characteristics and particulate emission during combustion of Thai lignite with 30% of secondary air to total air (SA:TA) in a fixed bed combustor have been investigated in real-time. The results have shown that particle formation is governed by competing reaction between the formation of the nucleated sized-particles (Dp 〈 0.1μm) and the coagulated particle (Dp 0.1-1 μm). Temperature and burning rate are the highest priority factors to control the emission of particulate. Furthermore, the co-firing of coal/rice husks at 60:40% mass fraction with 10%SA:TA could be the alternative options to further reduction of particulate and to be recommended.展开更多
文摘The combustion characteristics and particulate emission during combustion of Thai lignite with 30% of secondary air to total air (SA:TA) in a fixed bed combustor have been investigated in real-time. The results have shown that particle formation is governed by competing reaction between the formation of the nucleated sized-particles (Dp 〈 0.1μm) and the coagulated particle (Dp 0.1-1 μm). Temperature and burning rate are the highest priority factors to control the emission of particulate. Furthermore, the co-firing of coal/rice husks at 60:40% mass fraction with 10%SA:TA could be the alternative options to further reduction of particulate and to be recommended.