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Isothermal, gas combustion and coal tests were undertaken in order to characterise a vertical cyclone combustor for burning anthracite. Inert particles (alumina cement) were used during the first two series of tests, in order to characterise chamber temperatures, material collection efficiencies and size distribution of particles. Mixture ratios from 0.4 up to 1.6 were tested in steps of 0.2. Under isothermal conditions, an optimum penetration length of vortex finder into the combustion chamber was found to be approximately 10% of the chamber length. The highest temperature can be obtained in the lower section of the combustion chamber both in gas and in coal combustion. The collection efficiency of the cyclone combustor in the various modes of operation was found to be excellent. For coal tests, mixed firing with coal and gas was adopted to sustain the flame in the combustor. The mixed fuels investigated here contain 60, 70 and 80% by mass of coal, and the 70% case was found favorable in the context of carbon burnout and collection efficiency.
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No, S.Y. Combustion characteristics of anthracite in a vertical cyclone combustor. KSME Journal 7, 295–302 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02953200
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