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Experimental Methods of Dust Charging and Mobilization on Surfaces with Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation or Plasmas
Published on: April 3, 2018
Dust explosion hazard of pulverized fuel carry-over
Paul R Amyotte1, Atreyee Basu, Faisal I Khan
1Department of Chemical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. paul.amyotte@dal.ca
Abstract:
This paper reports the results of experiments done to examine the explosibility of the waste products (fly ash and bottom ash) from pulverized fuels (coal and petroleum coke). Tests were conducted for the fly and bottom ashes alone and also for selected fly ashes blended with the fuels. The explosion parameters of interest were explosion pressure and rate of pressure rise. The fly ashes showed no propensity to explode, whereas one of the bottom ashes did show limited explosibility. Both findings can be explained with reference to the volatile matter content of the ashes. Admixture of either coal or petroleum coke with fly ash resulted in explosible mixtures at volatile contents in the range of 7-13%, with the value being dependent on the composition of the mixture components and their particle sizes.
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