Ignition rate measurement of laser-ignited coals. Quarterly report, January 1, 1996--March 31, 1996
Over the last several decades many experiments have been conceived to study the ignition of pulverized coal and other solid fuels. We are constructing a laser-based apparatus which offers several advantages over those currently in favor. Sieve-sized particles are dropped batch-wise into a laminar, upward-flow wind tunnel which is constructed with a quartz test section. The gas stream is not preheated. A single pulse from a Nd:YAG laser is focused through the tunnel and ignites several particles. The transparent test section and cool walls allow for application of two-color pyrometry to measure the particles` temperature history during ignition and combustion. Coals ranging in rank from lignites to low-volatile bituminous, and chars derived from these coals, will be studied in this project. For each fuel type, measurements of the ignition temperature under various experimental conditions (particle size and free-stream oxygen concentration), combined with a detailed analysis of the ignition process, will permit the determination of kinetic rate constants of ignition.
- Research Organization:
- East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG22-94MT94012
- OSTI ID:
- 374264
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/MT/94012-T7; ON: DE96050286
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 28 Apr 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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