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Char gasification and ash vaporization in single-stage and two-stage coal-fired MHD combustors

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OSTI ID:5301046
A computer model is presented for the simulation of coal combustion under conditions pertinent to single-stage and two-stage open-cycle MHD systems. The vaporization of mineral constituents is described by an external-diffusion controlled model, using empirical data for the effective vapor pressures. Chemical kinetics are included for the reactions of char with O/sub 2/, CO/sub 2/, H/sub 2/O, O, and OH. A parametric study of the effects of pressure, fuel/air equivalence ratio, and oxidant preheat temperature is used to illustrate tradeoffs between coal combustion efficiency, ash vaporization, and combustor residence time.
Research Organization:
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (USA). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Sponsoring Organization:
Not Available; USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC01-79ET15518
OSTI ID:
5301046
Report Number(s):
CONF-800617-4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English