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Title: Method of burning lightly loaded coal-water slurries

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5898621

In a preferred arrangement of the method of the invention, a lightly loaded coal-water slurry, containing in the range of approximately 40% to 52% + 2% by weight coal, is atomized to strip water from coal particles in the mixture. Primary combustor air is forced around the atomized spray in a combustion chamber of a combustor to swirl the air in a helical path through the combustion chamber. A flame is established within the combustion chamber to ignite the stripped coal particles, and flame temperature regulating means are provided for maintaining the flame temperature within a desired predetermined range of temperatures that is effective to produce dry, essentially slag-free ash from the combustion process.

DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
Application Number:
ON: DE85011639
OSTI ID:
5898621
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English