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Combustion Inside a Kiln

05/11/2012 9:42 AM

Hi, am currently working on a kiln project and iv noticed that a lot of coal fines remain unburnt in certain areas of the kiln. How can I solve this problem?
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05/11/2012 10:28 AM

Reduce the amount of coal fines in initial charge.

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05/11/2012 1:05 PM

Kilns run at a temperature high enough to combust coal, so you know that there is sufficient heat.

So you have heat and fuel (coal), but no combustion. Hmmmm. What's missing?

Let me ask the Wizard of Oz.

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05/11/2012 1:42 PM

Is that the Wizard of Oz, or the Wizard of O2?
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Re: Combustion Inside a Kiln

05/12/2012 11:57 AM

Combusting the carburetted coal fines upstream of the kiln might help reduce the accumulation of coal fines inside the kiln. Highly turbulent mixing followed by a divergent nozzle and a combustion chamber would supply hot air to the kiln and reduce the accumulation of uncombusted coal fines.

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05/13/2012 6:40 PM

We need more information on the kiln and the operation. Are you sure it is coal fines or could it be soot?
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05/14/2012 11:22 AM

What is soot other than coal fines?

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05/14/2012 1:58 PM

Not to get too specific, I have seen soot build up in areas of stagnation if you are burning a coal with a high volitile content with low amounts of excess oxygen.
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05/17/2012 2:55 AM

hydrocarbons need oxygen to combust. check the air flow '[draft].
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