Ll. Baxter et Rw. Desollar, A MECHANISTIC DESCRIPTION OF ASH DEPOSITION DURING PULVERIZED COAL COMBUSTION - PREDICTIONS COMPARED WITH OBSERVATIONS, Fuel, 72(10), 1993, pp. 1411-1418
A mechanistic model of ash deposition is based on the transformations
of mineral species in coal during transport of particles through an ar
bitrary combustion environment. Quantitative predictions include the e
lemental composition of boiler ash deposits as a function of location,
operating conditions and coal type. Qualitative predictions relating
to practical aspects of boiler operation are also included. Model pred
ictions are compared with experimental results at pilot and utility sc
ales. A three-week test burn of a Wyoming coal in a power plant boiler
designed for midwestern and eastern coal is described. Data reported
include deposit accumulation rate, strength, morphology, removability,
emissivity and elemental composition. Similar data are also reported
for the Sandia multifuel combustor, a pilot-scale facility. Deposits f
rom the Wyoming coal accumulated at about the same rate as those from
the fuel used previously. The deposits from the Wyoming coal were gran
ular and friable. They were easily removed from boiler heat transfer s
urfaces by normal soot blowing practices. They were light-coloured and
highly reflective. All these qualitative trends are consistent with m
odel predictions. The measured elemental composition of the ash deposi
ts from the Wyoming coal is within approximately 5% (absolute) of the
predicted composition.