Sintering and collapse of synthetic coal ash and slag cones as observed through constant heating rate optical dilatometry
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Fuel"
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.08.055
Abstract: Abstract Ash agglomeration and slagging are responsible for costly maintenance problems in coal-fired boilers. Boiler design and operation rely on critical ash fusion temperatures defined by geometric criteria that explicitly ignore shrinkage or warping. Reproducibility… read more here.
Keywords: collapse; temperature; optical dilatometry; coal ash ... See more keywords