Research of combustion of solid fuel mixture based on coals of different degrees of metamorphism in the regions of Yenisei Siberia

THE PURPOSE. Consider the combustion process of two coals of different degrees of metamorphism and their mixtures using thermogravimetric analysis based on the change in mass and the rate of change in mass during the heating of fuels. Determine the main characteristics of fuels and the combustion process (temperature of ignition and burnout of the coke residue). Determine the tendency to slagging of coal mixtures. METHODS. When solving the tasks, the thermogravimetric method (TGA). RESULTS. The article provides a brief overview of the combustion of non-design fuels at thermal power plants. The results of technical and elemental analysis of Chernogorsk bituminous coal and Balakhta brown coal are presented. A technique for determining the ignition temperature and burnout of the coke residue is described. The thermograms of the combustion process of two coals of different degrees of metamorphism and their mixtures are presented. The main characteristics of their combustion have been determined. A qualitative analysis of the surface of fuel particles for the presence of pores and cracks is shown. The calculation of the tendency to slagging of coal mixtures has been carried out. CONCLUSION. Thermogravimetric analysis showed an earlier ignition of the Balakhta brown coal in comparison with the Montenegrin bituminous coal. With an increase in the proportion of Balakhta coal in the coal mixture, the profile of the combustion curves shifts to the region of lower temperatures. The addition of 25% Balakhta coal reduces the ignition temperature of Chernogorsk coal by 16%, with an increase in the proportion of Balakhta coal in the mixture, the ignition temperature does not change. Balakhta coal has a high tendency to slagging furnace walls, in contrast to Chernogorsk coal, therefore, an increase in its mass fraction in the coal mixture increases the tendency to slagging furnace screens.