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Coal Combustion

This document shows how to calculate combustion of anthracite coal using Thermo Utilities Excel add-ins. It provides the composition of the coal and air supplied, combustion equations, and calculations for the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, actual air-fuel ratio, exhaust gas analysis (dry and wet), and exhaust gas temperature. The calculations are presented in a series of tables and sections covering the fuel analysis, supplied air analysis, combustion calculations, and mass balances.

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Coal Combustion

This document shows how to calculate combustion of anthracite coal using Thermo Utilities Excel add-ins. It provides the composition of the coal and air supplied, combustion equations, and calculations for the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, actual air-fuel ratio, exhaust gas analysis (dry and wet), and exhaust gas temperature. The calculations are presented in a series of tables and sections covering the fuel analysis, supplied air analysis, combustion calculations, and mass balances.

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Combustion of coal

This document shows how Thermo Utilities, MS Excel Add-ins can be


used for calculation of combustion.
Dry anthracite with the following composition by mass:

C 90%; H 3%; O 2%; N 1%; S 1%; ash 3%

has been burned in a boiler, when 150% excess air is supplied.


Combustion efficiency is 0.75 Calculate:

1- the stoichiometric air-to-fuel (A/F) ratio


2- the A/F ratio
3- analysis of combustion products (dry and wet)
4- temperature of exhaust gases

Air is supplied at atmospheric pressure and 18 C with 0.008 specific


humidity. The fuel has an average temperature of 35 C when enters
the boiler. The net calorific value of the fuel at 15 C is 33 500 kJ/kg
The specific heat capacity of fuel is 3.2 kJ/kg,K.

Combustion Equations

Combustion equation for coal:

C + O2 => CO2 (12 kg C)+(32 kg O) => (34 kg CO2)

Combustion equation for hydrogen:

2 H2 + O2 => 2 H2O (4 kg H)+(32 kg O) => (36 kg H2O)

Combustion equation for sulphur:

S + O2 => SO2 (32 kg S) + (32 kg O) => (64 kg SO2)

Fuel Analysis
Constituent Mass fraction Required oxygen Product mass
kg/kg fuel kg/kg fuel
Carbon 0.900 2.400 3.300
Hydrogen 0.030 0.240 0.270
Oxygen 0.020 -0.020 0.000
Nitrogen 0.010 0.000 0.010
Sulphur 0.010 0.010 0.020
Ash 0.030 0.000 0.030
1.000 2.630 3.630
Analysis of Supplied Air
Specific Humidity 0.008
Composition by mass
Constituent Dry Air Humid Air
N2 0.76280 0.75670
O2 0.23290 0.23104
CO2 0.00300 0.00298
Ar 0.00130 0.00129
H2O 0.00000 0.00800

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SO2 0.00000 0.00000


1.00000 1.00000
Air required per kg of fuel 11.38 Stoichiometric A/F ratio kg/kg
Excess Air 1.5
Actual A/F ratio kg/kg 28.45867

Exhaust Gases Wet Mass Dry Mass


Constituent Mass Composition Composition
N2 21.54461 0.73210 0.74469
O2 3.94500 0.13405 0.13636
CO2 3.38469 0.11501 0.11699
Ar 0.03670 0.00125 0.00127
H2O 0.49767 0.01691 0.00000
SO2 0.02000 0.00068 0.00069
29.42867 1.00000 1.00000

Exhaust Gases Volume


Constituent Kg/kmol Mole Fraction Composition
N2 28 0.02615 0.77058
O2 32 0.00419 0.12346
CO2 44 0.00261 0.07704
Ar 40 0.00003 0.00092
H2O 18 0.00094 0.02769
SO2 64 0.00001 0.00031
0.03393 1.00000

Mass balance
Fuel 1.00000
Supplied Air 28.45867
29.45867

Exhaust Gases 29.42867


Ash 0.03000
29.45867

Supplied Air Temp. 18 Err:511


Fuel Cp 3.2 Err:511
Net Calorific Value 33500 kJ/kg
Combustion efficiency 0.75

Enthalpy Mass Flow m*h


Err:511 kg/s kJ/s
Supplied Air Err:511 28.46 Err:511
Fuel 64.00 1.00 64.00
Fuel Energy Supplied 33500.00 1.00 25125.00
Err:511
Exhaust Gases Err:511

Exhaust Gases Temp Err:511 Err:511

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