The thermal characteristics and kinetics of coal, biomass (pine sawdust) and their blends were evaluated under combustion conditions using a non-isothermal thermogravimetric method (TGA). Biomass was blended with coal in the range of 5-80 wt.% to evaluate their co-combustion behaviour. No significant interactions were detected between the coal and biomass, since no deviations from their expecte...

The internal circulating fluidized bed (ICFB) system is characterized with fast combustion, low emission, uniformity of bed temperature and controllability of combustion process. It is a kind of novel clean combustion system, especially for the low-grade fuels, such as municipal solid waste (MSW). The experimental systems of ICFB with and without combustion were designed and set up in this pape...

The combustion process of virgin and reprocessed polylactide (PLA) was simulated by multi-rate linear non-isothermal thermogravimetric experiments under O(2). A complete methodology that accounted on the thermal stability and emission of gases was thoroughly developed. A new model, Thermal Decomposition Behavior, and novel parameters, the Zero-Decomposition Temperatures, were used to test the t...

All these gases are addressed by the Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC Guidelines). The technical approach in estimating CO2 emissions is relatively simple and the accuracy level high since the CO2 emission factors are mainly a function of the fuel properties, which are generally well addressed by most countries. The non-CO2 emissions however are closely...

In the present paper. a mathematical model of a combustion steam generator is presented. The model of power plant was implemented using GE GateCycle code. The effects of Over Fire Air and Reburning combustion techniques on the plant performance were studied using from both theoretical and experimental approach. Experimental data were studied and represented depending on the combustion parameter...

The microemulsion is the emulsion with dimension of molecules approx. micrometre and smaller. Such microemulsion of water and diesel oil creates new quality and lets on obtainment ecological and economic of effects, as well as eliminates the disadvantageous influence common emulsions, or unprofitable effects of the injection of water to inlet system of the engine, direct to combustion chambers,...

This thesis shows the results of investigations about the combustion mechanisms of low-temperature premixed processes, in particular those in which only a partial homogenization of the fuel mixture is achieved, since they represent a realistic solution for commercial engine applications. Measurements has been carried out on a modern 6-cylinder diesel engine equipped with a rapid-prototyping ECU...

This article discusses the existing calculation of heat for a coal-fired hot-blast furnace. By utilizing the standard method of heat calculation for boilers, considering the relation between the theoretical combustion temperature and the excess air coefficient of the boiler, combining some operational parameters of a coal-fired powder hot-blast furnace, the heat calculation of iron ore concentr...

CHAMBERS ACOUSTIC STABILITY Vladimir Bazarov Moscow Aviation Institute (State Technical University) 4, Volokolamskoe Shosse, Moscow 125080, RUSSIA E-mail: [email protected] Abstract Comparative analysis of the injector development history in order to eliminate acoustic instability in combustion chambers of LOX/kerosene big thrust engines both of gas generator and staged combustion cycle such as F-1, ...

This paper presents the design, implementation and evaluation of an instrumentation system for the stability monitoring and characterization of combustion flames. The system, incorporating optical sensing, image processing and spectral analysis techniques, is designed to monitor a range of flame characteristic parameters. The stability of the flame is assessed through statistical analysis of th...