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Coal Handling Systems

The document discusses various methods of coal storage, including dead and live storage, and outlines different coal transfer systems such as belt and screw conveyors. It also covers solid fuel firing techniques, types of stokers, and the principles of overfeed and underfeed stokers. Additionally, it describes pulverized fuel systems, handling methods, and different types of burners used for coal and oil.

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Coal Handling Systems

The document discusses various methods of coal storage, including dead and live storage, and outlines different coal transfer systems such as belt and screw conveyors. It also covers solid fuel firing techniques, types of stokers, and the principles of overfeed and underfeed stokers. Additionally, it describes pulverized fuel systems, handling methods, and different types of burners used for coal and oil.

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Prepared by

Sapna A Solanki
Assistant Professor,
SVBIT, VASAN.
Introduction
Storage of coal
1. Dead storage or outdoor storage
(a) Stocking the coal in heaps or pile
(b) Under water storage
2. Live storage or active storage
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30 to 50 km
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Transfer of coal
1. Belt-conveyors
2. Screw conveyor
3. Bucket conveyor
4. Grab bucket elevator
5. Skip hoists
6. Flight conveyor
Inclination-20°

Introduction 1 to 1.8 m/s


50 to 100 tonnes/hr
Rotation-70 to 125 r.p.m
Dia-15 to 50 cm
Max. capacity-125 tonnes/hr
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Unique feature of high pressure boiler
Advantages of high pressure boiler
Solid fuel firing
1. Hand firing
2. Mechanical firing
Types of stokers
(a) Overfeeding
(b) Underfeeding
Principle of overfeed stockers
(a) A layer of fresh or green coal-fresh coal zone
(b) A layer of coal losing moisture-drying zone
(c) A coking layer of coal losing its volatile content-distillation zone
(d) A layer of incandescent coke where the fixed carbon is consumed-
combustion zone
(e) A layer of ash getting cooler-ash zone
Characteristic of LA MONT boiler
Types of overfeed stokers
1. Travelling grate stocker
(a) chain grate type
(b) bar grate type
1. Spreader stockers
Rate of burning-200 to
300 kg/m³ per hr
1
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Boiler size-155 to 265 KW


Principles of underfeed stockers
Types of underfeed stocker
1. Single retort stocker
2. Multi-retort stocker
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Coal feeding capacity-100 to 2000
kg/hr
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No. of retort-2 to 20
Coal feeding capacity-
300 to 2000 kg/hr per
retort
Pulverized fuel system
Pulverized fuel handling systems
1. Unit system
2. Central or bin system
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Pulverized mills
1. Impact mills
(a) ball mill
(b) hammer mill
2. Attrition mills
(a) bowl mill
(b) ball and race mill
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10 tons of coal/hr contains


4% moisture require 28
tons of steel ball
20 to 25 KW
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Pulverized coal burners
1. Long flame or U-flame or streamlined burner
2. Short flame or turbulent burner
3. Tangential burner
4. Cyclone burner
Oil Burners
1. Vapouring burners
2. Atomising burners
(a) stream or high pressure air atomising burners
(b) mechanical burners
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